Sony DCR-DVD301 DVD Camcorder

Pros: DVD format very compatible with DVD players, easy to use, small, high amount of pixels
Cons: Expensive, lack of good manual controls, lower resolution than some Hitachi and Panasonic

So I checked out the new DCR-DVD301 that Sony released to see what's with it. After a complete inspection, the only difference there is from the DVD301 to the DCR-DVD201 is one more inch on the LCD ...

Pros: Great color balance, and nightshot. Quick recording, and widescreen mode,
Cons: Limited disc compatibility, noise in dark areas

I bought this camera half a year ago, and love the compact size and quality of the videos. It feels good to finally start recording on discs to replace those old DV tapes. It would be easy to play the movies by simply putting the DVD into the DVD player, ...

Pros: Size, Features, price, ease of use
Cons: Try to use Sony discs

The DCR-DVD301 Sony Camcorder is compact, light, with a large LCD, simple control functions, excellent picture quality, audio excellent (sometimes picks up back ground noise), and offers a variety of filming options, black/white, widescreen, sepia, my ...

Pros: Ease of use and ability to record directly to DVD.
Cons: It doesn't have a built-in 1394 port.

This camcorder is extremely easy to learn, and has many added features such as scene transitions and special effects. I took this camcorder on our trip to Hawaii and it worked wonderfully. We used the high resolution still photo settings for some of our day trips where we didn't want to take both camcorder and our still camera, and the pictures and video both came out fine. The Nightshot Plus feature worked extremely well when we were filming the lava flows at night, and the built-in microphone did a wonderful job of blocking out a lot of the wind and background noise. I love this camcorder! It fits in the palm of my hand, has a crisp 120x zoom, and best of all - you can finalize the mini DVD's and play them immediately in your DVD player or computer.

Pros: None
Cons: Zoom is not good

This is not worth for the price. Any other earlier sony model will perform the same functionality at much lesser price