Sony HDR-SR12

The HDR-SR12E may be a little more expensive than most of its rivals, but it represents a bargain nonetheless. It ticks all the major boxes that make a great camcorder; including superb image quality and ease-of-use.

A hybrid, high-definition video camcorder that can also capture 10.1-megapixel still images.Sony's HDR-SR12 camcorder - and its sister model the HDR-SR11 (RRP $1999) - differ only in the capacity of their built-in hard disk drives (HDD), with the SR12 having twice the capacity of the SR11. Both models include some of the technologies developed for Sony's still cameras and both support AVCHD video recording with a maximum video resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

Sony Handycam HDR-SR12

Sony's HDR-SR12 is perhaps the best HDD camcorder we have seen to-date. Find out why it's a winner.

The Handycam HDR-SR12 can record over a dozen hours of great-looking AVCHD video onto its 120GB hard drive, but it comes at a hefty price.

The world of amateur video cameras has become like some sort of nauseating spin on the Zipper. On one end of the spectrum there are the ever-shrinking, standard-definition recorders (Exhibit A: Flip Mino). These shooters are built for portability, easy uploads and web distribution. They’re lightweight cameras with lightweight files and lightweight video quality — […]