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The editors liked
Good image quality
High data storage capacity and flexibility
Nice LCD touchscreen display
Excellent AVCHD video quality got better this time around. Extrawide 3.2inch touchscreen LCD is a big bonus. Outstanding sound quality
Excellent video and performance
Impressive still photos for a camcorder
Adequate manual controls
Nice CAM CTL dial
Docking station included.
Takes beautiful HD video outdoors
Best camcorder stills yet
Incredible storage
Great handling and construction. Excellent connectivity. Beautiful image in most lighting. ...
Huge storage capacity
Excellent video quality
The editors didn't like
Menus not always intuitive
Tends to roll on the palm
No manual shutter speed or gain control
Massive internal hard drive makes it somewhat chunky and a bit of a load to carry. The Easy button should be bigger and easier to find. And it should be red. Yeah
Red and all glowy
No wind filter
Doesnt include mini HDMI cable.
Expensive
Falls down in very low light
Clunky menu system for key features (LCD brightness
As with most of Sony's products, you will pay a bit extra for the features, high performance and quality that one has come to expect from Sony. But the price is not that much different from the competition, so the HDR-SR12 is still a good value for the...
Great handling and construction. Excellent connectivity. Beautiful image in most lighting. ...
Sony raised the roof with the introduction of the Sony HDR-SR12. It offers 1080i HD video that can be recorded to a massive 120GB HDD or Memory Stick PRO Duo card. The camcorder is also built like a tank and features swanky architectural goodies like...
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Published: 2008-10-29, Author: Jim , review by: techworld.com
Although the Sony Handycam HDR-SR12 is a very good HD camcorder, it costs far more than HD camcorders that deliver similar quality and features. The key question for potential buyers is whether massive storage capacity and great-quality video hold jus...
Excellent AVCHD video quality got better this time around. Extrawide 3.2inch touchscreen LCD is a big bonus. Outstanding sound quality
Massive internal hard drive makes it somewhat chunky and a bit of a load to carry. The Easy button should be bigger and easier to find. And it should be red. Yeah, red and all glowy
Good image quality, High data storage capacity and flexibility, Nice LCD touchscreen display
Menus not always intuitive, Tends to roll on the palm, No manual shutter speed or gain control
A very nice consumer camera. Worth the price. Greg Robinson is the owner of an independent production company. Sony Electronics, Inc. 16530 Via Esprillo, MZ 7104 San Diego, CA 92127
Takes beautiful HD video outdoors, Best camcorder stills yet, Incredible storage
Expensive, Falls down in very low light, Clunky menu system for key features (LCD brightness, for example), Eats batteries, *
The Sony Handycam HDR-SR12 is a slightly mixed bag with the ledger heavily weighted to the positive. Full HD 1920 x 1080I videos taken outdoors were terrific and they’re solid indoors when there’s enough light. Try shooting in very dim ro...
The HDR-SR12E exudes quality. It has Sony's characteristically solid build and is packed with clever design features. We still love Canon's HF10 for its smaller size, lower price and use of convenient flash memory. It also has a few more manual settings t...
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Published: 2008-04-10, Author: Philip , review by: cnet.com
Excellent video and performance; impressive still photos for a camcorder; adequate manual controls; nice CAM CTL dial; docking station included.
No wind filter; doesnt include mini HDMI cable.
Sonys Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality.
Abstract: here is that neither had a strong lead over the other. In a broad comparison between the HDR-SR12 and competing HD camcorders, here’s the scoop. No AVCHD camcorder can match the 120GB capacity. The JVC GZ-HD6 is equipped with a 120GB HDD, but it use...
