Overall video quality is very soft. The only time a somewhat sharp picture was obtained was in 'tele macro' mode. Clips also display significant noise and digital artefacts until you scale down to YouTube-sized dimensions. This includes noticeable purple fringing around subjects. If you still live completely in a low-resolution world, your recordings are destined for video-sharing Web sites, or you simply want to capture the moment no matter how it looks, the DCR-SR47 will suffice.
Colours look good and white balance is respectable, too. Although low-light video has its share of noise, the results are decent. Finally, while the camcorder does take still shots, you'll probably get better photos out of a camera phone.
Conclusion
While it's true that you can get much better video from an HD camcorder, and they needn't cost that much more, standard-definition video is less demanding to play and edit on an average desktop or laptop. With the Sony Handycam DCR-SR47, you're trading video quality for plenty of storage and a 60x zoom lens. It's small, lightweight and easy to use, too. Just don't expect HD video quality when you're paying for SD.
Additional editing by Charles Kloet
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