Sony Handycam HDR-CX580V - Camcorder - High Definition - 5.43 Mpix - 12 x optical zoom - flash 32 GB - flash card

I shoot video in various settings and for the money this camcorder does amazing. With or without an external mic this camera does a very good job at picking up sound even in windy outdoor situations. I believe the only way you could get better quality ...

Love this camera, had a panasonic and was never able to record anything longer than 10 minutes, went through many batteries. I have only charged this once and have the extended battery and it lasted through an hour long graduation plus other activities!! ...

I cannot let the above misleading or misinformed review by IFLYMAUI stand. My previous Canon HG21 was replaced by the CX580v. The now over two year old HG21 was one of the best semipro cameras available at the time.The 580 passes it with flying colors ...

Sony took away alot of features this year compared to last years HDR-CX560v. They put in a smaller sensor 1/3 compared to last years 1/2.88. They also removed the manual dial and night shot. There is no control over iris, shutter, focus and AE Shift.. ...

I had this for 2 Months and I have to say the picture quality is Great as long as there is bright lighting. In dim (Indoor) conditions the quality gets very grainy, almost unusable. Sony should have went with a bigger sensor for the price this year. Last ...

Not a valid or wise choice at $799. Avoid.

Our wall is painted a medium brown color and it still looked good...Sound is pretty much what you'd expect from a pair of small speakers, sort of tinny, but it was pretty loud and definitely good enough to sit around and listen to our home movies...I played the video in both windows media player and in the Home Memories software and both looked really good! Overall my initial impressions are very good...

Manual settings available, Sony picture quality, decent sound Optical Zoom only 12x though sharp up to 20x Excellent picture quality in all HD modes but best is 1920x1080/60p...Ive had no issues so for and the battery life seems to be good to...The biggest thrill is the 20 megapixel still photo capability which produces stunning images at 1920X1080 HD which can be added to you video production without resizing the image in Photoshop...

I cannot let the above misleading or misinformed review by IFLYMAUI stand...The steady cam feature is downright amazing, I can walk at a good clip and the video looks like the camera was suspended on a balloon, looks almost eerie...Further the audio is very good and the wind suppression is at least 20DB (very good) and on a par with a microphone covered with a "dead cat" wind suppressor that I own.I only use two channel audio, 5.1 is overkill...