Sony DCR-SR82 1MP 60GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom (Handycam Station Included) by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony DCR-SR82 1MP 60GB Hard Disk Drive Handycam Camcorder with 25x Optical Zoom (Handycam Station Included)
Digital camera Review: Sony DCR-SR82 60GB Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder
Summary: 4 Stars
I really love this camcorder because it is so small and easy to carry wherever I go. I haven't had as much time to play with it as I had planned yet. I do Wish I could connect it directly to a computer without the cradle. I don't carry the cradle with me on vacation, etc., so couldn't show my pictures to my family nor review them except on the camera itself. I also didn't find a way to hook it directly to the television except with the cradle. Maybe it is me, but, I would really like to be able to do that!
But I have taken still and video pictures and have put them on my computer and viewed them. It doesn't have a lot of editing functions and sometimes I find the menus confusing. But I think when I use it more, I will find it easier to get straight to the function I want. I do plan to get an extra polarizing lens and maybe some other things. I got an extra battery but probably didn't need to. It doesn't run the battery down very fast. I got a portable charger for the battery and used it every night while on vacation.
Digital camera Review: Perfect HDD Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
The video files are standard MPEG2 w/ AC3 stereo sound at 720x480i resolution. It comes with Windows software, but is Mac compatible. iMovie 08 makes it easy to edit footage. This camera even works under Linux as a standard USB2 storage device.
I've owned two previous Handycams, and this one is a huge leap forward. The DCR-SR82 has tons of recording time, clocking in at over 14 hours at the HQ high quality setting. It works great in low light, especially with the infrared and slow shutter. It's amazing how small this full-featured camera is. Make sure to get a better battery, though.
If you're wondering whether to go high-def... don't... unless you have massive amounts of disk space to edit with, and want to wrestle with some proprietary video format. This MPEG2-to-disk camcorder is the way to go.
Digital camera Review: Very good Camcorder
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros:
This is my first camcorder and i am very happy i made the right choice. Excellent video and audio quality, very easy to operate, very decent photos and nice software to browse videos and photos on my computer. The camcorder is so small and fits perfectly in my palm, my friends hardly believed it is 60 GB and holds 21 hours of video.
Cons:
I wish there was some improvement on the battery duration as the battery on full charge comes for 90 Mins. Also the night mode shooting is not that impressive.
Digital camera Review: buy this one over the dcr-sr62 lesser version
Summary: 5 Stars
like it, sleek, and does a very good job. only thing i wish it had was an audio in plug, and firewire cable instead of the usb base you have to use, but other than those two minor things i really like it. especially since you can record dorky things, and not waste micro tapes, or dvds, becasuse you can use the hard drive over and over again, and not spend any more money.Digital camera Review: Sony DCR-SR82 Low Light Performance is not good
Summary: 2 Stars
Sony DCR-SR80: In February 2007, I purchased the older 2006 model Sony DCR-SR80 hard disk drive camcorder (since the newer Sony DCR-SR82 was not available for sale until March 2007). It had F1.8 lens and 1/5.5 inch, 1 MP Gross, 0.690 MP Effective CCD and I was convinced by the advertising hype of very good videos. I extensively tested the Sony DVR-SR80 at home for 10 days, and I took many videos in bright light and in low light. The bright light videos were okay. But the low light videos were poor, grainy, and disappointing, and I returned it for refund.
Sony DCR-SR82: In March 2007, I purchased the new 2007 model Sony DCR-SR82 hard disk drive camcorder. It had F1.8 lens, 1/6 inch, 1 MP Gross, 0.690 MP Effective CCD, and again, I was lured by the advertising hype of good videos. At home for 10 days, I extensively tested and took many videos in bright light and in low light. The bright light videos were okay. However, the low light videos were poor, grainly, and disappointing, and therefore, I returned the Sony DCR-SR82 for a refund. Specific reason of unhappiness, was that during a dim light ballroom, and when I switched from the Sony low light feature "Night Shot Plus" to the infrared "Super Night Shot Plus", that my previously focused dim light people, then became very blurry and unfocused, due to lost of Autofocus. As a double check, and since it is such a hassle to pack up and return items, I made another low light video test at an outside street at night time with some lighted night street lamps, and the same disappointing loss of Autofocus happened, and everything became blurry and unfocused when I switched from "Night Shot Plus" to the infrared "Super Night Shot Plus". And so this camcorder became useless and very unacceptable to me, and so I returned it.
JVC GZ-MG255: In April 2007, I purchased my JVC GZ-MG255 hard disk drive camcorder with largest F1.2 lens, and largest 1/4 inch, 2.18 MP Gross, 1.23 MP Effective CCD camcorder due to JVC's advertisement that the JVC GZ-MG255 has "Superior Low Light Performance" because of its largest "F1.2" lens. I made many home test videos with my JVC GZ-MG255 in bright light and in low light. My JVC GZ-MG255 bright light videos were, and still are, very great in color and look absolutely very beautiful. And the JVC GZ-MG255 low light videos were, and still are, comparatively very good, and much better than my two returned Sony DCR-SR80 and SR82 camcorders. As proof of my great JVC GZ-MG255 low light videos, I still have the poor low light videos from the returned Sony DCR-SR80 and SR82 camcorders to compare. For more details, please see my full Customer Review of my JVC GZ-MG255 camcorder.