Typical price: £500
What is it: Hard drive-based camcorder with face indexing
What we think: With an annoying touchscreen interface and poor performance, the SR5E is an uninspiring product
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 13 November 2007
Tags: Sony, Sony Handycam HDR-SR5E, sports, HD, white balance
We like:
Neat face index feature; bundled dock
We don't like:
No eye-level viewfinder; no wind filter; no USB port on camcorder, just on bundled dock; cables not ubiquitous yet for mini-HDMI connector
CNET UK judgement:
An uninspiring entrant in Sony's HD camcorder lineup, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR5E's video quality and performance simply don't deliver for the price
Full review:
With its £500 street price, HD video support, hard-disk-based recording and Sony provenance, the Handycam HDR-SR5E certainly seems like a bargain. Continue Reading...
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