I purchased this camera and after 40 days it developed a fault. I contacted Sony Service Centre in London, who after keeping it for 5 weeks explained that they could not repair NTSC Models in the UK and I would have to send it to the US for repair. I suggested that they should do that however no. I returned to the US and took the camera to1of their service centres who said that I would have to pay $216 labour charges as it was now over 90 days old.
After a great deal of hassle they eventually agreed to give me a work order to have this charge waived. I then sent it to Sony in PA and although I have been informed that it has been repaired I still am awaiting its return over 6 months after purchase. Just be sure you realise that the 12 month warranty only applies to parts, the labour warranty is 90 days, it is in the small print however easily overlooked. This review may not be helpful to eone however if1person is helped then great.

This is a great camcorder, however it is impossible to use because you cannot get the video onto your Mac. For those of you that use a PC for video editing (yeah, right...) and do not mind using Sony's proprietary Movie Shaker program to do your editing instead of something like Premier (again, yeah, right), you will find this camera wonderful. however for the rest of us, Sony needs to take steps to open up this format or support the camcorder on the almost all popular digital video platform (Mac).

Apart from this issue, I guess it is a great purchase. If I would use a PC, it would be on the top of my wishlist.

Cons: Limited choice in editing apps for MicroMV video format; lens has fairly narrow angle of view; no accessory shoe or external microphone jack.

It has been a week after I purchased this camcorder and so far it is great. The super night vision comes really handy if you go on camping or some other interesting dark places. The controls are easy to reach and the picture quality is really great. Some people say that they do not like the cassette to be ejected from bottom, however I have no problems with it. I think it is fine. The movie shaker software that comes with the camcorder is not a professional one. It can handle basic editing and it has great effects. easy to use and to set up. You can export the movies you capture in different formats such as real audio, quicktime, etc. It really takes a long time to export though. It is the same with other digital cameras. So, it shouldn't be a concern for you to decide if you should purchase the camera or not. You can use the network function to email the photos to a website.If you have a bluetooth cell phone, it is easy. however if you do not have one, you will have to purchase the sony bluetooth adapter for the camcorder which costs about $199. It is better to purchase a new cell phone than purchaseing the adapter. This little device is top of the line. It has manual focus for better capturing. It has a smart flash which pops-up automatically when you hit the photo shoot howeverton half-way down.1downside of the camera is that it does not have an input for external microphone. however the built in1does a great great job. All in all, you should not miss this camcorder. It is affordable, small, cute, and it is SONY. You would never mind carrying it to ewhere you go. And if you are a guy, you will make a lot of "female" friends. you will become the center of attention. GRAB ONE!! HAVE FUN!!