Sony HDR-SR12 Digital Trends reviews the Sony HDR-SR12 and writes, “The Sony Handycam HDR-SR12 is a slightly mixed bag with the ledger heavily weighted to the positive. Full HD 1920 x 1080I videos taken outdoors were terrific and they’re solid indoors when there’s enough light. Try shooting in very dim rooms and you’ll have problems with digital noise. Audio quality is excellent and the stills are the finest I’ve taken with any camcorder. With its large LCD and hard drive, the unit goes through batteries quickly so spares are a definite must buy—especially if you think you’ll save anywhere near the 15 hours of Full HD the HDR-SR12 is capable of recording. The menus are a bit quirky and it would be great if Sony supplied a full-blown printed owner’s manual. With the dim-light caveat on the table I’d recommend this camcorder for anyone going on vacation. The video and stills are hard to beat. And if $1,399 is too much, consider the HDR-SR11 with a 60GB HDD for $1,199.

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