Best Camcorders - 0 to 1 MegaPixels Memory Still Resolution, 13 to 24 x Optical Zoom

'Still-photo enthusiasts who want to make 4x6 prints will want to steer clear of the DCR-SR40 or supplement it with a dedicated digital still camera.'

'No accessory shoe • Heavily dependent on touch-screen interface • Small LCD.'

'When printed at 4x6 inches, still images from the SR40 were rather blurry, with jaggy edges on curved lines and bland'

'pricier than the competition'

'The viewfinder is unimpressive, and the LCD and the viewfinder quickly become cluttered with fonts when in menu mode.'

'Poor battery life.'

'The picture looks a little oversaturated'

'While the menu is great for navigating a menu, it's a poor interface for making fine adjustments to focus.'

'Stills are recorded to discs and unfortunately are fairly poor.'

'no accessory shoe.'

'video taken in low light is of below-average quality.'

'The image quality is so poor'

'poor low-light performance'

'It is a basic MiniDV camcorder with stripped-down manual controls and a touch screen interface that is bound to leave gadget freaks unsatisfied and hungering for something more.'

'It is pretty ridicoluous that loading the battery takes more than fifteen seconds some tries and can be instantaneous in other attempts.'

'there was a little image noise, particularly around light sources.'