Sony Handycam HXR-MC50 Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CMOS - Full HD (16:9 - 6 Megapixel Image - 4.2 Megapixel Video - AVCHD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 - 10x Optical Zoom - 120x Digital Zoom - Optical IS - 64 GB Flash Memory - Microphone - HDMI - USB - Memory Stick

I have owned a lot of cameras and video cams over the years and always found a steep learning curve when switching to something new. THIS Sony Camcorder breaks all the old rules - it is an amazing piece of technology. Not only does it have a huge internal ...

Well worth the cost. As a high school video production teacher, this is a good rig to let students use. HD is fantastic, and SD is quality as well. Students can work with SD in Premiere and post product for school viewing, and can also work in HD for ...

A great little camera for amateurs looking for something better than a camcorder. A good B-roll or documentary option for professional videographers.

There are many great features about this camera but Sony crippled the manual features so that if you want manual iris you cannot have manual shutter and vice versa. How is that manual control? And who makes a pro camera without ZEBRAS??? To add insult ...

Yes, I'm using one of these cameras, no I didn't buy it. Someone at work bought it that doesn't know much of anything about shooting video. The pros are: * Compact camera, easy to hold * Big fold-out screen * Lens hood * Nice, sharp lens * Battery lasts ...

This camera is awful. While it gets a superb picture, the features, or lack thereof, really make this a horrible buy. It doesn't do 24p which is disappointing. Also, while it does have manual controls, most of them can only be done one at a time. For ...

Being a "pro" user (I have the PMW-EX3), I found a good niche for this cam...The 'shotgun' mic isn't very good or directional...I have a Rode VideoMic which really outperforms the Sony mic * Only one manual control knob so you can have it do manual focus or exposure compensation but not both, bad placement for when the camera is on a tripod unless you have tiny long fingers...

Easy to Use Good Image Stabilization Good in Low Light Great Picture Quality Great Sound Great Zoom Large Clear LCD Limited Zoom Second field camera to other documentary/field cameras including Sony EX-3s...Easy to Use Good Image Stabilization Great Picture Quality Large Clear LCD No video capture or strea Could not use for video streaming...Easy to Use Good in Low Light Great Picture Quality Large Clear LCD Limited Zoom Have the people who aren't pleased with the low light performance of this camcorder tried the "low lux" setting...

Easy to use, good in low light...Small size makes this camera highly functional in many challenging situations...A good B-roll or documentary option for professional videographers...