Sony HDR-SR11 10.2-MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: SonyRelease Date: 2009-11-30
Model: HDR-SR11
Color: Black
Product features:
- Record video to 60 GB hard disk drive or Memory Stick media
- 1920 x 1080 Full HD video resolution; 10.2-megapixel still image capture
- 3.2-inch wide touch panel Xtra Fine LCD? display (921k pixels)
- x.v.Color captures and displays lifelike color
- Dolby Digital 5.1-channel recording
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Digital camera reviews of Sony HDR-SR11 10.2-MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Digital camera Review: "BUFFER OVERLOAD" record failures every 3 seconds
Summary: 1 Stars
I drive a truck (semi), so my main use for this camcorder was as a "dashcam" (actually I used a Panavise 809 CCTV Camera Window Mount, and mounted it against the rear windshield.
The recording quality is great, and the focus has great improvements from the HDR-SR5 I used to have. I could actually put it into manual focus mode. The on/off switch is thinner, and in a more difficult position (no big deal).
Here is the main problem I was having with this camcorder (the reason for 1 star, because what good is a camcorder if it doesn't record?):
The recording would abruptly fail with a blue screen that said "buffer overload".
The amount of failures depended on the types of loads, roads & bumps I went over with my truck. If I had a "user friendly" load (medium weight, double trailers = minimum shakiness for the type of vehicle I drive), I would get maybe 3-4 "buffer overload" messages while driving at one speed (55 MPH of course, LOL). When stopping or slowing down meant a change in "environmental conditions" for the internal hard-disk, and along came the "buffer overload" messages. If making a right/left turn, BUFFER OVERLOAD... Climbing a hill, same thing. Sometimes if another truck passed me, it would fail.
If I hauled a super heavy load on a single 53' trailer and went over the route that had the most bumps, I may as well not have brought the camcorder with me because I couldn't get 3 seconds of recording out of it.
Some users experienced with this model stated that the reason for the buffer overload messages was the microphone sound was too high. This is apparently not the case as it is the fact that the hard-disk cannot tolerate the vibrations associated with it's applications. When it comes to being inside a vehicle, or maybe the vibrations of high decibel sound produced from a live band, this camcorder has a serious flaw, and Sony engineers/developers have some work ahead of them, but they might not be taking it seriously, yet they known about the problem.
The solution I am hearing on different forums is that one could use a memory stick for recording. My question is that could one transfer video data from the memory stick to the internal hard-disk?
Otherwise, if a person is using this camcorder for use in a vehicle, airplane, live band, etc. I would seriously reconsider.
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Summary of Sony HDR-SR11 10.2-MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
The Sony Handycam camcorder HDR-SR11 with Face Detection technology captures faces clearly so your videos and photos are recorded more beautifully. The ClearVid CMOS Sensor (with Exmor technology) and BIONZ image processor provides extremely detailed Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution video11, and stunning 10.2 megapixel still images, with long battery life. Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization system reduces blur even when using the 12x optical/150x digital zoom. Moreover, Hybrid recording technology gives you the flexibility to record to the internal 60GB hard disk drive or removable Memory Stick PRO Duo media (sold separately), as well as easily copy video or still images from the hard disk drive to Memory Stick media without a PC.Camcorders
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