Sony Handycam DCR-DVD105E Camcorder
- Recording System: NTSC
- Recording Media: DVD
- Optical Zoom: 20x
- Weight: 1.1 lb.
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Not reliable: Do not buy this camera!
Pros
Use DVD instead of tapes is pretty handy, if you area not picky
Cons
Not reliable in a long run
Recommended it?
No
When I saw the recommendation at Consumer Report 1 year and 4 months ago, I was sure that buy this camera would be the right move. Such a mistake...
The final result of any film made is very disappointed: the colors came out too washed out.
However, the worst part happen recently. I was in my dream vacation in Hawaii last month (August) and the camera simply stop working, suddenly dead, no power, after only 1 year and 4 months of use. Even when I connect the device using the power cord. The DVD-R was trapped inside and I am not even able to take it out.
Best Buy Geek Squad confirmed my camera is really dead and tried to charge me US $ 100 just for shipping. Sony told me that, since is out of warranty (1 year), I need to pay US $ 200 S/H in order to fix it.
And we are talking about a US $ 380 value camera here...
Bottom line is: do not buy this piece of junk!
The final result of any film made is very disappointed: the colors came out too washed out.
However, the worst part happen recently. I was in my dream vacation in Hawaii last month (August) and the camera simply stop working, suddenly dead, no power, after only 1 year and 4 months of use. Even when I connect the device using the power cord. The DVD-R was trapped inside and I am not even able to take it out.
Best Buy Geek Squad confirmed my camera is really dead and tried to charge me US $ 100 just for shipping. Sony told me that, since is out of warranty (1 year), I need to pay US $ 200 S/H in order to fix it.
And we are talking about a US $ 380 value camera here...
Bottom line is: do not buy this piece of junk!
