Sony Handycam HDR-XR200V

portability, usability, image quality, size, battery

92% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The Sony Handycam HDR-XR200V isn't a bad camcorder, but its main draw might be its fancy extras rather than its output.

Good video quality under bright light ; Smile Shutter shoots stills as subjects smile

Bad low-light video ; Expensive for what you get

The Sony Handycam HDR-XR200V is a disappointing performer, and its GPS capabilities aren't as useful as they could be.

Active image stabilisation removes all shake, bar earthquakes ; Good, if not great, image quality ; GPS geotagging ; Did we already mention the image stabilisation

How about 24Mbps recording Sony ; 4-megapixel claim is a lie

It's the active image stabilisation system that finally makes shooting lengthy handheld movies or on-the-go videos a viable option, which elevates this camera from average to good. If you intend to attach your video camera to a tripod for a majority of...

There are so many good things that I don't know where to start! The hand-strap when adjusted to your size places the camera in the most comfortable and practical position for use. All to controls are conveiently placed and the large, bright screen...

There is only one bad point as far as I am concerned but it is a big one! Why oh why did Sony not provide a co-axial socket for an external/extension microphone? They did offer an adapter for the "hot shoe" that allowed the use of such a mic (part...

There are so many good things that I don't know where to start ; The hand-strap when adjusted to your size places the camera in the most comfortable and practical position for use ; All to controls are conveiently placed and the large, bright screen...

There is only one bad point as far as I am concerned but it is a big one! Why oh why did Sony not provide a co-axial socket for an external/extension microphone ; They did offer an adapter for the "hot shoe" that allowed the use of such a mic (part...

Everything about this Handycam is good right from its looks right down to its performance.

Nothing bad about it

I have to remember that the HDR-XR200VE is a handy cam for taking moving picture. It does this very well, but for a difficult menu system for turning things on and off, the touch screen I would say this is a first rate camera. Yes I use the word camera...

gripes: well there always are. No manual focus ring for the still camera, this is the biggest let down as close up photography is very interesting, depth of field playing such a strong part of the photographers bag, the menu driven item is useless . I...

The camera is light to hold, super quick to start up and shoot. I never missed a thing when using it on land or underwater and had to catch a passing sea ray or turtle or something. I did have the sport pack housing which worked superbly. The ease of...

The standard battery has a small recording capacity so upgrading that to a N-70 solves that. The lense can be a little to long focused and for objects nearer or closer to you a wide angle lense purchase is a must. The night vision is ok, not very...

Realy good Image Quality.

Battery life only an hour. If you want to record the movies on DVD in SD you need relly good and fast computer.

Smashing recording quality,ease of use and the GPS is one of the many good thing about this camcorder. Face detection is very good.

The only let down with this camcorder is the low meg pixle camera!