Sony HDR-SR1 Review at PCAuthority
.jpg)
PCAuthority has a review of the Sony HDR-SR1 and writes, “Currently, only Sony’s flawed bundled software can read AVCHD, so you can’t edit the footage you shoot, and you can only play it back with a computer. This may change if Sony release its own consumer editing software or plug-ins for editing programs. For now, not even Vegas, Sony’s own professional video editing program, can open the files the SR1 creates. … In keeping with characteristic Sony style, the SR1 represents excellent hardware marred by incomplete, proprietary software. If you are confident that Sony will provide an editing solution for the SR1, then it’s full of plus points. However we think it’s incomplete, premature and that you should hold off until AVCHD support grows.”
Link. Read more about the Sony HDR-SR1.
February 26th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
I did some research on HD cameras recently, and came to the same conclusion. The inability to edit on anything but Sony’s software makes this purchase completely a non-option. I found some good advice on Shelly Palmer’s blog, and definitely recommend prospective buyers do the same:
http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2006/12/hd_camcorder_as.html
- Will