Photography (Sony)
List Price:
Price: $1,999.95
- Optical SteadyShot image stabilization w/ Active Mode
- 240GB Hard Disk Drive
- 1920x1080 Full HD Recording w/12MP still image
- Wide Angle G-Lens (26.3mm) with 10x Optical zoom
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Sony HDR-SR12 10.2MP 120GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Photography (Sony)
List Price:
Price: $1,999.95
- 3.2-inch widescreen touch-panel Xtra Fine LCD screen
- Face Detection technology for video and still images
- ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor technology
- Record 1920 x 1080 Full HD video to 120 GB hard drive
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Sony HDR-XR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder w/12x Optical Zoom
Photography (Sony)
List Price: $1,265.00
- Bionz image processor; Face Detection
- 3.2-inch widescreen, touch-panel Xtra Fine LCD display and color viewfinder.
- 12.1-megapixel still image capture
- 1920 x 1080 high-definition resolution
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Sony HDR-SR12 120GB HD Camcorder - demonstration video
Complete the picture. The HDR-SR12 Handycam® camcorder delivers an incredible, Full HD 1920 x 1080 high definition video package built around an ...
Is the HDR-SR12 120GB High Definition Handycam® Camcorder a good video camera?
I'm thinking about getting that camcorder. I'm just wandering your opinion on this. Is it a good investment or is there something out there about that price thats better???
The price is around 1,000
If you are OK with the fact that hard disc drive (HDD) camcorders have known problems with vibration caused by loud audio and not being able to record video... and when at high altitude (over 9,800 feet) and not being able to record video... and potential challenges when the hard disc crashes and getting the data off the hard drive... and the extra steps you need to take to archive or back up the video before you start editing... and the highly compressed AVCHD format video that cannot be handled by many video editors unless you have the most current version and a REALLY fast and NEW CPU in your computer (and MovieMaker cannot deal with AVCHD video at all - no matter what version)... Then I guess it is OK...
But the better investment will be to bypass the HDD and either stay with the known DV/HDV of miniDV tape or move to flash memory. If you must have Sony, HDR-HC9 or HDR-CX12. Otherwise, the Canon HV30 or the HS series.