Sony HDR-SR12 Camcorder Review–Expensive Extensive Hardware

And now, we cap off the week with a look at the Sony HDR-SR12, a camera that will offer even more features at an even higher price tag than the JVC Everio GZHD3 we looked at earlier in the week. The Sony HDR-SR12 offers up a 12x zoom with Sony's proprietary Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization, ...

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Sony HDR-SR11 Camcorder Review–Expensive But Awesome

We end the week with a look at a Sony camcorder--it's going to be preposterously pricey, but man, is it ever going to bring a potent package along with plenty of options. We're talking about the Sony HDR-SR11, and you're going to want to be sitting down for this. The Sony HDR-SR11 camcorder offers a 12x ...

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Sony DCR-SR80 Camcorder Review–Pricey But Worth It

Sony has offered up a whole lot of exciting camcorders in their time, and that makes them especially qualified to lead off a week's worth of looking at camcorders. We start things off with the Sony DCR-SR80, a camera that will pack in plenty of options, though not without a serious blow to your pocketbook. The ...

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Sony DCR-SX83 Camcorder Review–Solid Sony Quality

Today we're going to kick off with something from the Sony market, and you know that Sony has, historically, offered good quality products, although price is often something of an issue. That will be largely the case here as we consider the Sony DCR-SX83. The Sony DCR-SX83 camcorder offers a 25x optical zoom with accompanying 300x ...

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Sony HDRCX350V Camcorder Review–Packing More Than You’d Expect

Another fine Sony comes our way today with the Sony HDRCX350V, a camcorder that will bring you just about everything a camcorder can bring you, and make you pay for every feature. The Sony HDRCX350V camcorder offers a 12x optical zoom with accompanying 160x digital zoom, a 2.7 inch Clear Photo LCD display, a BIONZ image ...

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Sony HDR-CX110 Camcorder Review–Not Half Bad, Really

I was definitely surprised to stumble across the Sony HDR-CX110 camcorder.  Not because I didn't expect good things out of Sony; it's been my experience that, nine times out of ten, they'll put up a pretty choice piece of hardware. And the Sony HDR-CX110 may look simple and unassuming, but it will have plenty to ...

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Sony DCR-SR45 Camcorder Review–Decent For The Price

A fresh Sony emerges for us to discuss today, folks, and today we're looking at the Sony DCR-SR45, a camcorder that's got some serious deficiencies. The Sony DCR-SR45 camcorder offers a thirty gig onboard hard drive, a 40x optical zoom with augmenting 2000x digital zoom, a 2.7 inch widescreen touch-panel LCD screen, built-in zoom microphone, compatibility ...

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Sony DCR-SX44/L Camcorder Review–Power in a Small Package

Sony camcorders have given me a lot of reason to be happy over the years, and some reasons to be very, very worried about anyone who picks one of these up.  Today, however, I have a mostly good Sony at a decent price besides, the DCR-SX44/L. The Sony DCR-SX44/L camcorder offers a 60x optical zoom with ...

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Sony HDR-XR350V Camcorder Review–Everything You’ll Need And Then Some

This week is all about camcorders, folks, so we're going to kick it off with a fine example of Sony hardware--the Sony HDR-XR350V. The Sony HDR-XR350V offers a 12x optical zoom with augmenting 160x digital zoom, a 2.7 inch Clear Photo LCD monitor, the BIONZ image processor, x.v.Color technology, Sony's brand-specific wide-angle G-lens and Optical SteadyShot ...

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Sony DCR-SR88 Camera Review–Too Much Price, Not Enough Camera

I've dealt with more than a few Sony camcorders, and I've had my ups and downs with them.  Some have been a whole lot better than others, but today's review target, the Sony DCR-SR88, is going to offer plenty of quality.  However, there's a downside here, and we'll take a look at that directly. The Sony ...

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