| Reviews : Sony Webbie MHS-PM1 HD Camcorder (Silver) |
Technical Details
- HD MP4 1440 x 1080 video resolution; 5-megapixel still photos
- Vertical form factor
- Unique swivel lens; 4x digital zoom
- 1.8-inch LCD screen
- 12 MB internal memory; Memory Stick PRO Duo media recording
Product Description
Record HD MP4 video and 5MP images then easily upload them directly to the Web with the SonyWebbie HD camera. The ultra-compact Webbie HD camera also features a unique lens system that can swivel up to 270 degrees, allowing for easy self-shooting if you like to post videos of yourself on your blog.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By J. Jun (Pittsburgh, PA)
So I bought the Sony a couple months ago and overall I'm pretty happy with my purchase. I use it mostly just to take pictures of my friends and I, every now and then to make a video for fun.
Cons:
-Like others have stated, there's no image stabilization for video, which sucks for me because my hands shake a lot, but oh well, from what I understand neither the Flip nor the Vado have image stabilization either. Buy a tripod.
-Low-light performance is not great. Images turn out blurred if you set light settings to Low Light or some other setting, but I found out that if you set the light setting to Automatic, your image will come out dark but clear. I prefer dark and clear over light and extremely blurred, so I tend to go with the Automatic setting.
Pros:
-Image quality in sunlight is EXCELLENT. Crystal clear. In indoor lighting, you have to keep your hands still, and the image doesn't come out CRYSTAL clear, but it's not bad.
-Definitely fits in my pocket.
-Battery life is excellent. Took this thing with me on my trip to Chicago over Thanksgiving Break from Wednesday to Saturday. Took over 200 photos and a couple videos, didn't have to charge the battery once.
-Rotating lens is great for taking pictures of yourself if your into that kinda thing. Also was great for me because I didn't have to ask random strangers to take pictures of us while we were in Chicago.
-Turns on automatically when you rotate the lens out, turns off automatically when you rotate the lens back in. Definitely convenient.
-Controls are easy to figure out.
-The included software is not really necessary in my opinion, but it's convenient for downloading and editing images and videos, not a burden or frustrating at all. It has some cool features where you can add pre-made filters and such with one click. You can also sort your photos by "Smiles," "People," or "Landscape."
Other stuff:
-Don't know if you would consider this a pro or con but it films pretty up close. You have to stand kinda far away to fit a bigger picture into the frame.
-Not many options: image quality, video quality, light settings, other settings, that's pretty much it. Personally I don't mind because I mainly use the Sony for personal, not professional, purposes. I don't need anything fancy.
By Michael K. Lee
The awesome thing about this product is that its small and compact. You can shoot in HD (1080 or 720) and the picture quality is great....but when you move, the images become very blurry. That is my only negative thing I can say about it. Its not a camcorder so you can't expect it to capture images as well as one. Knowing what I purchased this item for, I say it does a great job. I know the picture quality in this is much better than the HD Flip.
By ToyMachineMa (Nebraska)
I PURCHASED A PURPLE WEBBIE FOR MYSELF TO SHOOT SHORT VIDEOS OF MY GRANDSON. I LOVE THE SIZE AND THE FACT YOU CAN TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEO WITH THE SONY. MY DAUGHTER LOVED IT AFTER I SHOWED HER THAT SONY'S SOFTWARE MADE IT POSSIBLE TO EMAIL MY VIDEOS WHICH I COULD NOT DO WITH MY FUIJI CAMERA. I GAVE THE PURPLE SONY WEBBIE TO MY DAUGHTER AND ORDERED AN ORANGE ONE FOR ME! (Buy the case also on Amazon you will love it matches perfectly and protects Webbie in your purse.)
By Moises Rosales
Don't Buy It You're in time.
NO MACRO MODE ,poor sound quality, poor video quality, poor video quality in low light.
cost me $ 140, and under the price to $127 why?
kodak zi8 and Creative Labs Vado HD is much better.
By Ellebell222 (Bay Area, California)
Sorry but I am not having a great experience with my webbie. I hate it so much I don't even want to call it mine. The thing has been freezing up on me from the getgo, very difficult to use and understand (mostly because it freezes so much). I'm actually returning it this evening after pulling my hair out for over 2 months.
From early on I've had this thing telling me there is a "format error." At first I thought maybe it was just my camera, but then a google search under the words "sony webbie MHS-PM1" and "format error" brought this page right up.
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Don't waste your time, people. Or if you do, just know that you are taking a chance.
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