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'Mounting the USB and power terminals within the battery chamber is a poor choice.'

'SDR-H200's high price'

'high price'

'No video light.'

'a cheap, lame hand strap'

'there's no built-in assist light for recording in dimly lit settings'

'Panasonic's MagicPix mode enhances indoor and low-light footage, making video more viewable, but since it slows the shutter speed, it also makes your video quite choppy in dim lighting.'

'The zoom switch, however, is the worst control on the camera and is difficult to manipulate with any finesse.'

'LCD is average'

'no built-in flash'

'The PV-GS320's hand strap is hung so low that the camcorder flops to the side of the palm of the hand at an awkward angle.'

'Another questionable design decision puts the FireWire and USB ports for transferring video to your PC under the battery.'

'Another questionable design decision puts the FireWire and USB ports for transferring video to your Mac under the battery.'

'It's a little bulkier than some other models, at 5.3 inches long and just under 3 pounds'

'Some manual controls are a little awkward to access.'

'One aspect of the lens that is notable, however, is its narrow view.'

'At times, its size can be a little awkward if you have large hands.'

'In full automatic mode, the picture got very noisy'

'The HDR-HC1 is also uncharacteristic of Sony's recent announcements in it's level of manual control of audio.'

'the HC1 has one significant downside for the enthusiast: tapes load from the bottom'

'The zoom switch, however, is the worst control on the camera and is difficult to manipulate with any finesse'

'the focus ring is far too sensitive, making subtle focus adjustments extremely challenging.'

'The biggest thing which camcorder enthusiasts will find missing from the HDR-FX1 is the option to shoot true progressive scan video, especially at the 24 frames per second rate which independent filmmakers seek out.'