Best Mini DV Camcorders - 0 to 30 x Digital Zoom

'The lighter-colored noise in the Sony is more apparent to the eye.'

'Without any sort of magnification and finer control than the touch screen allows, the manual focus is close to useless'

'The hinge is thin, flexible, and could easily hyper-extend or even snap off if not handled with care.'

'The new Sony HD HDR-HC7 is bound to spark interest among beginning or casual shooters looking for their first HDV camcorder and even serious hobbyists looking for an unobtrusive second camcorder.'

'Annoying touch screen interface'

'Sony has attempted to improve colour shooting under low-light conditions with a 'color slow shutter', but this isn't perfect, with a juddery effect.'

'No card compatibility with Sony lat panel TVs.'

'sharp focus'

'Its 10X optical zoom might seem tame next to the 30X+ zooms now finding their way into lower-end models'

'Menu navigation doesn't circle back.'

'disappointing low light performance'

'the audio support on this model is seriously underwhelming'

'the HVX200's built-in camera mic is not adequate for critical sound applications.'