Sony HDR-CX12 High Definition Memory Stick PRO Duo Handycam Camcorder With 12x Optical Zoom
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Customer Review: Excellent all-around video, audio, feature and build quality
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Sony standard definition miniDV camcorder, and also bought the HF100 and the Sony CX12, both flash camcorders.
I found the Canon to be the better value: good to great video and audio quality in good lighting conditions, better user interface, and standard SD cards will save you money and hassle vs. the Sony CX12.
However, the Sony is the superior product IMHO based on the following features: much better low-light performance (by low-light I mean indoor night-time videos of kids with under ordinary incandescent lighting (without lots of halogens)). Sony DVD HD DVD burner is more flexible than Canon's, for example, you can shoot video in HD, and burn a standard DVD for people w/o HDTVs and Blu-ray. I understand to do this on the Canon burner, you need to record in standard definition to begin with. Build quality is a little higher (LCD joints stiffer, battery/inputs door covers more firmly attached). Slightly better audio (I noticed you could sometimes hear "clicks" from the Canon's zoom button).
The first 2 items (low-light & recorder characteristics) seal the deal for me. Generally, the camera is comfortable to hold, image stabilization is excellent (better than the Canon). Flash performance for still pictures is poor.
Customer Review: great!! I love it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this digital HD camcorder because I prefer having SSD storage media(no moving parts)such as memory stick to store my video footage. I feel that memory stick and should be more robust and resistance to shakiness when I shoot the video.( I also own a PSP so the memory stick should be able to work too)
The features worked very well as advertised but there are some thing to take note, there are additional purchase to get full out of the device:
1. Get a new lithium battery. The supplied ones won't last for a full
day if you do lots of shooting.
2. Get a camcoder bag. Good bag protect your investment from scratch and
dust.
3. Get a protective plastic filter for your LCD display.
4. Get a UV filter for attachment in front of the cam. This is to
prevent scratches and dusts going into the lens when shooting.
5. Get a soft wiping cloth. To get rid of dust off your cam in the end
of day.
If you need a good camcorder with quick 'ON' time and good quality video, I highly recommended it. The only down side is the memory stick is a bit expensive and highest capacity in the market right now is 16Gig .
Customer Review: FANTASTIC!! DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are deciding between the Sony CX12 and any other camcorder I recommend the Sony CX12... HANDS DOWN!! I just got it today and it is AMAZING!! The still photos are beautiful, super high quality. And the smile shutter technology alone is worth the $$$. I have three little girls and it hasn't missed a smile yet, they smile for even a second and it is captured. How could we have ever done without it????? And it burns to disc at the touch of a button... Yes, it has an "easy" button, really! I bought mine with the Sony 16 gb memory card, I think the 4 gb card that comes with it is going to be too small. I have never been so happy with a purchase, I would have paid two or three times as much! How does it know we are smiling? AMAZING!! Sony has two other models that came out last month, the hdr-sr11 and hdr-sr12. This is the same camcorder as the hdr-sr12 PLUS smile shutter and it uses memory cards... in my opinion WAY BETTER FOR LESS! Thanks Amazon.com!Customer Review: Sony HDR-CX12
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL pictures, terrific build quality. I swear you could walk onto the beach through the TV! The camera is light and balanced in your hand. Good low light video. LCD touch screen is a little small for stubby fingers, but this is a minor point. Suggest an external mic with wind screen on a breezy day, mic is a bit sensitive. I am not a digital video expert, and have yet to "mix down" HD video onto my Mac Pro with intent to burn BluRay discs, I cannot testify to this aspect of the camera yet. It does require an Intel based Mac to transfer HD video, and get as many cores as you can afford to speed things up (I've heard 8 will make things go much quicker). I have how-to articles in hand and ready once the burner arrives. I have not shot any standard def pictures yet, the HD are so darn incredible. I am not disappointed in the HD video time per memory stick, but suggest you get ONLY 8 and 16GB disks which are coming down in price.Customer Review: Sony HDR-CX12 is the best Sony camcorder among the recent models
Summary: 5 Stars
I have tried many camcorders before choosing this one. The main advantage of HDR-CX12 is large 35mm Carl ZeissŪ Vario-SonnarŪ lens, that provides higher that average camcorders video performance. After this model Sony switched to smaller non Carl Zeiss lens, and that's were all problems started: everything looks dark even at bright light;"blue-dots" artifacts( due to small size and week performance of own Sony lens). Sony HDR-CX12 is the best consumer camcorder from Sony is currently available. Just looks at YouTube videos to see the difference ( keyword:Sony HDR-CX12)Sony HDR-CX12 High Definition Memory Stick PRO Duo Handycam Camcorder With 12x Optical Zoom