Best Mini DV Camcorders - 0 to 30 x Digital Zoom, 2 to 3 in. LCD Panel Size

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

'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.'

'poor low light performance ratings'

'the excessive number of functions on one button was confusing, and the menus were counterintuitive at times.'

'While placing the manual focus engagement button on the exterior of the cam is great, the ease of access to the actual focusing is somewhat of a hassle.'