Sony HDR-SR11 10.2-MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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Manufacturer: SonyRelease Date: 2009-11-30
Model: HDR-SR11
Color: Black
Product features:
- Record video to 60 GB hard disk drive or Memory Stick media
- 1920 x 1080 Full HD video resolution; 10.2-megapixel still image capture
- 3.2-inch wide touch panel Xtra Fine LCD? display (921k pixels)
- x.v.Color captures and displays lifelike color
- Dolby Digital 5.1-channel recording
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony HDR-SR11 10.2-MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Customer Review: Amazing, Amazing, Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a typical home video shooter - a 26 year old stay at home, computer geek mom who just wants some nice, lasting shots of my baby & family vacations to burn to DVD.
This little camcorder does it all and more. The image quality is superb, even on the lowest setting. I don't have a blue ray player, and we don't own a high def television, so I'm not concerned so much with the currently less common HD format. Therefore, I keep mine on the standard "high quality" mode - sometimes normal quality - to conserve space. But even that produces video far superior to anything I've ever owned in the digital video realm. My mother has a 40 inch plasma flat panel HD TV and even the video I shoot in "standard" mode looks awesomely crisp and clear.
I've had my sony since January and have used it in a variety of situations - evening, prom atmosphere, beach at night, beach at day, fireworks, cloudy day, midnight, regular day, indoors, low-light, and even fluorescent walmart type lighting.
PROS
* Small, lightweight, easy to handle
* LCD rotates full 180o vertically and horizontally
* Touch screen with easy to navigate menus (they don't have too many levels)
* There is an "easy" button if you want to turn off all the more technical aspects
* Video looks cinematic (as if you're watching a real professional movie) when shown on tv
* Surround Sound is outstanding, even at the beach.
* The zoom microphone setting works very well - tried it sitting halfway back in the audience at a high school theater play. Could barely hear the people on stage in real life, but the camcorder picked up everyone's voice vividly.
* Regular nightshot and slow motion works great, and is just FUN, fun fun fun.
* Quick on / quick off (stand-by) button
* Take photos WHILE video is recording
* Auto-focus with an easy to switch to manual dial on front
* You can change the Megapixel level of your photos (10MP, 7MP, 3MP, etc)
* Auto-self timer
* The division of photos vs. video in the menu
* Docking station for charging
* Wireless remote control (I LOVE this feature!)
* The LCD screen is super sharp - I could even see it perfectly at the beach.
* The picture motion browser software is very useful, although I did have a high learning curve with it. Once I figured it out though, it makes importing, sorting, and burning video fast and easy.
As with everything else, there are a few things that do annoy me though, but I can live with it. :)
CONS
* The twilight & "super nightshot" settings are TERRIBLE if you move around and causes a strobe-light movement effect. They are best used on a tripod with very little scene movement.
* Image stabilization could be a lot better. It doesn't get terrible though unless you're in digital zoom - then it's almost impossible to get a steady shot if you're holding it.
* Slow motion records less light - produces darker video than normal.
* Really low light photos have to be manually focused & adjusted to ensure a clear shot.
* You can't view previously shot high def video when you are shooting in standard (and vice versa).
* Flash should be turned off in most shots as it seems to always produce red-eye. It does offer a red-eye reduction setting (but I don't like using the double delayed flash). Daylight photos actually look better without a flash anyway.
* The auto focus on the video has a hard time focusing in low light. I've found that zooming out then slowly zooming back in helps auto focus. I don't have this problem in bright light.
All in all, I couldn't speak more highly of my little sony. I have it beside me at all times (awaiting my son's first steps, and everything in between). It's just so nice to have it available at all times, without having to worry about switching to a blank cassette or DVD every 30 minutes (like I use to do with camcorders)! The handycam utility software also makes it a breeze to import video to my 160GB computer, so I can free up space on the camcorder any time I want to.
I would suggest getting a spare battery and a wall charger to go with it. That way you will always have a charged battery. I did get a 2nd bigger battery, but the original battery will get you through a minimum of 70 minutes of filming, even on HD - your battery life varies depending on the quality of video you are shooting.
I'll also mention that mine is a tough little camera too - my son tugged it off the table one day and it crashed on the kitchen floor. I about had a heart attack, but luckily it was perfectly fine!
If you're on the fence about this camera, head over to youtube and search for Sony SR11 tests to view some of the video it produces (especially the slow motion tests). Previewing those beforehand is what cinched the deal for me when I bought in January.
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Description of Sony HDR-SR11 10.2-MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
The Sony Handycam camcorder HDR-SR11 with Face Detection technology captures faces clearly so your videos and photos are recorded more beautifully. The ClearVid CMOS Sensor (with Exmor technology) and BIONZ image processor provides extremely detailed Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution video11, and stunning 10.2 megapixel still images, with long battery life. Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization system reduces blur even when using the 12x optical/150x digital zoom. Moreover, Hybrid recording technology gives you the flexibility to record to the internal 60GB hard disk drive or removable Memory Stick PRO Duo media (sold separately), as well as easily copy video or still images from the hard disk drive to Memory Stick media without a PC.Camcorders
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