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| Video Quality | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Sound Quality | 8.5/10 |
| Battery Life | 7.5/10 |
| Features | 5.5/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 |
| Value for Money | 5/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 4.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 4.8/10  |
By JohnW1st
on 25th Mar 2007
| Time Camcorder Owned | 1 - 4 Weeks |
|---|---|
| Video Quality | 9/10 |
| Sound Quality | 9/10 |
| Battery Life | 8/10 |
| Features | 4/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6/10 |
| Value for money | 1/10 |
| Overall value | 1/10 |
 JohnW1st's recommendation | |
The Sony HDR-SR1 is an easy camera to use and produces excellent images, however this is of no use if you cannot download the images and produce useful files and DVDs.
The software conflicts with so many InCD type programs, including Nero, and does nothing to replace their functionality. If you use CD-RW discs at all then this product is not for you.
Another fault that I found with the software is that the sound got progressively scrambled with each clip viewed if I had more than 2GB of memory in use on my PC!
To compound the Sony HDR-SR1 problems as yet Sony's online support has failed to even come back with an answer nor even an acknowledgment. I tried for nearly a week! (Their feedback department did come back after a week, but have since disappeared). Looking at various forums on the web I see that I am not alone in this, and others echo my views above.
I just CANNOT recommend this excellent camera.
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Respect: +1
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JohnW1st
on 28th Mar 2007