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Literally the best consumer camcorder on the market as of April 2009
1. Still capture at 12 megapixels is probably a waste of disk space (and the extra processing time that it takes to deal with the larger pictures). Unless there is something revolutionary about the way that the camcorder would interpolate the native 6.2-megapixel still capture up to 12 megapixels, I would use the interpolation capabilities of, say, Photoshop back at home and set the camcorder to grab stills at 6.2 megapixels (native). The trailing question is whether that 6.2-megapixel mode at 4...
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/17/2009
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(53 of 59) Users Found This Review Helpful
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What's great about it: Easy to use, great video and still picture quality. Now you only need one camera!
What's not so great: Lack of manual controls for those who would use them.
"I was wanting to jump into the HD camcorder fray and thought that I should go for the latest and greatest as things change so rapidly. I purchased both the Sony HDR-XR500V and the Canon HSF-10. Both are at the top of the heap and price scale. I wanted to compare each as both had great revi...
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by TheSabercat can be read at BestBuy]
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TheSabercat
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01/01/1901
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St. Louis, MO
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100%
(7 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful
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What's great about it: Great low-light color, image quality is up with the best all around. 5.1 audio recording
What's not so great: HDD storage, lousy selection of manual controls, slow auto-focus, touch-screen controls
"I've purchased both this camera and the Canon HFS10. They are both top end models and both are targeted at budget film makers and regular consumers with some money to throw around for features they will never use. I use the cameras for budget films....
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by Stilgone can be read at BestBuy]
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Stilgone
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01/01/1901
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North Carolina
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50%
(2 of 4) Users Found This Review Helpful
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What's great about it: Beautiful pIctures both motion and still shots
What's not so great: Pricey but on sale this week
"Been playing with this new toy for a whole day now. The picture quality is great in both video and still shots. LCD screen directions are very easy to follow. Great quality videoing in low light ,just change the button to LUX. Even good video in TOTAL darkness using Nightshot. I did a LOT of research before buying. Even though the price is high you...
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by Nana09 can be read at BestBuy]
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Nana09
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01/01/1901
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North Florida
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100%
(2 of 2) Users Found This Review Helpful
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What's great about it: Awesome steady shot, good in low light, GPS
What's not so great: price is a little high for most
"I am so happy with this camera. The picture quality is absolutely amazing. I have been filming a ton (newborn baby at home) and haven't even gotten close to filling up the 120gig harddrive. I'm surprised with the ease of use of the PMB software that is included, I just conenct via USB, and everything imports to my PC with no problems at all. I've b...
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by BayAreaRy can be read at BestBuy]
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BayAreaRy
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01/01/1901
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Belmont, CA
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(1 of 1) Users Found This Review Helpful
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What's great about it: East to use, awesome picture quality, GPS is really cool, Automatic still pics feature is reall neat.
What's not so great: Sound quality from stock mic could be better, Filiming subjects in high light from the shade subjects appear washed out
"This is my first experience with a camcorder as we are expecting our first baby in July and we wanted to have a quality camcorder to use for a long time so we wanted one with the latest and greatest featu...
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by blharris77 can be read at BestBuy]
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blharris77
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01/01/1901
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TN
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100%
(1 of 1) Users Found This Review Helpful
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What's great about it: nice picture quality
What's not so great: the menu feature, sony dependent sofware
"I swore never to buy sony again after my last DVD cam screen stopped working but here i am again.
What sucks;
Can only film i wide screen format.
Must use SONY PICTURE UTILITY to import video. IT IS SLOW AND ANNOYING AND GENERALLY SUCKS. THEN THE VIDEO MUST BE CONVERTED TO ENABLE TO USE ANY PROGRAM OTHER THAN SONY.
AGAIN THIS IS SLOW AND ANNOYING...
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by chris89 can be read at BestBuy]
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chris89
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01/01/1901
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vegas
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What's great about it: Compact and easy to use
What's not so great: No
"Best camera I've ever had,crisp pictures and HD videos.I had before sony MiniDV and DSC-W80,but I like this one better.I always buy Sony products and it is the best company on electronics."
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by aqala30 can be read at BestBuy]
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aqala30
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01/01/1901
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st.louis,mo
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What's great about it: Amazing video quality and sound
What's not so great: Tad pricey, but it is sony, and you usually pay more for the sony name, but for me it was well worth it
"Great camera for the money all though a little pricey, but have not been disappointed yet. If you want crisp clear hd picture and sound, you can't go wrong."
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by ZIG7 can be read at BestBuy]
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ZIG7
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01/01/1901
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Colorado
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What's great about it: Clarity, stability, Bling!
What's not so great: ** still looking **
"I'm still amazed how stable this camcorder is, even at full zoom. I'm just dipping into HD and there's absolutely no turning back...Thanks Sony for a well made product!"
[Sony DRXR500V 120GB HDD High Definition Camcorder (HDRXR500V) review by Kira24 can be read at BestBuy]
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Kira24
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01/01/1901
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California
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