By Sony

• Followingthe success of the HVR-Z7E and HVR-Z1E handheld camcorders, Sony is extendingits range of professional camcorders with the HDR-Z5E
• The HDR-Z5E is a real technological innovation and integratesa fixed "G" lens with three individual rings for extra-fast focusing, preciseoptical settings and smooth zooms
• An EXMOR Tri-CMOS sensor ensures improvedcolour management and image definition
• EXMOR technology optimises thesensitivity of the three CMOS sensors in low lighting conditions for 1
• 5lux light sensitivity

By Sony

fantastic, 2002-08-17
Have had the TRV50 for 4 weeks now (my 2nd Sony digital camcorder). The picture quality (both still and video) is awesome, and it has a ton of useful features. Playing back video on a TV, it is not easy to see the difference between any 3CCD camera and this single CCD Sony.
It is very small which actually makes it slightly harder to handle compared to larger cameras I've used before.
The zoom is a little touchy at first -- will require some practice to be able to zoom in/out slowly.
Of course, the 8MB memory stick is too small to do much good -- go for the 128 MB one, and the battery is on the small side.