i have used this many times and found it to be very good. for all the camcorders on the market, i personally think it is the best in it's price range. because it's easy to use, i could function it before even looking at the instruction pack and have made many home made DVDs because of it. yes, i admit that the battery life is quite short but if you want a camcorder that does what it is supposed to do and not want all the fancy extra stuff that the more expensive models provide, then this is the perfect camcorder for you.

One of the best camcorders on the market for value for money! unless you witness first hand how brilliant the 40x optical zoom & 2000x digital zoom is, it's hard to understand how Sony can produce such a brilliant product for such a low price!!!!!!