Sony DCR-DVD205 1MP DVD Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Zoom (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

My husband has been after me for quite some time to purchase the sony DVD Handycam. Neither one of us likes to fool around with transferring of tapes. We both love just finalizing the disc, then popping it into the DVD recorder. It is sooooooooo user friendly, and the touch screen is amazing. So far the greatest feature is the night lighting/ dim lighting feature. That has been great for our sons' later football games. It makes it look like you are shooting in the day light. GREAT PURCHASE. As always Sony lives up to it reputation.

I wish I would have gotten one that recorded on harddrive or something other than DISC - as this day in age it is easier to edit and such by simply transferring to computer. Decent machine though

This was my first Camcorder purchase. It is just the right size and the features are worth the price. Most important the picture is clear and sound records crisp. This will be a good investment.

First of all, I am not a expert when it comes to camcorders. I am a mom with two adorable children that I chase after 24-7. In my opinion this is a wonderful camcorder for the price. I recently bought it to replace a Samsung that was dropped and broken. I did a lot of research on Camcorders before choosing this one and one thing I learned is that most of the bad reviews given to lower model cameras come from people who are what I call ametuer professionals, who should be looking at buying more expensive cameras than this one. Anyway, things I like about this camera include has easy it is to transfer it to regular 8 inch dvd. Just pop it into your computer and use the nero software. Second I love that it takes snapshots. Sure with this model they are only 1 mega pixel but most of us have another camera for taking pictures with anyway. If you want one to do both I would highly reccomend the Sony 405 that takes 4 mega pixel pictures. I also love the optical zoom, although I do wish it would zoom further. All in all this camera is an excellent choice for busy parents who are not trying to make motion picture films. A really great and handy camcorder.

I bought this camcorder and have exchanged it three times. The first one I bought before I even had it a full week broke and had an error message I called sony and they informed me I would have to send it in to be fixed! Uh, NO, I think I'll take a new one, thanks! made the mistake of exchanging instead of just returning! the second camera had audio problems which, come to the third to find out that this is just the sound "non"-quality of this camcorder. There is an everpresent frog croking noise in the audio of the recording from the camcorder that I was informed is the gears from the dvd and is supposed to be there, they turned the mic level down in hopes of it not picking the noise up, didn't help. I would buy a different camera or just get a cheap mini dv since they seem to make these things to be replaced every two years!

I am still somewhat in awe of the accelerating technology which puts such a potent camera in one's hand. It does everything that one can hope for or expect, just select the 'easy' mode and point and shoot...and voila! How can it be so easy? Videos permantly on DVD - easy to play on any computer or player - also easy to copy to regular sized DVD's and sent to friends or whomever. A great buy, user friendly consistantly delivering a quality product.

I bought this camera as a replacement for one that recorded with tape. That's about all it did. Well I tried it didn't like it and brought it back for a refund.Right then and there I decided that I was going digital if I could find the right camera at the right price.I found this one on Amazon for $300 bucks.The price range went from $700 to $300.I bought this one and I'm tellin ya' I'm one happy camper.It is so easy to operate a kid can do it,yet it takes great videos and pictures on dvd format. It's touch screen so if you have never done that,it will take a bit of practice to get used to. There's 2 filming formats. One for the advanced user and another one called easy.I use them both because with either one it works just great.I also ordered a camera bag that came with assessories.DVD's and a handy wallet to keep them in.The photo or still picture as they call it is as close to rapid fire as you're going to see at this price. I gave it a 5 rating because it's great. It has a lot of cool features I haven't mentioned because there's to many to name here. Buy it you won't be sorry. Believe me!!

This camera was given to me as a gift, it works wonderfully, I used it only a few times since it was brand new. Gives excellent quality image and sound. Easily manageable and very light weight. Small and handy. I would recommend this product to anyone.