THIS IS THE WORST OF THE WORST. Of course it is, i bought it. for some reason im having a LOT of trouble finding at least a USABLE camcorder for $200 or less. PLEASE, any suggestions is welcomed. yes, i know i can't expect the quality of a $400 camera for half the price, but i just want video that i can actually see! i first bought a flip ultra, but took that back because i saw it had no zoom function (i DO need at least a digital zoom). then, i was conned into buying this piece of CRAP. the specs boast of a led light so u can use it in low light situations, HA, yeah right! THE LED LIGHT WORKS UP TO 6 INCHES, THAT'S IT, IM NOT KIDDING. and, also, WHITE BALANCE IS AUTO, WELL THAT WOULD BE FINE IF IT WAS ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING TO THE POINT U COULD SEE. EVERY video i took indoors was almost completely black. YES, i had all of my lights on too! u cannot make out any subjects u film at all, u can only see them as a shadow outline (yes, i brightened the lcd screen, which wouldnt reflect in the recording anyhow). THERE IS NO WAY AT ALL TO ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS. THIS IS A PILE OF CRAP. YOU CANNOT EVEN ADJUST THE EXPOSURE TO COMPENSATE EITHER.
here's the "features" u actually have to chose from: Scene selection-has sports (completely black screen.) low light- barely visible from 6 inches, using the led light. blacklight-LOL, what i put it on. maybe 1/2 of 1% brighter than low light, cannot make out any object, including people that are more than 6 inches away. auto-the auto choses the next to the darkest option.
-you CAN zoom, BUT IF YOU CANT SEE THE OBJECT TO BEGIN WITH, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF ZOOMING IN ON A SHADOW??
-u can take 5mp still photos with no flash
-CANNOT ADJUST ISO
-one "option" u do have is to move pictures to a different folder.
IN SUMMARY, MY DIGITAL CAMERA THAT TAKES 640X480 SHOOTS BETTER QUALITY VIDEO THAN THE SONY WEBBIE HD-MHS CM1 "1080P" CAMCORDER. the video is completely unusable.
i know they have a newer version of the webbie in an ultra compact version, and i would rather snort tylenol than ever give that a chance.
BEWARE-THIS CAMERA IS NOT FOR INDOOR USE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON. THE LED LIGHT ONLY WORKS 6 INCHES AWAY, DON'T BE FOOLED. THIS IS THE WORST CAMCORDER I COULD EVER BUY.