Sony DCR-DVD205E Handycam DVD Camcorder (Sony Handycam DCR-DVD205E)

Member Name: danmclovin

Product:	Sony Handycam DCR-DVD205E
Date:	17/07/08 (284 review reads)
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Advantages: Good value, good outdoor picture

Disadvantages: DVD editing, grainy low light picture

I bought this camera as I had read some pretty good reviews about it, and it came at a very reasonable price. The camera itself was a nice, compact camcorder, that fitted nicely in the palm of my hand. All the buttons on the camera were well laid out, and were very accessible with the shooting hand. The quality of the picture outdoors was very goo, I have no complaints, however the picture indoors in low light was very grainy, even in 'high' quality mode.

The only other problem I encountered with this camcorder, was to do with the processing and editing of the final dvd. This is not so easy, and I found myself trawling through pages and pages of online forums and guides to eventually be able edit the video.

In summary, I think that this is a very good camcorder for the price, it has plenty of features and a very good picture, although it does struggle in low light. If you do like to edit your videos, you may also run into some problems, however for a simple point and shoot camcorder I think it is excellent value.

Summary: A very good, affordable, simple to uee camcorder!

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