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Written on the 2011-04-10

rating of 1.0

Does not do the job for the purpose I purchased it. Will not copy to DVD in Avchd FX format at above 18mps. So what good is it. I bought a new DVD player (blue Ray) Toshiba Bdx2000 which plays sd media card with no problem in the AVCHD Meg 4 format. Any old DVD can make an SD format copy off the composite video/audio. No need to purchase the MC10 if you own dvd burner.
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Written on the 2011-04-04

rating of 3.0

I do legal video recording and want to have a DVD created from the taping. I looked into a few units and found this to be the most attractive. Simple to operate with a built in monitor (small screen) that is not great for framing but is a nice extra to have. It can record from the A/V out as well as the firewire I/O and does create a nice looking product. The one problem I have is the unit only plays DVD's recorded from this unit. It is not even able to play back DVD's created on my other SONY DVD unit (SONY VRD-MC6). This makes me mad because I bought it to serve as a compatible back up for my work rig. So all in all it's a good product if used as a stand alone recorder.
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Written on the 2011-03-16

rating of 5.0

u cant ask for more. because of this product we could produce tapes just 2 minutes after service has closed. its so so good. please buy it
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Written on the 2011-03-15

rating of 5.0

Great piece of equipment. Perfect for video depositions. The on board monitor makes it simple to monitor your input.
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Written on the 2011-02-01

rating of 5.0

I purchased the MC10 as an upgrade to the MC5 to copy old Hi8 and newer miniDV tape onto DVD. The MC5 handles the miniDV using iLink alright, but lacked an S-Video input to preserve the Hi8 quality.<br /><br />The operation is very simple, just connect the cameras or video decks using the most appropriate cables and the MC10 either handles everything for you (DV with iLink) or guides you through the necessary steps (analog video deck).<br /><br />The MC10 is smart enough to recognize when the incoming signal is present. This means that short gaps in the tape are handled gracefully and removed. Gaps of more than two minutes are an indication of "end of tape" and copying stops.<br /><br />There's a little confusion at first about how to finalize DVDs when using an analog source.<br /><br />One drawback I'm seeing is that not all of the DVD-R media being created with this device play back on household DVD players, including Sony brand. They play back through the MC10, which leaves me confused as to what is wrong. Haven't attempted to play back many DVDs, so I'm not sure what percentage fail to play on the DVD players.<br /><br />I'm waiting on DVD+R DL media to capture the full length of the Hi8 recordings, so that aspect of the device remains untested. The MC10 does span DVD-R media effectively, or at least it seemed to do so in the test recording I made. Without an iLink control connector, there was some manual intervention involved.<br /><br />The chapter information does not appear to be clip-based, nor based on locating gaps in the input media. The chapters are inserted at pre-defined spacing. Seems that the incoming DV signal could recognize the gaps in timecode or something from the digital stream, and the analog stream could at the very least recognize input gaps. Maybe this works and I've not realized it just yet.<br /><br />One slightly misleading spec is that the device can copy hi-def content. According to the manual, that is for photos only. The device will not record HDV video recordings without having the camera down-sample them to standard definition. But considering the cost of the unit, that isn't a significant issue for me. Though, I would like to see a newer version which captures HDV onto Blu Ray for playback in hi-def.<br /><br />I suppose one additional nit that somewhat disappointed me was that the ability to send video out from the MC10 to HDMI is disabled during recording... This means that monitoring the progress of the copy is through the small monitor on the device itself, or on the source camera / deck. Not a big issue since the process is pretty automated, but I'd like to be able to monitor progress on a larger screen during copy.<br /><br />The MC10 says it will not record streams that contain copyrighted materials. Not sure whether this precludes copying from cable TV DVR devices that offer the option to copy the recorded shows. This isn't something I've done before, but with a device like this, I can see me testing that here shortly (DVD+R DL media to get the whole movie).<br /><br />I've not tested the photo capture mode, simply because that's not my intended purpose for this product.<br /><br />I've pointed out more of the disappointments and concerns than the positives in this review. I'm extremely pleased with the product. For the price, it offers very simple and smooth archiving of video tape onto DVD. If you have a large collection of home videos, this might be a good addition to your equipment, especially if you've considered paying to have your tapes copied to DVD.<br /><br />Sony, would you look at improving the DVD-R compatibility? And consider an enhanced version that includes archiving HDV onto Blu Ray?
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Written on the 2011-01-31

rating of 5.0

I use this product to convert my 8mm Digital tapes to DVD. I also use it to play my DVD's to my Computer (via iLink), and to my Sony Bravia (via HDMI). This product is quite and runs cool. Easy instructions (menu) pops up on the screen. I love my Sony DVD MC10.
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Written on the 2011-01-27

rating of 5.0

I purchased this to put camcorder tapes onto DVD's I was very impressed by how simple it is to use. Put the tape into my video camera, a blank DVD into the recorder, press one button and it does everything. Rewind the tape, record the video, create chapters, everything fully automatically. This was exactly the type machine I was looking for, I was surprised that it existed and is so simple to use. The DVD's play perfectly on an ordinary DVD player.
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Written on the 2011-01-27

rating of 4.0

This is a great recorder to get your old family movies off the tapes and onto modern media.
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Written on the 2011-01-24

rating of 4.0

It has backed up from sony digital camcorder and easy to operate. Tape of VCR has backed too, but you have to watch recording time because VCR play continuously and the time of DVD recording is an hour.
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Written on the 2011-01-23

rating of 2.0

I have tons of tapes to transfer, mostly family events. My tapes tell me the date and time of the event. I can turn it on and off. Very easy. It's on tape - not so easy. So I transfer it to DVD and expect the menu to allow me to turn date/time on and off. Sony didn't think of that. Bummer.
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Written on the 2011-01-17

rating of 4.0

I bought this product to record my DV casettes taken from my old Sony Handycam. The setup was really easy, just plugging a DV cable from my camcorder to this dvdirect and then inserting a blank dvd. DVdirect will rewind the tape and copy all by pushing the record button. The end result was a DVD HQ (High Quality) resolution. The only reason why I'm not giving this 5 stars is that I wish recording can be faster than 1X.
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Written on the 2011-01-13

rating of 5.0

Extremely useful to burn DVD's from digital camera media cards w/o a PC! Also use it to burn old family VHS tapes to DVD. Very easy to set up and use-I only had to read the instruction manual ONE time....
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Written on the 2010-12-28

rating of 4.0

Using product to convert older 8mm camcorder tapes to DVD
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Written on the 2010-12-25

rating of 5.0

I personally use the thing at friends and family functions; church functions and men's retreats. Hospital visits make this a welcomed piece of gear. Have also used it in the car powering it with an inverter.
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Written on the 2010-12-17

rating of 5.0

this is a good product easy to use
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Written on the 2010-12-09

rating of 3.0

It allowed me to relatively easy to download my home movies from older VHS tapes. However, when downloading from my Digital camera (home movies) it worked until the last few minutes when a split screen occurred causing the disc not to work. I couldn't find any way to stop the split screen when it happened. This happened on two separate home movies which resulted in a lot of lost time. The other concern that I have is that you need to pay Sony to assist you in resolving your problems. Being new to downloading home movies with older an digital camera (Sharp with no USB) I didn't understand how to connect it to the Sony device. Overall, I still am happy with it and hope to use it frequently.
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Written on the 2010-11-18

rating of 5.0

This recorder is very easy to use. I have been able<br />to transfer all my VHS tapes to DVD in a matter of<br />two weeks and believe me I have alot of tapes.<br />my youngest kid is twenty years old and I have three. I love it.
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Written on the 2010-11-15

rating of 4.0

Great to have an actual DVD right from the camera.
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Written on the 2010-11-15

rating of 4.0

IT IS EASY!
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Written on the 2010-11-03

rating of 5.0

Though some other reviews have indicated that this product is confusing, I found it very easy to use. Connect your device that you want to record from and push the "Big" button. That's it!<br />If you want to archive those old VCR tapes, MiniDV's, etc., then this is the product to use!<br />Nice that this version has ouputs as well.
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Written on the 2010-10-27

rating of 2.0

I use this in the field and it works well for this purpose. Unable to get it to record with firewire in. Does fine with RCA inputs. No audio monitoring capability.
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Written on the 2010-10-17

rating of 5.0

Easy to use and works flawlessly
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Written on the 2010-10-06

rating of 4.0

The Sony MC10 was simple to set up and start using right out of the box. Product saves time and space, and is quick to set up. I really like the LCD screen, it keeps me from having to take along a video monitor. The only thing that I would like to see added to the unit is a headphone jack in order to monitor the audio.
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Written on the 2010-09-15

rating of 3.0

The "confidence monitor" (the little LCD screen) is great feature for both controlling the device and for monitoring signal. <br />The standard definition quality settings are odd (and not "standard"). At moderate quality (1.5 hours?) there was blockiness.<br />Finally, you can not pause the device for more than 2 minutes.
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Written on the 2010-09-14

rating of 5.0

I use this recorder for recording long duration video clips (30 minutes) from a medical imaging device. It is a perfect compact system not requiring an additional monitor for its operation. For half my work I record analogue video (S-video) direct to the Sony MC10 and for the other half my video is digital (HDMI) which I need to convert to S-video with another simple compact digital to analogue converter before recording it in analogue form. Operation is simple and serial recording sessions are possble before the DVD needs to be finalized. Any other system I could find would cost thousand of dollars or is large and needs a separate bulky monitor for its operation. The Sony MC10 is a superb compact stand-alone easy to operate, reasonably priced system.
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