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I bought this camcorder as I explained when I bought it, in order to be able to download the many mini DV video cassettes which I recorded many years ago. The camcorder seems to work but I have not been able to view any of my videos either on TV or via my laptop. The camcorder did not come with any cables - I bought some on amazon but I am very frustrated that I cannot view my cassettes other than on the camcorder itself.
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I bought it because it was the cheapest Sony camera I could see; I wanted to try some video work before commiting much larger sums to buy a serious camera. It is a great little package and I don't know how they manage to put so much function in such a small space. The software that comes with it is poor and not really up to what the camera can achieve. However I dfid shoot some scenes, get them off the camera and edit them with Windows Movie Maker (free with XP) and then burn them to a DVD with some free stuff that came with my PC. Perfect for my current requiremenst and will see me well into the future.
It never expected to win this one I was almost at my limit when the sale ended, it is really great and in great condition, I have a Sony Handycam that is 9 years old it is at least 4 times the size of this, and not very easy to carry around when out an about on holiday. I'm really please, it would have been even better if the installation disc had been with it. Still I managed to download a film of one of our yung grandsons doing is martial arts. Up to now everything I have bought as been great, and real value for money.
Sony DCR-HC18E Good quality - sony made. I don't like different king of cable for video output. No DV in.
I bought this camera simply as a unit to load mini DV tapes into iMovie 6HD. Works like a dream. The small footprint , means that it can sit below my Mac and I am not tying up my existing cameras. Great little camera in its own right too!