Sony HDR-SR12 / SR12E Expert Reviews

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 ...

Full HD (1920 X 1280) recording at 16Mbps, 5.6 MP video, 10.2 MP still image resolution, 3.2 in LCD touchscreen, Built-in face recognition technology, 120GB hard drive with hybrid recording

The Sony HDR-SR12 is Sony's highest-end high definition hard drive camcorde

Mike Perlman takes a big bad HD monster for a ride in our in-depth Sony HDR-SR12 review. Does the image quality match its sound architecture and plush handling? Read on to find out.

Great handling and construction. Excellent connectivity. Beautiful image in most lighting.

Poor low light performance in certain environments. AVCHD complicates playback and editing. Mediocre battery life.

The Sony Handycam HDR-SR12's big differentiator is its built-in 120GB hard drive, which holds more than 14 hours of video at its highest quality setting. Both the image quality and the storage capacity are impressive, but unless you need to record ...

Huge storage capacity Excellent video quality

High price tag Records only 60i video

Video is transferred to a computer via USB or a Memory Stick reader. For Windows users, Sony bundles Picture Motion Browser, a basic video-editing application. Mac users must use iMovie '08, the latest version of Apple's consumer video editor

The popularity of hard disk drive standard definition and high-def camcorders continues to climb. Nothing beats the storage capability of a HDD video maker-just think, you can...

Full HD 1920 x 1080 120GB AVCHD HDD Camcorder

Expensive ; weak low-light performance

The noteworthy performance Sony HDR-SR12 is largely due to the new 1/3.13-inch ClearVID CMOS sensor featuring Exmor technology and the new Bionz processor. These technologies have been in use on some of Sony's professional camcorders and its DSLR ...

For all the great intentions with which we buy camcorders, most people rely on Auto mode most of the time rather than getting bogged down with manual controls. Sony has never slouched in this category, offering excellent automatic responses to changes ...

The Sony HDR-SR12 is Sony's highest end high definition hard drive (HDD) camcorder for 2008. It has an incredible capacity of 120GB. The step-down HDR-SR11 is identical in all respects save the smaller, 60GB HDD. That increased storage takes on new ...

The Sony HDR-SR12 is Sony's highest end high definition hard drive (HDD) camcorder for 2008. It has an incredible capacity of 120GB. The step-down HDR-SR11 is identical in all respects save the smaller, 60GB HDD. That increased storage takes on new ...

). These shooters are built for portability, easy uploads and web-distribution. They're lightweight cameras with lightweight files and lightweight video quality - watching footage outside the confines of YouTube is kinda like getting a root canal sans ...

Excellent AVCHD video quality got better this time around. Extra-wide 3.2-inch 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 glow-y.

The Sony Handycam HDR-SR12 is a high definition camcorder with a 120GB hard drive. It is designed to deliver the highest HD resolution available without sacrificing recording times. The HDR-SR12 features Sony's 5.7-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor with ...

LAS VEGAS(CES Booth 14200), Jan. 6, 2008 - As the leader in the high-definition camcorder category, Sony is further expanding the industry with the introduction of six new HD models