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Great images, great sound, convenient and easy to use!
The quality of the video from this camcorder is amazing. I consider myself a videophile, and I own a lot of HD equipment and TVs. I use a Mitsubishi 720p front projector with a 108" screen that is capable of showing most if not all video imperfections; however, this camera's video passes the test. I will not go so far as to say it is perfect, but the quality is amazing and far exceeded my initially high expectations. Video taken under good lighting conditions is absolutely fantastic, and I would...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/14/2007
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Amazing camera
I have had my HDR-SR1 for a week now. It is my first high-definition camera, and my second hard-drive based camera.
First, I'll get the bad comments out of the way...
The camera takes about 7.5 seconds to power up and be ready to shoot. Although this is shorter than my last hard-drive camera (JVC - was 10 seconds), it's still longer than most tape-based cameras. It isn't unreasonably long, but I like a quick power-up time so I don't miss an opportunity to shoot something ha...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/24/2006
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(27 of 27) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Holy Cow!!!
Well... I've been waiting since the very beginning of this year to buy a new camcorder. At first I was waiting for the release of the JVC MG505. Which, as you probably know if you're looking at this camera, is a 3 CCD Harddrive camcorder. After the MG505 came out I then had to wait to finish saving up the money for the camera. Well... finally, two weeks ago, with much excitement, I ordered my MG505. It came in very very quickly (as things usually do from Amazon) and I was very excited to op...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/01/2006
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(22 of 22) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Lonely Leading Edge
This camcorder is great. I've had it for a few weeks now, and it's perfect for several reasons.
No more tapes. This means that you no longer have to wonder if the tape that's in the camcorder is the correct one, and if it's at the right place to begin recording (that's if your kids and spouse is also using the camcorder, it's really a lottery).
No tapes also mean that you don't have to wonder if you need to pop in a new tape when the current tape is at 48 minutes out of...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/11/2006
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(19 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Best Purchase Made in Long Time!
This camera has more than exceeded my expectations.
Why this camera works for me plain and simple:
1) the video quality is amazing (even the SD is really sharp). Simply shoot SD if you need to edit on a mac until FCP or FCE is updated to handle AVCHD.
2) the convenience of having a hard disk drive camcorder is worth the price alone (no tape! it's essentially a computer)
3) the mic is extremely crisp but you also have the added bonus of a stereo mic-...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/19/2006
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(14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Simply the Best Camcorder!!
I've owned this camcorder for about a week. The controls are perfect, and the touchscreen menu is outstanding. The camera is very easy to use and the quality of the video played on my high definition 42" LCD is simply amazing! It is well worth the extra money not to have to deal with video tapes or mini-DVDs. Plus, one of my favorite features is that it transfers the video from camera to my computer extremely fast.
I've not even read the instruction manual, and I haven't needed ...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/01/2006
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Great except for high speed/low light
I was lucky enough to have a friend who had this camera before I bought it, and let me play with it some. Now that I own it myself I have to say I'm quite pleased with it, although it does have some shortcomings potential buyers should be aware of.
First, the pros. The video quality under good lighting is phenomenal and consistent, with good color reproduction, fast and accurate focus, and excellent white balance. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use, due in large part to t...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/09/2007
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(10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Amazing Quality, easy to use, future proof
I have gone through several camcorders in the past 5 years and recently began my search for a hi-def camcorder. One of my frustrations with DV tapes is that for me, they tended to sit on the shelf and gather dust. They took tons of storage space to encode (way more than AVCHD). Editing to DVD also seemed to be more complex than necessary and time consuming. As a result, I have many tapes that I just don't bother to burn to DVD. It was just easier to plug in the camcorder and watch the video from...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/19/2006
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(35 of 36) Users Found This Review Helpful
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A excellent little camcorder
I received the camcorder a couple of days ago to replace my older Sony miniDV camcorder that is nine years old (still works well). I bought the new one after buying a Samsung 46" LCD flat screen and seening what I have been missing in HD television and it made the my existing camcorder look mediocre. I needed an HD camcorder to go with the HD display.
I have seen other photographers using hard drive camcorders with USB ports and decided then that I would go that for next purchase o...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/11/2006
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(126 of 134) Users Found This Review Helpful
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the best camcorder so far!
After a lot of research on which camcorder to buy (for abt 2 months), I finally bought the HDR-SR1 from Sony. I went to the bestbuy store to view the other models as well (SR-5 and SR-7). But I didnt like the 2.7 inch lcd on the other 2 models. However, the HDD capacity was more than the SR-1. But the LCD on the SR-1 impressed me the most.
I opened the box at night and the first video I took was of my 4 week old baby. I took the first video in Super Night Shot mode and the results wer...
[Sony Handycam AVC 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder (HDRSR1) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/05/2007
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92%
(13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
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