Sony Handycam DCM-M1 MD Digital Camcorder

Pros: Still frame capture from any video! Up to 4500 stills and 260 minutes of audio!
Cons: Video and stills are restricted to a 640X480 resolution.

With the huge volume of digital video cameras out there today is is hard to choose one perfect for yourself. The Sony DCM-M1 Discam takes a slightly different approach by saving all information to MD Data2 discs.

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Pros: Direct Video Access, Discounted Price
Cons: Not tape Compatible

Conventional theory is that if you wait long enough you can
save a lot of money on the newest technology, but that by
the time you have waited that long it is no longer the
newest technology anymore. That is true most of the time I
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Pros: Size, touch screen
Cons: PRICE, hard to find discs

My experience with this camera comes from my job working for an electronics retailer. When this camera came out, we all went "Wow how cool." but after a few months and the new line of cameras came out, this one lost its appeal. There are some...

Pros: It looks cool. 4500 still photos per disk is very sweet.
Cons: Movies on computer do not include any sound.

- I bought this item new from EBAY for $499, which I felt was a very good price. I love the size, functionality and ability to edit the pictures and movies. Lots of people complain about the 20 Minute limitation of movies stored to disks but I found...