Sony Handycam DCR-TRV18

This camera was my family's first venture in the camcorder world and what a product it is. It is so easy to use, not too large and records a great quality video. To start things off, what was expected from this camcorder was something that was able to cope with point and shoot. Like a still digital camera, all I wanted to do was point the camera, press the record button and capture those great moments. It does that! Literally all you have to do is turn the camera on, press record and control the zoom and the onboard software will help to stabilise the image along with other technological tweaks that help produce the best quality video. The camera ...  Read the complete review

My third camcorder had to be a digital one didn't it? I hinted, smiled, generally sucked up to..... my husband. And I got one for my birthday!!! Lucky me!! I knew it was coming, had already passed my old one on to someone else. Opened the box with excitement. A word of warning for the first time buyer, you have to charge it before you can use it and they don't always come with a film in the box, so if anyone is thinking of buying a camcorder for someones birthday for the first time then remember you need film. We knew this though so in another gift wrapped box were films ready and waiting for me to fill up. After just a couple of minutes charging the ...  Read the complete review