Sony HDR-CX100/B AVCHD HD Camcorder in Black + 8 Gigabyte Pro-Duo Memory Stick + Sony Camcorder Case + Camcorder Accessory Kit Buy Now

I decided to buy this kit rather than just the camera since there was quite a bit of additional stuff included...but the quality of the additional pieces included was disappointing.

Most of the additional pieces are from Zeikos including a small tripod, a battery, battery charger, and two lenses. The camera bag is from Sony and the memory stick is from Sandisk. There is also a sheet of screen protectors (that you have to cut to your size) and a 2GB USB drive (for unknown reasons, it serves no purpose for this camera).

The quality of the lenses is not great and they are 37mm (the camera is 30mm) so there is an adapter ring which means that you can see the edge of the lens unless you zoom in a little bit. I haven't spent much time with them, but first glance shows they are cheaply made and will probably show that way with the video they produce.

The extra Zeikos battery that is included is terrible. It's the size equivalent of the 70 size battery that Sony sells which is said to get up to 6 hours of use. The Sony sells for around $100, the Zeikos sells for about $20. The battery I received isn't worth $.10 and is a complete dud. After charging and leaving on my desk overnight, I put it in my pocket to take to a birthday party just in case. I ended up needing it and when I put it on the camera it was dead. I charged it again, put it on the camera after the charge was complete it said I had 111 minutes of recording time. Nowhere near the 6 hours of equivalent sized batteries. But the worst part was that I turned off the camera for five minutes, turned it back on and the battery reported 55 minutes left...it was half the previous amount from five minutes earlier. That "battery" has now been recycled.

I would recommend just buying the camera by itself and then buying quality components that you will actually use. I ended up overpaying for the camera and now have spent an additional $200 to buy a new battery, a real charger and a 16GB SONY memory card. I'll eventually buy a nicer wide angle lens in time, but might not have had to wait as long if I had saved the extra expense on the items that I received that I will NEVER use again.Get more detail about Sony HDR-CX100/B AVCHD HD Camcorder in Black + 8 Gigabyte Pro-Duo Memory Stick + Sony Camcorder Case + Camcorder Accessory Kit.