Typical price: £1,000
What is it: High-definition camcorder with 100GB hard drive
What we think: Hi-def perfection is here -- simply the best HD consumer cam around
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 3 July 2007
Tags: sony, hard drive, colour, balance
We like:
Top build quality; huge storage capacity; excellent HD video; finger-friendly touchscreen
We don't like:
No HDMI cable included; poor battery life; no manual exposure
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The Sony HDR-SR8 and HDR-SR7, which has a smaller 60GB hard drive, are the Rolls Royce of movie cameras -- feeling like a million dollars, shooting like they're heading for Hollywood and handling like a dream. Tech-heads will need to look elsewhere, but everyone else will luxuriate in the effortlessly impressive high-definition movies – and probably struggle to fill that large hard drive
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