Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: size, picture and sound quality
Cons: battery life, flip-out handle

I used to be very critical to products I use, so take my comments with a grain of salt.

First, it's a great camcorder. Image quality is very good, sound is equally good. I used Sony 8mm camcorder before and it suffered badly from wind noise in...

Pros: very small and easy to work
Cons: poorly written instruction manual

I received this camera as a Christmas gift and I have been delighted with it. I was looking for something that would help me record our daughter's first year of life. It is much smaller than you would anticipate which makes it very easy to transport....

Pros: Sharp image, good color. Multiple video outs.
Cons: Light mounts in front of microphone. Some buttons hard to reach.

I use the Sony DCR-PC5 to make short films. Keep in mind that these films are just a hobby, not a living. I don't need a top of the line camera, but I like one that has good quality. This camera fits my needs very well. The quality of image is...

Pros: Size, video picture quality
Cons: Resolution of memory stick photos; battery life

I purchased a Sony DCR-PC5 Digital Video camera from a local store for a trip I was taking to the never boring Middle East in October-November, 2000.

Size: Its small size was what first attracted me and what I still like most about it. With...

Pros: High Quality Video, Nice Features
Cons: Not Sony's Best Value

What would you do if you were the manufacturer of the
greatest line of camcorders on the market today? It seems
to me, the answer is to simply make slight adjustments in
order to improve on what has already been shown to work.
Sony...

Pros: Ultra-compact, rich feature set, fast auto exposure and focus, good video quality, NightShot
Cons: Controls can be awkward at first, you need to carry the manual

The Sony DCR-PC5 is the second smallest digital camcorder on the market today, the smallest being the Canon Elura 2. I did a lot of research on the two models before deciding on the DCR-PC5, even though the DCR-PC5 was $150 more expensive. The deciding...

Pros: Decent features, familiar Sony product
Cons: Expensive, low battery life

The Sony DCR-PC5 was my runner up in the search for the perfect traveling camcorder companion. However I ended up choosing the Canon Elura 2MC (read my review of this great camcorder for all the reasons why I bought it). The sony PC5 is a good...

Pros: Very small and compact, ergonomic, auto exposure, tons of features, nightshot, video quality
Cons: fairly complex operation, awkard light position, batteries

A fiting title
"Sony's Finest ever" is a perfect description of this extremely rich, powerful and compact camcorder. At first glance you see an extremely complex and proffessional looking quality machine, and my opinion hasn't changed.
...

Pros: compact and light; video quality; photo quality
Cons: expensive; poor battery life; not very sturdy; poor warranty

Though I was a little alarmed at the price, I purchased this camcorder (my first) a few days before my daughter was born. I was glad for the timing. As for the picture and photo quality, I was pleasantly surprised. I also loved the compactness of the...

Pros: Small size Excellent Picture
Cons: expensive short battery life

This camcorder is an attractive one because of it's size. It is the smallest camcorder out there on the market so far. It fits into your coat pocket. The picture quality does not compromise by it's size. I chose SONY because they used the best...

Pros: Great size and features.
Cons: THIS MODEL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE PC9!!!

Buyer beware... as with any technology and obsolescence, this model has already been superseded by the Sony DCR-PC9.

We found out reading another web page, after we'd already ordered the PC5. Fortunately, they hadn't shipped yet, and the PC9...

Pros: small, excellent sound and picture
Cons: price, no editing

I bought the supposibly top pick camera by Cannon for 1500 I dont know what I was thinking but I bought it and it was a mistake. First of all when you record a video you cant go back and edit it I mean if the camera cost over 1000 dollars you think...

I have owned one for a few years now. The camera had more uses than I knew. I recently purchased an imac after years of pc use, and this camera went from being fun to absolutely amazing. It allows old videos to be played through it and they get converted to digital, on top of the interface of the camera with the computer for video editing. I am no whiz with this stuff, it was was the apple -sony combo that opened doors. Now I am burning home movie dvds.