Sony HDR-XR105

usability, portability, battery, durability, image quality

91% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

When it comes to capturing quality images and videos, the Sony HDR-XR105E does not cease to amaze. To begin with, this Handycam doubles up as a 4-megapixel camera to take those still images you want. It also has 120x digital zoom and 10x optical zoom...

Ease of use and of transfer to computer and various software programs

maybe it is because i am used to using an eye viewer -- but i might prefer that to the system used == but it is early days so i might change my mind

Its hard to see the screen in bright conditions

Light ,Easy to use,superb picture quality video,

Can be little smaller, Easier way to super quality still picture from video, Can be better quality editing soft ware,Easy to see hard drive content .

HDD is the way to go,this camera is easy to shoot with, screen interface is so easy to use , the camera it has a nice weight to it also,the ease of download with the supplied software made transfering all my video clips real easy

I can't honestly give this camera or the sofftware supplied any bad points

excellent picture quality, compact and easy to operate.

The supplied battery has low life.

Easy to use and handle. Liked the fact that it switched on with the opening of the screen. It seemed not to pick up so much of the irritiating wind noise that my previous camcorder did.

Neck strap attachment.

A good camera that performs well but what lets it down is the software that accompanies it. The editing software is abysmally poor which spoils the whole experience

Excellent quality of picture and ease of use. Sound quality better than I expected and overall a brilliant camera.

Have had trouble downloading into a format that my computer recognises.

Easy to use in point and shoot mode which is the main reason for buying the camcorder. The build quality is excellent which is the major reason for purcahsing Sony.

1) Cannot download video from Camcorder to Sony HXD870 Recorder (either hard disk or DVD). 2) Cannot download video from Camcorder to IBM PC because the PMB software brings PC to near standstill. Uninstalled software and PC returned to normal. 3) The...