good camera. I found you need to get a DVD-R. instead of DVD-RW. RS. work better. The downside is that you can only record once. I had no problems. Transfer video to my computer. Minidiscs work. Just great on any DVR. Then just make copies on regular DVDs. You have to keep in mind that this camera uses a handy 8cm DVD camera. no big DVDs. This is the only downfall. Because you need to convert all the time. for friends. however, you shouldn't. if you just want to play a small CD for yourself. makes great videos. and everyone can find out. I like that it is small and you can take it anywhere.