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I like the camera a lot - easy to use; facial recognition is a great feature; good zoom; picture quality is high. However, I have no idea why there is NO FIREWIRE CAPABILITY. This has to be one of the worst business decisions since Coke went to New Coke. Downloading video to edit takes forever let alone it being useless for live streaming.
Best camera with excellent price.I have used this for few weeks now after purchase.It is rocking.The best HD camera i have purchased so far.
I bought this product recently and I find all what is written under Amazon review 100% correct. Briefly it is good camera give you VERY GOOD movies & STILL PICTURES and easy to transfer the recorded materials to you computer - but it seems for me it had very poor stabilizer (if your hand not stable enough it will provide very poor movies - didn't come with shoulder strip. and one of most important point to charge the battery or to connect it with your PC, you have to carry with you the docking station.
Spent many hours on internet and in stores reviewing and testing similiar camcorders in price and features from all manufacturers. However, initial review would be five stars if not for the awkward styling and uncomfortable feel in hand. unlike many manufactuers who use those flimsy rubber pull out covers.-Good manual with easy to follow instructions.-Paid $599.99 ($749.00 in stores + tax) from Vanns via Amazon and received the camcorder in the mail before I even knew it shipped even though I paid no S&H.-LCD screen clarity and color trueness is excellent.-Don't need to be tech savy to pick-up and use.Cons:-Feel in your hand due to funny shape of hard drive.
for me, o.k. Easy and cheap fix though, so not a big deal.-Like many other models ships with a short lived battery, mine gives me 90 minutes fully charged. Came down to price, video quality, and zoom and O.I.S.
Not very comfortable at all.-LCD get a lot of fingerprints since its a touch screen. and an auto lense cover I admit. Pros:-When focusing and using the zoom at the same time the picture stayed clear, focused, and steady (unlike all the Canon HF series camcorders I tried).-Quick battery charge from docking station (took an hour).-Easy LCD touch screen use and initial set-up.-Regular plastic covers to card slot, hdmi, shoe, ect.
Already ordered longer life battery which is pretty much a necessity if you plan on any type of trip of event recording.Obviously pretty new to me and I have yet to use included software. If your looking for a reasonably priced camcorder with good picture quality and easy use than save yourself a few hundred bucks and don't be pulled in by larger hard drives or GPS tagging.
I too was disappointed with the low light results from the SR10. Then I happened to adjust the Exposure setting. I turned it down a few clicks and suddenly the grainy image corrected itself.May not work for everyone but when I adjust it to room conditions prior to filming, it seems to turn out well.You adjust regular cameras for light conditions, why not a camcorder.
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