Sony Handycam AVCHD HDR-SR1 30 GB HDD Camcorder

  • 10X Optical / 80X Digital Zoom
  • 3.5 in. Wide (16:9) Touch Panel Hybrid Clear Photo
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (16 reviews)
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    User review from

    Shopzilla

    • Product Rating: 3 star(s) First generation blues
      by snupho, Mar. 8, 2007
    • Pros: Crisp clear picture, great for its price. Tons of features.
    • Cons: Not mac friendly, special video editor required, first gen.
    • Has Owned Product: 2 days
    • Comments:
      When this camcorder first came out, there was a lot of hubub, as it was the only hd hdd cam. out there. <br>However, it suffers from being the first generation/ It is not mac friendly, the "home" and "camera" partitions <br>sometimes overlap, and it...
     

    User review from

    Shopzilla

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Very cool and hi tech camcorder
      by wilson1615, Nov. 6, 2006
    • Pros: great picture, close ups you can really see the high def
    • Cons: need to read manual, this thing is high tech
    • Has Owned Product: 2 weeks
    • Comments:
      The 30 gig of hard drive is plenty of recording for anyone out there,no tapes, saves you money, plus it's easy to upload on to your computer laod the softwear that comes with it and plug the camcorder in to the computer and it does it all for you. The qu...
     

    Professional review from

    cnet.co.uk

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony Handycam HDR-SR1: hi-def adaptability
      by Lori Grunin
    • Pros: Hard disk holds four hours of best-quality HD video; sharp, saturated, low-noise video; build quality; fast, smooth focus; effective image stabilisation
    • Cons: Mediocre still photos; frequent motion artefacts in video; unimpressive but necessary bundled software; no windscreen filter for microphone
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    Professional review from

    cnet.com.au

    • Product Rating: 4.05 star(s) Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 Review - Camcorders
      by Oo Gin Lee
    • Pros: Good-quality HD video, Records in 5.1 Dolby surround sound, HDMI-out port, Excellent touchscreen menu and GUI, Professional manual adjustable ring, External mic and earpiece ports, Can store both video and pictures on harddisk
    • Cons: Premium price, New AVC format lacks editing software, Needs PC to archive footage when out of space, Grainy pictures in low light, Bulky
    • Comments:
      A very attractive high-end consumer camcorder, this is easy to use out-of-the-box, offering great features even if video quality could be better. ...
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    Professional review from

    asia.cnet.com

    • Product Rating: 4.05 star(s) Full review: Sony HDR-SR1 vidcam
      by Oo Gin Lee
    • Pros: Good-quality HD video; records in 5.1 Dolby surround sound; HDMI-out port; excellent touchscreen menu and GUI; professional manual adjustable ring; external mic and earpiece ports; can store both video and pictures on harddisk.
    • Cons: Premium price; new AVC format lacks editing software; needs PC to archive footage when out of space; grainy pictures in low light; bulky.
    • Comments:
      A very attractive high-end consumer camcorder, this is easy to use out-of-the-box, offering great features even if video quality could be better. ...
    • Read full review at asia.cnet.com
     

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    Professional review from

    videomaker.com

    • Camcorder Review: Sony HDR-UX1 AVCHD
      by Mark Montgomery
    • Pros: Manual focus/exposure ring AVCHD efficiency Mic input Headphone jack
    • Cons: AVCHD early adoption No HDMI cord Some compression artifacts and trailing
    • Comments:
      DVD camcorders have historically not been the ideal format for many intermediate level videographers, due to the lack of manual controls and difficulty in editing DVD footage. Sony's HDR-UX1 shatters the DVD cam stereotype, offering more features on its s...
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    Professional review from

    zdnetindia.com

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony Handycam HDR-SR1
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Hard disk holds about four hours of best-quality HD video; sharp, saturated, low-noise video; excellent build quality; fast, smooth focus with effective image stabilization.
    • Cons: Mediocre still photos; frequent motion artifacts in video; lame but necessary bundled software; no windscreen filter for microphone.
     

    Professional review from

    digitaltrends.com

    • Product Rating: 2.5 star(s) Sony HDR-SR1
      by David Elrich
    • Pros: 3.3MP CCD; 30GB HDD; 5.1 Dolby Digital sound; color viewfinder
    • Cons: Colors a bit washed out; no memory card slot; awkward placement of mode dial
    • Comments:
      Boasting a generous 3.5" Wide (16:9) Hybrid Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD screen and multiple connectivity options, you'll have complete control from capture to cut. For the first time e... ...
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    Professional review from

    goodgearguide.com.au

    • Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Sony HDR-SR1
      by James Dickinson
    • Pros: Excellent video, easy to use, good build quality and features
    • Cons: Microphone not the best, hard drive could be bigger
    • Read full review at goodgearguide.com.au
     

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