'I’ve seen other camcorders that are built more user-friendly than the HDC-HS300, which has some hard-to-press buttons and a main zoom toggle that’s too small to use comfortably.'
'The 1/8-inch CCD sensor is substantially smaller and lower resolution than the 1/4-inch Exmor R CMOS found elsewhere in the Sony lineup.'
'sharp, high-resolution images'
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'The convenient touch panel allows easy access to menus and additional functionality such as spot focus and spot meteringA built-in 120GB hard disk drive can record and store up to 91 hours of video footage in LP mode.'
'Lens sharpness is fairly dull at the best of times, so when adding dim lighting to the mix, things become even worse.'
'capacious and affordable SDHC flash storage'
'high-quality video'
'Cycling through files in both still and video is frustratingly slow, and the rolling wheel doesn't fare much better as an alternative to the touchscreen.'
'Unfortunately, the camcorder's instruction manual is very lacking in details and specifics, so certain features may take some actual hands-on experience before you figure them out completely. . '
'The built-in wide-angle lens is capable of 29.8-357.6mm (35mm conversion) focal distance with a nice aperture opening between F/1.8-3.4.'
'A built-in GPS receiver makes the HDR-XR350V an ideal choice for travelers.'
'We've complained before about Sony's touch-screen interface--that it's simply annoying on a large LCD and close to unusable on a small one such as the DCR-SR100's'
'it lacks the S-Video and headphone ports'
'Remembering full well what happened when Sony decided to sell DVD camcorders after Hitachi and Panasonic labored at it for years, I had a feeling of dejà vu all over again (credit goes to baseball-great Yogi Berra for that cool line).'
'The lack of manual controls however, may leave some video enthusiasts a bit frustrated.'
