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Sony HDR-SR12 / SR12E Reviews

Camcorder - High Definition - Widescreen Video Capture - 5.66 Mpix - optical zoom: 12 x - HDD : 120 GB - flash card more product details

Excellent video and performance ; impressive still photos for a camcorder ; adequate manual contr... (cnet.com)

Full HD (1920 X 1280) recording at 16Mbps, 5.6 MP video, 10.2 MP still image resolution, 3.2 in L... (electronicsme.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Sony HDR-SR12 / SR12E

We have collected and analyzed 32 expert reviews and 231 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 84/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is July 4, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 92379 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 98/100 = Excellent. Last update: July 3, 2009.

263 reviews

July, 2009

84 / 100

32 Experts

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87 / 100

231 Users

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Expert Reviews (32)

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Sony HDR-SR12 / SR12E

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We have analyzed the reviews for the Sony HDR-SR12 / SR12E using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: This is a very good camcorder. Although there were reservations with the focus and steep price, reviewers like the clear video quality, ...

Decent capacity, good display, decent features, pretty good hd quality, decent still photos, decent user interface, above average video quality.

Ordinary battery life, poor focus, sub-standard low light performance, mediocre price.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

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Sony Handycam HDR-SR12

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Excellent video and performance ; impressive still photos for a camcorder ; adequate manual controls ; nice CAM CTL dial ; docking station included ;

No wind filter ; doesn't include mini HDMI cable ;

Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality.

Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 is among the cream of the hard-drive AVCHD crop righ...

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80

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Sony HDR-SR12 HD

By (electronicsme.com)

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

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80

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User Reviews (231)

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Limited file system size

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Limited file system size

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"Almost perfect! Just don't try to record a concert..."

By insaneshayne (cnet.com)

Sony has made a great camera here. If you in... 

Recording quality is awesome as is the ability to take a snapshot of something WHILE recording video. The still camera functionality is actually quite good. Audio quality is great in either 5:1 or 2 ch stereo.

No audio level control. It gives you either "auto" or "low-level" but no ability to manually turn up or down levels.

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