Best Sony Camcorders - 1.15 to 3 lb. Weight, 1 to 3 MegaPixels Memory Still Resolution

'the small touch-screen LCD and lack of an eye-level viewfinder'

'Directly above the battery pack is the horseshoe-shaped mode dial that features diamond-shaped grooves and packs dangerous style.'

'The 2.7-inch screen isn't big enough to accommodate more than about four virtual buttons per page, which makes the menu system cumbersome.'

'Digital zoom electronically enlarges an image at a significant cost of image quality, rendering higher zoom levels virtually useless'

'awkward touch screen interface'

'The body is hefty'

'Disc-based delays.'

'Image quality isn't the best we've seen, with minor amounts of image noise and blurring visible in some of our test footage.'

'it's harder to achieve a slow zoom with the variable zoom control'

'Mediocre still photos.'

'Can't record stills to DVD.'

'Low light performance was generally poor'

'the button placement is awkward, but with a little practice the user can make those adjustments with ease.'

'the LCD has been reduced in size to 2.7-inches, which makes it more difficult to use the on screen menu system and increases the impact of smudges.'

'Also present are relatively useless buttons for battery info'

'It's great that Sony is including a full set of manual controls, but they become virtually impossible to use when they are shoved into the ease of use badlands that is Sony's touch screen.'