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Ease of use	8.8
Image quality	8.5
Battery life	7.7
Weight	9.1
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	8.6

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Colette, Preston Lancs Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Absolutely love the product but for some reason My disc for PMB will not download correctly onto 3 of my 4 computers. I have contacted the shop in Preston and they have given me a download address this has still not worked, very frustrating any ideas how to resolve this problem would be greatly appreciated as I love the camera
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Nov 2010

raymond, galashiels

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: nothing to point out, camera now out of date.
Bad points:: I have samall hands and an amptated ring figer on left hand, makes life jut that bit akward, I tend to shake when zooming. right handed, have video funtions on my, casio camera, and mobile phone.

Ease of use	1.0
Image quality	3.0
Battery life	1.0
Weight	1.0
Value for money	1.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Aug 2010

santosh , sheffield Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: there is no option for pause the video .

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Dec 2009

James, Granger Keen amateur

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: No Sony downloads for mac

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	6.0
Battery life	6.0
Weight	6.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Review date: 15 Jun 2010

George, High Wycombe, Bucks. Just point and shoot

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: compact. simple to use. very hard to transfer unto a dvd
Bad points:: no more buying of tapes and where to find hem.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	6.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Review date: 11 May 2010

Margaret , Stafford Keen amateur

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: It is difficult to see an image in sunlight , results in missing intended shots.

Ease of use	1.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Feb 2010

malcolm, Whyteleafe surrey England Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very light and easy to use. Able to get good films. Works well on P.C
Bad points:: Unable to down load on to my Apple Mac. which is a big disapointment as all my other Sony were able to do.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Dec 2010

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Product Features

Resolution quality	SD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	40
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Hard disk drive
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	USB

Type of memory card	Memory Stick Duo

Type of memory card	Memory Stick

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	2000
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Electronic
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	0.8

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	30
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/3500
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	350
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	4.1
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	48

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	1920

Type of chip	CCD

Release date	2008-02-18
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sony Handycam DCR-SR35E, Sony DCR-SR35E

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Manufacturer's Description

Shoot up to 20 hours of great Handycam® quality video, with no need to carry tapes or discs. Carl Zeiss lens with super power 40x optical zoom. Built-in zoom microphone automatically links sound to image zoom, plus Face Index and Film Roll Index for easy browsing.

Up to 15 hours Standard Definition recording on 30GB hard drive
HYBRID recording on optional Memory Stick for easy sharing
800k pixel CCD sensor
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 40x optical zoom / 2000x digital zoom
Super SteadyShot for improved still image and video stability, especially in low light
2.7” Wide Hybrid LCD touchscreen
Quick ON button for fast start-up from sleep mode
Face Index and Film Roll Index for quick, easy searches
Zoom microphone for clearer dialogue and sound of foreground subjects
Up to 10 hours STAMINA continuous shooting time (with optional battery)
USB 2.0 High speed connection for fast PC transfer (output only)
Fun, easy to use Picture Motion Browser software with web upload assist function

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