Reviewed on July 1, 2009Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.TAGS:Sony Handycam, touch screen, Sony Corp., CMOS, GPS, hard drive, camcorder, photograph, video
Reviewed on October 30, 2006The Sony Handycam HDR-SR1's combination of hard disk capacity, easy adapatability, great design, and a broad feature set make it the consumer HD model to beat for 2006.TAGS:Sony Handycam, camcorder, Sony Corp., AVCHD, DVD, photograph, video, LCD, hard drive
Reviewed on July 1, 2009Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.TAGS:Sony Handycam, touch screen, Sony Corp., GPS, CMOS, hard drive, camcorder, photograph, video