Sony Handycam DCR-PC100 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Abundant features, sharp video, ergonomic and intuitive design.
Cons: The price.

Sony delivers a knock out blow to the digital camcorder market with the DCR-PC100 camera. With abundant features, ergonomic design, sharp video, and intuitive operation, the camcorder packs a punch that will knock most digital video...

Pros: excellent video quality, sleek compact styling
Cons: $2000

The most notable feature of the PC100 is the sleek compact design; it easily fits in my jacket pocket. The most touted feature is the new SuperHAD 1 mega-pixel CCD. This is my only gripe with the PC100, the advertising; in what seems to be a new trend...

Pros: Many gee whiz features that are easy to use, great images on TV & PC.
Cons: Pricey, white balance hard to get to.

Since this market has heated up, every consumer electronics firm has put out their own take on the camcorder, especially the mini-DV variety. Guess who they model theirs on? If you guessed Sony Handycam you are correct. Although superceded by the newer...

Pros: Video and digital Stills, light, versatile
Cons: ergonomics, buzz, focus

I have been taking photos, off and on since I used my mother's Agfa 126 Instamatic. My first still camera was an Olympus OM10 and my most recent is an Olympus OM4T. My wife hates them all because they take so long to set up, are bulky to carry around and...

Pros: Small size, excellent quality
Cons: Price (a big fat con!!)

I have heard from many people, time and time again, that the experience of going to college can be one of the most enjoyable times in a person's life. I am currently a sophomore at a Big Ten University, and have found this statement to be very true in...

Pros: So easy to use, great controls and dials, great images, build quality
Cons: Inside and low light video is not great.

Before buying this I used a few DV cameras. I also used the professional DV decks and profesional DV editing suites. So I was sold on the mini DV format.
While I always wanted a DV camcorder, I could never justify the cost. When my daughter was...

Pros: Playback quality, Sound quality
Cons: price, occaisional lens flare

I'm kinda a fan of making home movies, so this camera, a fire wire adapter, and Windows Me Movie Maker and I'm entertained for hours and hours. This camera is loaded with options and easy to use, a bit pricey, but worth it.

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Pros: Small size, beautiful video, wonderful stills
Cons: a little pricey

I have been using a Sony CCD TR4 video 8 handycam for years, and it worked fine, but I really needed a new camcorder for a large family reunion that was coming up. The plan was to record as much as possible, then edit all the raw footage down to a...

Pros: small, light, still and video, mem stick supports 300+ stills
Cons: Lens flare easily, compression artifacts obvious under some conditions, still frame rsolution is mediocre, manual focus is funky

I bought this camera to replace my Sony FD-88 still digital camera. I wanted memory stick (i.e. MUCH bigger than 1.44MB floppy capacity) and the ability to record digital video. Mainly for vacations and snapshots. Still quality was negotiable for the...

Pros: Small, lightweight, easy to use
Cons: No built in light. low light stills SUCK!

WOW! Let me tell you. This little camera has a lot going for it. I was in the market for a mini-DV and of course turned my research to the web. I came across this one right off the bat and knew I had to have it. My wife wasn't so easy to convince,...

Pros: night vision, small, MEGA pixel, crispest colors and images
Cons: pricey

when i went hunting for a small digital camcorder the first manufacturer i went towards was sony. if you know anything about me im a sony man (almost everything i own is sony) anyway the 1st thing that caught my eye was the DCR - PC100, sonys latest...

Pros: Great Video, Great Still Images, Wonderful features, Amazing Zoom, the list goes on.....
Cons: Costs as much as my first car did!

I recently decided to take the plunge and buy a digital camcorder. After a bit of shopping around it became clear that even though the price tag on this little Sony was anything but compact, the value of of getting a high quality digital video camera...

Pros: Small, convenient
Cons: poor quality in low light, stills option not very useful

The main reason I wanted this camera was its size. I wanted small and easy to tote around. The Sony DCR-PC100 is certainly small.

I also wanted the legendary Sony video quality. Don't ask me where I got the idea that Sony's video quality was...

Pros: Still capture and video all in one
Cons: only 1 megapixel still resolution

This camera is a great addition to anyone's electronic toy chest. Some of the better features include the Carl-Zeiss lens, ability to take digital video or stills, and the size. The camera offers 2 modes of capture: Video or still. In the video mode...

Pros: Super light, compact versatile camcorder/camera
Cons: USB port instead of slow serial port. Not cheap.

Or are you happy to see me? The Sony DCRPC100 Digital Camcorder is a marvel of technology. Not only does it feature 690K digital video recording, with over 500 lines of resolution, but it also as a Mega-Pixel still capability. What does all this mean?...