Best Sony Camcorders - 0.525 to 1.15 lb. Weight, 1 to * CCD Quantity, 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'

'Poor battery life.'

'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.'

'Absent features available on the more upscale product include support for a Handycam station, the ability to shoot still photos and save them to a Memory Stick, and Super Night Shot Plus low-light mode.'

'It lacks many of the amenities found on some of Sony's more advanced, and pricey new camcorders this year, such as a 16:9 LCD screen, the ability to record Surround Sound, or an intelligent accessory shoe'

'terrible low light video quality'

'poor imaging quality'

'poor video'

'Unfortunately, like other Sony camcorders, the menus are not the most organized,'

'Noisy images in all but the brightest environments.'

'Colors were bright, but a tad over-saturated.'