Best DVD Camcorders - Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Card Type

'Anyone who's used to MiniDV may find the results disappointing, but casual users may well feel that the convenience of straight-to-DVD recording more than compensates.'

'does not include a full manual control mode'

'the software is not that great'

'Video quality is still pretty mediocre.'

'Specs:.'

'awkward navigation controls'

'Placing the menu button on the left side, and not on the rear with the joystick, was a design mistake.'

'Fair-to-middling video quality overall'

'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 DZMV780A's still-image quality is abysmal.'

'no built-in flash'

'The DZMV780A's still-image quality is abysmal.'

'viewing and transferring of data can still be troublesome because the DVD-RAM discs require special DVD-RAM compatible DVD players for viewing and dubbing.'

'The manual focus control on the DZ-MV730 is its worst manual control and is practically unusable.'

'The video quality is equally poor, however.'