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Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E

Description: Model ID HDRSR12E.CEH / Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E - Camcorder - High Definition - Widescreen Video Capture - 5.66 Mpix - optical zoom: 12 x - HDD ... more

Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E ... : 120 GB - flash card / The HDR-SR12E offers best ever picture quality with Full HD 1920x1080 video shooting and still photos up to 10 megapixels. High capacity 120GB hard disk drive records video for up to 48 hours. It also has a Face-Detection function for automatically beautiful pictures plus easy-to-use features for shooting and sharing your memories.

Newest Review: ... on firm ground, face where you want your shot to finish and then start your filming swinging gently round as you gently ... more

... breathe out. Tripods are too fiddly for me and you'll miss the immediacy of your shots, learn to hold the camera steady. There is a huge 120GB hard drive so you can set it up to always record everything on the auto default settings, the only one I adjusted was to always record on HD HQ for High Definition High Quality - you will still be able to record seemingly endless hours - haven't actually worked out for how long with above setting, but a busy two week touring holiday with far too many hours of video recording har...more

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Read Reviews for Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E

Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E: Quality Beggars Belief (1523 words)
by - written on 14/08/09 (Very useful, 52 readings)
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The quality of high definition video recorded with this machine is quite outstanding. When held steady you can see the smallest detail even at a fair distance, the blades of grass, the wisp of hair, feathers of a bird etc etc in staggering detail when viewed on a full HD television using an HDMI cable, quite remarkable. You will never want to go back to a non-HD camcorder and certainly not back to good old VHS tapes. What a shame such a machine wasn't invented when my kids were small. Please save up your pennies and enjoy this machine to record life around you. The Handycam is compact and easy to hold, despite being 660gm with a FH70 battery. You ... Read the complete review

Compact Device, with a qood quality Video (279 words)
by - written on 03/08/09 (Useful, 13 readings)
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After much research we decided to go with this Sony HDR-SR12 in order to complete some basic video and then to edit it. The camcorder cost around £800 when we bought it which is not cheap but when you understand some of the features this cam corder has it starts to seem a little more realistic. The Sony has an inbuilt 120Gb Hard drive as well as the option to add an SD card which we have found more handy for holding the stills that this cam corder is also capable of taking. The 120Gb is claimed to store around 48 hours of video all though we found that after about 30 it was getting close to being full. The battery life is okay but we ... Read the complete review

Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E: Professional video at amateur price (697 words)
by - written on 26/07/09 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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This digital video camera was probably the most expensive photographic purchase I have ever made, but I have never regretted it. I paid about £900 for it at the time (over a year ago). For starters it has a massive 120GB hard drive built-in. Now I've heard lots of people fret and worry about hard drive camcorders, but let me tell you, the one in here is robust. Very robust. It uses the same cushioning that laptop computers use, plus a bit, and it's survived all the bad treatment I've accidentally dished out. The capacity is superb - it means even on the ultra-highest quality at full high definition, you can still get 12 hours of video, continuous. And with a ... Read the complete review

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Reliability:	100%	Ease of use:	92%
Sound quality:	100%	Features:	100%
Picture quality:	92%	Battery life:	58%

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Technical Details for Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E

Product Description	Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E - camcorder - hard disc drive, flash card
Product Type	Camcorder - 1080i - Widescreen Video Capture
Dimensions (WxDxH)	8.3 cm x 13.8 cm x 7.6 cm
Weight	0.56 kg
Media Type	Hard disc drive, flash card
Hard Drive	Hard disc drive - built-in - 120 GB
Analogue Video Format	PAL
Sensor Resolution	5.66 Mpix
Effective Sensor Resolution	Video: 3.81 Mpix - Still: 5.08 Mpix
Shooting Modes	Digital photo mode
Lens System	12 x zoom lens - 4.9 mm - 58.8 mm - f/1.8-3.1
Focus Adjustment	Automatic, manual
Digital Zoom	150 x
Image Stabiliser	Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Camera Flash	Built-in flash
Red Eye Reduction	Built-in
Microphone	Microphone - built-in - electret condenser - surround
Viewfinder	Electronic - 0.27" - colour - 16:9
Display	LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3.2" - colour
Supported Battery	1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( included )