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'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 amount of overlap and confusion within the menus makes this reasonably priced camera for the point-and-shoot user seem insurmountable.'

'The catch is that the competition now offers features that this camcorder simply doesn't have, including professional audio connections, 24P and HD video, sophisticated image-parameter controls, and interchangeable lenses, to name a few.'

'There is a very slight color bleeding between deeply saturated colors, particularly reds and greens'

'The microphone placement on the DCR-PC105 is terrible.'

'It slims the design slightly, but using it is more awkward.'

'the camcorder very hard to handle other than in straight 'point and shoot' environments.'

'You can transfer the movies and the stills to your computer using a supplied USB cable, but it does not allow you to transfer full resolution quality video from your tape to your computer (you have to use Firewire for that).'

'No microphone in or headphone jacks coupled with the top mounted mic means audio is pretty much out of your control'

'Small controls can be bad news for fumble-fingered users.'

'quick and accurate autofocus.'

'Focus ring doesn't override autofocus'