Sony MHS-CM5

Introduction

Sony has made many improvements to its second round of ultracompact camcorders. The lineup has gotten a new look, a new name, and a new design. However, even the much improved Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5 (MSRP $199.99) doesn’t offer enough of an upgrade to place Sony above its competition.

The CM5 is the sister model to the new PM5, which offers a more familiar ‘Flip-like’ design, four different colors to choose from, a unique swivel lens, and a price tag that’s $30 cheaper. The Bloggie CM5 comes only in eggplant purple, but it does have the 5x optical zoom that many crave.

Update: The Flip UltraHD was ultimately selected as our 2009 Ultracompact Camcorder of the Year. To see why we selected it and read about our other awards, check out the 2009 CamcorderInfo.com Select Awards.

This review is organized into 13 parts
Part 1 Product Tour Read More...	Part 2 Design Read More...	Part 3 Performance Read More...
Part 4 Usability Read More...	Part 5 Features Read More...	Part 6 Sample Videos A gallery of photos taken with the Sony MHS-CM5 Read More...
Part 7 Sony MHS-CM1 Comparison We compare the MHS-CM5 to the MHS-CM1. Read More...	Part 8 Sanyo VPC-CG10 Comparison We compare the MHS-CM5 to the VPC-CG10. Read More...	Part 9 Flip UltraHD Comparison We compare the MHS-CM5 to the Flip UltraHD. Read More...
Part 10 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Sony MHS-CM5. Read More...	Part 11 Photo Gallery Read More...	Part 12 Specs & Ratings See all the scores for the Sony MHS-CM5. Read More...
Part 13 Comments Read what people are saying about the Sony MHS-CM5. Add your comments...