Sony Dvcam DCR-HC15E Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Excellent picture quality, great touch screen technology.
Cons: Transferring your capture data/media is an absolute nightmare.

I purchased this device in June 2004 with the intention of capturing memories forever on CD/DVD.
I tried everything to get this device to be detected by my p.c. and also to USB Streaming like the box says it can. I downloaded numerous third party software and Sony picture package upgrades to do this to absolute no avail.
I cannot even view my pics that I captured on the tape via my p.c.
I use to hold Sony products in very high regard I am now starting to doubt that. Very dissatisfied!
R.E.P
South Africa

Pros: Handy
Cons: Fraud claims by Sony on the features

The Camera does not I.E. the software Picture Package is useless.There have been many such views of Sony Handycams of various other models with similar problems but Sony does not do anything. Someone take up the matter with them to stop fooling the people.

Pros: Cool touch screen, good picture quality, easy to use, nightvision, includes remote control
Cons: USB connection to PC gives terrible video quality, need to buy firewire cable.

I bought this camera in Singapore, and the bundled software does indeed come with the ability to make your own VCDs. You do actually have to have a CD burner though!

Pros: affordable and easy to handle
Cons: No memory for photo. Useless soft ware. no manual focusing

Affordable entry level product. great for casual photography. With Firewire, good quality videos could be made. comparatively big ccd (1/4") big lenses. I am happy with the performance.

Pros: Small and compact easy to operate
Cons: See above

In November 2004,I bought a DCR-HC 15E at Doha International airport Duty Free. Included with the Camera was a Sony Computor Applications Guide inferring that with the included installation software "Picture Package" and utilising a Windows operating system one can edit pictures on a computor and burn (save) pictures copied on computor to a CD.
This excited me as I wanted to be able to save all my videos on CD.
Well after spending many hours trying to achieve the impossible, I came to the conclusion that Sony are selling the product under false pretences as this is NOT possible. The DCR-HC15E does not have a memory stick port and one cannot do what the software claims can be done?

How can Sony Package and sell a camera under false pretences