Sony HDR-SR12 Bring Full HD

[Chris Gohlke]

http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/re...dr-sr12-review#

"The popularity of hard disk drive standard definition and high-def camcorders continues to climb. Nothing beats the storage capability of a HDD video maker—just think, you can record hour after hour of baby giggles, if that’s your thing (and new parents, you can admit it). Hard drive cams are great for everyone else too since you can record anything to your heart’s content for much longer than any tape or disk-based system. And nothing beats the instantly generated thumbnails that let you hop from scene to scene during playback. Sony dominates the HDD market for SD and HD video makers—just as they do every other camcorder format. That said we were happy to get our hands on the new HDR-SR12, the company’s top-of-the-line HDD model that records Full HD 1920 x 1080I video along with 10-megapixel digital stills to a hefty 120GB hard drive. The camcorder even has Face Detection, the digicam feature du jour that works for video and stills. Even though there were no toddlers in the house, we definitely wanted to start recording ASAP…"


Man, I am sooooo far behind on the video gear. Of course I lust after all this neat new stuff like this, yet I just retired my Sony 8mm video camera that I bought a decade ago for a Canon ZR850 Digital Video camera. Of course, I've got nearly an extra grand in my pocket over what this camera would run.

[Chris Gohlke]

http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/re...dr-sr12-review#

"The popularity of hard disk drive standard definition and high-def camcorders continues to climb. Nothing beats the storage capability of a HDD video maker—just think, you can record hour after hour of baby giggles, if that’s your thing (and new parents, you can admit it). Hard drive cams are great for everyone else too since you can record anything to your heart’s content for much longer than any tape or disk-based system. And nothing beats the instantly generated thumbnails that let you hop from scene to scene during playback. Sony dominates the HDD market for SD and HD video makers—just as they do every other camcorder format. That said we were happy to get our hands on the new HDR-SR12, the company’s top-of-the-line HDD model that records Full HD 1920 x 1080I video along with 10-megapixel digital stills to a hefty 120GB hard drive. The camcorder even has Face Detection, the digicam feature du jour that works for video and stills. Even though there were no toddlers in the house, we definitely wanted to start recording ASAP…"


Man, I am sooooo far behind on the video gear. Of course I lust after all this neat new stuff like this, yet I just retired my Sony 8mm video camera that I bought a decade ago for a Canon ZR850 Digital Video camera. Of course, I've got nearly an extra grand in my pocket over what this camera would run.

[jaxim]

I'll never buy a Sony product. They always like proprietary formats: i.e. memory stick. Plus this camcorder records in the AVCHD format which is notorious for being supported by only a few software programs.

I'm actually in the market for an HD camcorder and I have my eye on the Samsung model: SC-HMX20C
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/d...=SC-HMX20C/XAA

However, the Samsung camcorder is so new that there aren't yet any hands on reviews.

[Jason Dunn]

Looks like a solid contender, though like Jaxim, whenever I see the brand SONY I tend to run in the opposite direction.