Sony HDR-SR7 AVCHD 6.1MP 60GB High Definition Hard Disk Drive Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony HDR-SR7 AVCHD 6.1MP 60GB High Definition Hard Disk Drive Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Great Price
Summary: 5 Stars
After having trouble getting this camera from Best Buy because of a UPS fiasco, I was able to get this camera from Amazon for a much better price. (Even with some discounts from Best Buy.)
So far I enjoy this camera. The picture does not show just how small it is, as it is smaller than my old camera and much lighter.
I've been playing around with the Sony editing program Vegas Movie Studio, as it can work with the HD file format. (AVCHD --> .m2ts) My finance has Adobe Elements and Premiere Pro, and neither of them support the AVCHD files. (At least natively.) They do work well with the SD format that the camera can also record too, .mpg files.
I did get the camera to blue screen, (not exactly like a BSOD), when I was recording a friend's band, I'd get a "Buffer Overflow Error" and "Data Error" message after that. Of which recording stops until it "recovers." It happened 3 times in HD mode and only once in SD mode. The overseas tech support told me to reformat the drive in the camera to fix the problem. Seems to me that it did this because the volume of the show was loud and playback of the clips the sound isn't all that great. I may need to get another mic that can handle the loud noise, I'm not sure yet.
Customer Review: EXCELLENT CAMERA
Summary: 5 Stars
i have the hdrsr7 for a couple of weeks and im so very happy with the camera. Im writing this mainly to talk about the low light on the hdrsr7. I have read reviews saying the camera is terrible in low light. i guess they must have a difective model because this is the best low light camera i have owned. people make it seem that you cant even go out at night and film, well I enjoy taking video of the city at night and this camera is absolutly wonderful, It performs wonderfully in low light, and at home with just 1 lamp in the room the cam is terrific practically no graininess at all, it works great. Also I have never owned a cam with a docking station people make it seem so difficult to take this along.Well the docking station is just a very thin, small piece and no big deal to log around, i like the docking station alot. Hdd is the way to go no worries on changing tapes so you can concentrate on taking videos lots of videos.This to me is the perfect camera to own. the only thing is you have to go to menus to do almost everything, but the good news is the menus are so simple and everything is just so easy to get to.I hope this review is helpful and for those who are skeptic about the low lighting, this cam is a GEM!Customer Review: Just perfect with your PS3
Summary: 5 Stars
This is by far best quality I have seen in an HD cam. The default HD setting is set at SP which is the middle of the road, but the quality is already awesome. When I changed to XP, that was when my mouth dropped when viewing back the test footage on my 60 inch SXRD HDTV.
The coolest feature is to be able to play back AVCHD files natively on the PS3. All you have to do is first is to connect the camera to your PC and get the mts file and put it on a USB thumb drive. Be sure to create a folder on your USB thumb drive called VIDEO and put your mts files there for PS3 to recognize. Next plug it into the PS3 and you will see the most stunning footage ever made by a consumer camcorder.
It has HDMI out but it is a mini-HDMI so I have to buy a wire that is mini-HDMI to regular HDMI.
The cam is so small you can almost hold it in your palm. It has a very expensive look to it (unlike the 40G version HDR-SR5 with silver grills and very ugly looking, IMO)
I am very happy with the SR7. With 60G on board and no silly mess with conventional tapes to worry about. This is a blessing.
Customer Review: I didn't think I would buy a SONY
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought the camcorder from Amazon for my honeymoon trip next august
and it's so cool....I love it even though its expensive but worth it because it will
live longer with you due to its new technology ... usually I am not satisfied with Sony products
they make the best ideas for gadgets
but they dont make them perfect, but I liked this one ...
you should buy a big battery with this one if you want to have more free time
and what I did is bought a charger coz if you charge it in the camcorder
it will take all day but with the charger it will take 4 hours or less depending on the size
of the battery...also try to get the wide angel lens and the tele lens if you want to take
nice shots ...
Upsides: small, elegant, manual focus, high quality still images, HD or SD recording modes, HDMI output ready for hd TVs
Downsides: price, batteries is 90 mins only, lack of mini HDMI cable, indoor shots is poor even in HD, in HD recording mode you only
can see the clips in the camera, PC, and a blue-ray hd dvd players
Customer Review: The BEST HD Camcorder under $1400
Summary: 5 Stars
Short and sweet, this is a no brainer. The well lit video and pictures are flawless... the stills are good enough for prints and make carrying a still camera pointless.
I have used Pro gear and can tell you that minus the time code and other pro features you will not find a better picture for twice the price. As for the low light issues, I think people are expecting too much given what is asked of it in low light situations. Anyone that watches COPS knows that the picture in low lihgt with $50,000 cameras is grainy and colors not near where you would hope... but then remember you are shooting in less than ideal conditions... Buy a decent LIGHT if you want to improve the picture...even a small amount of extra light makes a world of difference.
All in all you cannot buy a better camcorder... whether you paid $1400 at a brick and mortar or got a really great deal like I did through the Amazon "Warehouse Deals" you will be delighted you did!