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Sony HDR-SR12E HD Hard Disc Drive Handycam - 10MP | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: £737.23
New (17) Used (2) from £642.18
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1215
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.9 x 6.3
MPN: HDRSR12E.CEH
Model: HDRSR12E.CEH
EAN: 4905524488548
ASIN: B0011U9UJU
Release Date: March 3, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Video Capture: CCD sensor (in pixels) - ClearVid CMOS Exmor 1/3", 5 megapixels / Media - Hard drive / Viewfinder - 27" colour, 123200 pixels / LCD Screen - 3.2" Touch screen LCD display Xtra Fine LCD Technology / Sensitivity (lux) - 5 / Optical Zoom - 12x / Digital Zoom - 24x / Image Stabiliser - Super SteadyShot optical stabiliser | | • | Photo Mode: Photo Mode - Yes / Maximum resolution on memory card (in pixels) - 3680 x 2070 / Memory Card - Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Pro Duo / Sound - Dolby Digital 5.1 Built-in Stereo Microphone | | • | Connectivity: Audio Output - Yes / Audio Input - Microphone input Headphones jack / Video Output - USB port HDMI output Composite outputs / DV in (IEEE1394, FireWire) - No / DV out ( IEEE1394, FireWire) - No / Computer Interface - USB / Wireless Function - Yes | | • | Misc: Possible power supply - Battery / Accessories included - Mains adapter, battery, remote control, USB cable / Weight (in grams) - 570 / Dimensions - 83 x 76 x 138 / Manual - Information available soon |
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Product Description
Now you can enjoy professional-quality images with the HDR-SR12 high definition camcorder. Its 120-GB capacity allows you to store hours of high definition video directly on your hard drive. Its HDMI cable also allows you to hook up your camcorder and watch footage on your HD TV. This JVC HDR-SR12 camcorder boasts an impressive 12x optical zoom, excellent colour reproduction, and comes complete with an audio input, a headphones jack, and an accessories clip, allowing you to add an extra microphone for enhanced sound.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Very Flexible and impressive video August 29, 2008
This camera is nothing short of excellent. I had prvious owned a 8mm tape camcorder, and eventually sold it because of the labourious process of converting scenes to watchable content on a VCR.
The SR12 is a million miles away from that experience and I have quickly started putting together my own films. There is a total flexibility of how to watch your content, and I now store everything on my removable hard drive and play on the Lounge Media PC or PS3. DVD or Memory Stick transfer is also a breeze to share with the family.
Thouroughly recommend Vegas Platinum to edit movies also.
Film quality is excellent and the 120Gb harddisk is ample for capturing additional shots to make a final cut. Stills are very impressive and will replace a large number of applications from my current still camera (recommend 7.6 Mpixel).
The camera itself is very capable and adaptable, with a wide range of options that can be added to increase the packages capabilities.
There are no other HD camcorders that compare to this and a great price on Amazon with rapid delivery - Mine was here within 20 hours of order!
Truly Remarkable August 9, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wanted a new camcorder for the holidays. I come from the era of tape, and although I have gone digital in all other areas, this was the last one to be upgraded. My first camcorder was a Hitachi, that was a Super VHS-C, would record 30 minutes, and the thing looked like what the BBC camera men would carry and it cost 1,500.00 back in 1991. My we have come a long way!
The Sony camcorder is simply stunning (not without faults - later!).
With the 50.00 cash back its only 690.00 or there about. I have given it 5 stars, but it should score a 4.75, as it does have some flaws, but these are very minor gripes when you consider what you get.
Firstly, it looks the nuts. It looks cool; it's well built and oozes quality. For me I would class it as tiny, it sits in the palm of my hand, so no more lugging around large camcorders, tape and bags etc. That is a big advantage.
The menu system makes it very easy to use, the touch screen works like a dream, and the image on the little screen is truly superb. I love all of it.
Sony really has got it together when it comes to consumer electronics. The accessories are mainly the cables, with a docking shoe, which is useful for charging when not in use.
The picture quality far surpasses my expectations. My wife's garden looked simply stunning on our 46 inch 1080p Sony Bravia. The colours don't run like on the old tape camcorders, and the greens of the trees in the garden are virtually life like. I can't explain how good they look. The camcorder was primarily bought for outside holiday shooting and for this it will be ideal.
Here is the big selling point for me, and where Sony gets it right ahead of all the other competition. Inter connectivity with other Sony products. I can plug the camera into my PlayStation 3, via the USB cable and simply either watch the footage on the TV via the PS3, or can even copy the footage to the PS3 and keep it on there and watch when I want. This for me is truly the best thing ever, no more burning DVD's or plugging it into the TV etc; I can just plug into the PS3 copy it off and watch it. That for me is the major advantage of digital technology and where Sony has got it right.
Our PS3 is the centre of our living room, we have all our digitalphoto's on ther, all of our music, and now we can have all of our home movies on there.
I can now just get myself a larger external hard drive, and simply have a library of my footage on a hard drive and can simply watch when needed, no more discs, no more burning DVD's.
Convenient it is.
My only 2 gripes are these.
You can set it to fade in and out when recording, but you have to remember to do it every time, you cannot default it. Something my old Sony tape camcorder would not do either.
Secondly, fast panning shots do become slightly blurred, so when doing panning shots, you have to take them slow, but it can happily record moving footage as long as your not moving fast, trees in the wind looked brilliant, but pan away fast and it will blur, but I can't imagine my old camcorder did any different.
So there yo have it, its well built, quality, superbly convinient, cheap, great picture and only minor faults.
Well done Sony.
 lost data July 21, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
i bought this camera to film a friends wedding it was great not having to change tapes, and i bought a bigger battery which lasted all day. I also bought the sony vegas movie studio so that i could edit the wedding as a present for my friend, i have used premier elements before but thought i would use sonys product thinking it would run smoothly. I put the camera in the docking station and opened sony vegas i renamed some clips and imported clips into the media files and left some clips on the hard drive. i then thought i need to save the whole footage on a disc so that i didn't loose any. i used the one touch disc burn on the docking station,after doing this i looked back on the camera and all i can see is a symbol like a broken chain and clips that i didn't name have gone off the computer. I have looked through the manual and cannot find any info on this and seem to be left with only part of the wedding. I don't seem to be able to get any help on this as i'm not sure if i have lost the data or not. So although the camera has been great to use its no good if i don't have confidence at editing i feel that i can't use the camera again until i find out what has gone wrong. and i can't edit my friends wedding. There needs to be more back up support from sony.
 Beware! June 28, 2008
48 out of 57 found this review helpful
This is a brillant camcorder that I was on the point of buying to cover a holiday in Peru. HOWEVER if you look on the Sony web site for the handbook, you will discover that use above 3000metres will destroy its hard drive!!!
I have spoken to Sony UK Technical department about this and they not only confirmed the above but also said that switching to record on the memory stick will NOT get round it. As soon as you turn the camcorder on it will damage the hard drive if above 3000m.
This was not mentioned in any sales literature or specifications, only the handbook -normally read after you've bought it!!
this is very good camcorder June 21, 2008
3 out of 19 found this review helpful
these sony camcorder got flash when took a pictures. the video quality is very good I gave 4 stars. 80%, I think this quality it's enough for me.
thank you. I love the colour shining black. I will using this camcorder to record all my good memories.
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