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'It's better to avoid taking still photos with the SW21 entirely.'

'Zoom is too fast.'

'slightly awkward controls'

'Pricey for a standard-def camcorder'

'port cover is hard to open unless you access it with the LCD screen open, and the thin plastic strips that secure it to the body are highly susceptible to snapping off.'

'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.'

'rampant edge crawl, noise, and motion artifacts.'

'rampant edge crawl, noise, and motion artifacts'

'So, unsurprisingly, the DVD205's video and still quality mimics that of the DVD305; they're pretty mediocre, with rampant edge crawl, noise, and motion artifacts.'

'Specs:.'

'The automatic controls on the SC-DC164 were poor, either jarring in their adjustments, or as in the case of focus sometimes unable to make a proper adjustment at all.'

'Every other major manufacturer ??? Sony, Canon, and Panasonic ??? offer DVD camcorders that are significantly better in some, if not all, regards.'

'The zoom isn't the quickest, which is too bad for those with faster shooting needs'

'if audio or hybrid functionality is important, the VDR-D100 is going to disappoint'

'it doesn't support DVD+RW discs'

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'it fits the hand more like a brick than a silk glove.'

'A bizarre multi level interface with scrolling wheels, numerous pages of buttons and quasi-3D graphics left us dizzy and confused.'