Sony HDR-SR12 10.2MP 120GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
From the Manufacturer Complete the picture. The HDR-SR12 Handycam camcorder delivers an incredible, Full HD 1920 x 1080 high-definition video package built around an internal 120GB hard disk drive. A professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens and ClearVid CMOS sensor (with Exmor technology) and Bionz image processor let you capture crisp, detailed video and still images. Additionally, Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization and Face Detection technology help reduce blur, increase color and contrast, and make everyone look their best. HDR-SR12 Handycam Highlights 1920×1080 recording Record stunning, incredibly detailed video footage in the clarity of 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution. 5-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor (with Exmor Technology) and Bionz image processor Sony’s newly-designed CMOS image sensor delivers bright, vivid, and spectacularly detailed 5-megapixel (effective) video footage, as well as 10. 2-megapixel still images — all with prolonged battery li…more
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13 comments
Jafari on August 8, 2009 at 9:23 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Help somebody, please!!!
Hey, I bought this camera recently and am impressed with its quality. However, I have a problem. I am unable to transfer video taken in HD mode to my computer(PIV Service Pack II,…
Xidorn on August 8, 2009 at 11:07 am
I’ve now had this camera for about a month now and I couldn’t be happier. The video quality is STUNNING as well as the recording sounds. It comes with a base and proprietary power and video cords (both component-HD and composite, which means that they are not interchangable with over the counter video cords), but thats ok. It also has the software for transferring the videos and photos to your CPU. Back to the picture and sound. . . amazing really. The sound records in 5. 1 surround which is so cool, plus you have many options on the video such as night vision, black and white, sepia, old movie mold, etc and some of them you can combine (I did night vision with black and white to make a short zombie movie, it looks wicked). There are so many possibilities with this cam. The play back is all touch screen, which the screen can get smeared by fingerprints (easy to wipe out), but I suggest buying a stylus. Of course if you hook it to your television, it does come with a remote control, and you can do everything with that remote except for deleting images. But that is a positive because you don’t want to accidentally delete your images. And it does ask for you to confirm deleting so it’s hard to do that accidentally. Plus, it’s a great photography camera. With the flick of a thumb you can change from filming to photographer easy and it takes crystal clear pictures in 10. 5 mega pixel. Although I do find it a bit awkward to reach the photo button. Now it takes better picture in photo mode, then it do in filming mode (While filming you can snap a picture also), Another word on the night vision, I had all the lights off and it films in that greenish color sort of like the movie Cloverfield. But even filming at night without the night vision on, it picks up everything. I had a buddy drive at night, while I was shooting and the only lights were coming from headlights and streetlamps (when we passed them) and you saw everything on the camera that you could see with you naked eye and I even thought it was better than my eye. Now when you film and take pictures, it organizes the images according to date and when you film several scenes it will play them one after another without a bit of a pause. The camera also has little doors on the back and the side so you can hook up your cords without the base, which is good. Also inside of one of the doors are an hdmi output, a headphones output and a mic input. I ran my iPod through the mic input to make a music video and it turned out great (although be sure not to have your iPod any louder than half). The camera also has a one touch DVD burning button on the camera and the base, but I haven’t used it yet. The only real negative is that the battery only last 90 minutes, but I bought a bigger battery, which last 14 hours. That battery weighs as much or more than the camera (the camera is really light) and it sticks out the back some but that isn’t really that big of a deal. The software is pretty smart. You hook the camcorder with the use of the provided usb cable (after loading the software) and it finds the camcorder and asks if you want to transfer all the items to your computer. But the cool thing is that you can keep those images on your camcorder after transfer, film other stuff, hook you camera back up to the computer and it will only transfer items that haven’t been transferred yet. This is good because you don’t have to try to figure out what has or haven’t been transfer and you don’t get dup copies, or that annoying message about whether you want to overwrite a file. And it organizes by date and you can do a total calendar view and see what dates you filmed on. When it organized and transfer to your CPU, it organized by date filmed, not date transfer, which is extremely helpful, especially if you visit multiple locations during multiple dates. This is really the last camcorder you will possibly buy for many many years. The only thing is that it has so many cool accessories you can buy, like wide-angle lenses, telescopic lenses, attachable lights, and underwater case etc that you may eventually end up with a $2500-3000 total purchase when you are done. The accessories are not a necessity but they do look like a lot of fun. Auto focusing can be a pain at times, but it does have a manual focus, which you can set to infinity and if you zoom, set it up on a tripod. Oh and one last thing, I actually filmed something for 5 minutes that was playing on my plasma in HD and it look as if its the movie itself.
Wowashi on August 8, 2009 at 11:22 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Handicam but very delicate
Good Handicam but very delicate
The camera is by far wonderful in the quality of pictures and the ease of use but Sony in its aim to sell accessories did not provide…
Anonymous on August 8, 2009 at 11:25 am
3.0 out of 5 stars
Expected More. But still worth the price.
Expected More. But still worth the price.
-Low light picture quality: vey grainy – pointless to shoot in low-light, must use a light, or the night shot.
Wren on August 8, 2009 at 11:26 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Reduced Value after raising the price by 100%
I checked with a friend who purchased the camcorder late 2008. He said the camcorder is good, but not worth $1500. Anyone knows the reason behind the raise, recession?
Haide on August 8, 2009 at 11:45 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
the price is jacked up 100%
I have been watching this product since December last year when the prices came down to $700. At that time the MSRP was about $1000.
Idola on August 8, 2009 at 12:04 pm
1.0 out of 5 stars
The price is too expensive
I don’t own this product. I have been watching the price of it for a couple of months. The price of it now is even two hundred dollars more than it was two months ago.
Anonymous on August 8, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Just took this on a three week foreign tour and it does a lot of things amazingly well. I did a lot of research and am quite knowledgeable, and was originally going to buy one of the new units that runs on flash cards because I liked their size. But they made too many compromise — one of the worst of them being a lack of a viewfinder. I’ve never seen an LCD screen that wasn’t washed out in sunlight (and this unit, while better than most, is no exception), so you NEED a viewfinder. Besides which, you get a lot less jiggling holding the camera up to your eye than holding it at arm’s length to view an LCD screen. The main caveat is its use of AVCHD as its recording format. This is another case of the hardware being ahead of the software. After extensive reading of the reviews of all the programs that currently exist, I’ve concluded that no one has yet come out with software to make editing this new format a simple affair. Sony’s Vegas 8 (which costs $[. . . ]+) seems, from the reviews and my limited testing, to come closest, but my expensive high-powered desktop (2 1/2 years old) stutters and chokes. AVCHD is highly compressed and requires a ton of CPU power. So, for now, I’ve decided to just show my raw footage to friends by connecting the camera directly to my HDTV, and wait until better software emerges or I’m ready to buy a new computer. The quality and versatility of the camera are great, however, and I’m glad I didn’t compromise to get a smaller unit. The hard drive helps give you a good solid grip using one hand, and I loved being able to stop worrying about running out of space (120gb is a huge amount of shooting).
Xing on August 8, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I’ll keep this short and sweet. . . After “purchasing” and “returng” camcorders to different stores in my area; FINALLY I found what I was looking for in a video camera. . . I just cannot begin to explain how crystal clear this camera shoots. . . Everyone I show the previews on the screen to want to either buy one or jokingly tell me if they can have my camera. . . The kicker is that it behaves extremely well in low-light situations. . . the best I’ve seen so far (and the reason why I returned so many camcorders after trying them out for a couple of days). . . This is a no-brainer. . . The Sony HDR-SR12 is THE camcorder to get. . . Recording in space saving SP is incredible but when I switch to the highest setting (FH) the picture details became almost three dimensional. . . The fact that it has a Carl Zeiss lens doesn’t hurt either. . . Beware who you buy online from as I did get burned by a New York based internet company (who shall remain unnamed. . . NOT AMAZON mind you). . . They played a major bait and switch where I ended up paying at least $200 overprice. . . but oh well, live and learn. . . buy it here on Amazon and play it safe. . . 5 Star Camcorder and I can’t even imagine how much any company can improve on image quality in the future after seeing what the SR12 can do!
Anonymous on August 8, 2009 at 2:34 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Camera!!! HD Quality is great. Yipee, no tapes!
This is a wonderful camera. You can shoot and shoot and shoot with no tapes. Review your clips with a visual thumbnail index.
Anonymous on August 8, 2009 at 4:11 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
very good camcorder
It was not 5 stars because of the battery duration, but the image is sensacional on LCD full hd screen.Recording on hdd is very easy and preserves the quality.
Kyler on August 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice camcorder
This product was received on time and in good condition.
We love this little camcorder.
Oda on August 8, 2009 at 9:42 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Would you ship a thousand dollar camcorder like a five dollar book?!!
The camera is a great product, no doubt about it~ There are plenty of reviews on that issue.
But let’s talk about the intelligence and customer care behind shipping…