Sony HDR-SR7 / SR7E

usability, portability, image quality, price, size

viewfinder, reliability

92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, portability, image quality, design, size

reliability

85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

100% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

Vibrant picture quality, excellent stills mode, user-friendly touch interface

It's practically the same price as the superior HDR-SR8E

Vibrant picture quality, excellent stills mode, user-friendly touch interface

It's practically the same price as the superior HDR-SR8E

As a standalone product, the HDR-SR7E is nearly impossible to fault. However, most users would be better off getting the HDR-SR8E, which offers a much larger hard drive for a slightly higher premium.

Rock-solid; good optical image stabilization; "easy" mode; great video quality

Awkwardly placed zoom button; stop button delay. Very slight artifacting

Getting past that, the camcorder’s performance with our video test shots was strong, with brightly lit situations displaying lifelike color and tack-sharp resolution. It did well with low and medium room light, too, and showed us the best contrast...

Excellent video and performance; satisfying photo quality; a decent set of manual controls for the target audience; bundled dock.

No wind filter; no USB port on camcorder, just on bundled dock; annoying touch screen interface; cables not ubiquitous yet for mini-HDMI connector.

The hard-drive-based analog of the HDR-HC7, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR7 finally delivers a cutting-edge HD video experience, complete with great video and compatibility frustrations.

Excellent video and performance; satisfying photo quality; a decent set of manual controls for the target audience; bundled dock.

No wind filter; no USB port on camcorder, just on bundled dock; annoying touch screen interface; cables not ubiquitous yet for mini-HDMI connector.

The hard-drive-based analog of the HDR-HC7, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR7 finally delivers a cutting-edge HD video experience, complete with great video and compatibility frustrations.

Plenty of output and input options ; Easy to hold steady ; Sharp and vivid video

but you'll need an HD TV and Blu-ray/PS3 to truly get the best ; Manual settings require diving through touchscreen menus ; Mini-HDMI cable not included -- screams of penny pinching

Compared to the tape and mini-DVD based high-def camcorders Sony launched earlier this year, there are only a few minor detail improvements. But we feel that the addition of a high capacity hard-disk to the existing combination of high-def recording,...

Plenty of output and input options, Easy to hold steady, Sharp and vivid video ...

But you'll need an HD TV and Blu-ray/PS3 to truly get the best, Manual settings require diving through touchscreen menus, Mini-HDMI cable not included -- screams of penny pinching

If you've got the prerequisite high-def hardware in your lounge room and are in the market for a camcorder, this is the one to get.

The Sony HDR-SR7E has been designed to make it easy to transfer your videos onto a PC or DVD. The Handycam Station includes ‘One Touch Disc Burn’ – simply press one button and your footage will automatically be transferred to a connected PC. The ‘Easy...

Full HD camcorders have finally matured. If you’ve been waiting for the dust to settle before leaping into a whole new world of sharp video, bright colours and crisp sound, wait no longer and snaffle up this little beauty. Sony HDR-SR7E Camcorder is...