Sony DCR-SR100

usability, portability, image quality, battery, zoom

design, reliability, viewfinder

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Good quality video and still pictures, easy to use software, lots of features

Large frame, slightly awkward to hold, clunky interface

The Sony DCR-SR100 is one of the first hard disk based camcorders on the market, and demonstrates why the technology is here to stay.

Very good video quality. Includes a viewfinder. Excellent night mode.

Expensive for a hard drive camcorder. Still-image features could be better. Bulky.

The DCR-SR100 30, Sony's first hard drive camcorder, is the best of its kind thus far, but it hasn't attained EC quality yet.

Very good video quality. Includes a viewfinder. Excellent night mode.

Expensive for a hard drive camcorder. Still-image features could be better. Bulky.

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Seven hours of recording storage ; Drop sensor ; Empty\" feature for clearing the hard drive ; Carl Zeiss lens ; Nice touchscreen

All manual settings are menu driven ; Check computer operating system compatibility ; No external battery charger

This reviewer dislikes Sony's accessory shoes, which are sunken, with a cover attached by the weakest of plastic straps, destined to break or at least rub against a microphone. Perhaps there's the expectation that most consumers will rarely use...

Great video and still performance from large CMOS sensor, - Very easy to use - even more so than Sonys that use external media, - Big, sharp LCD & HDMI terminal

Recently outclassed by the Sony HDR-SR1, - Not much in the way of manual controls, - Bulky compared to most consumer camcorders

Crisp, clear picture Versatile Large Storage Compact design

No headphone jack Limited manual controls Small record button

The Sony DCR-SR100 is an excellent solution for hobbyists, or travelers who want to capture great video and still images without having to bother with a lot of buttons. Being able to store large amounts of video to the 30-gigabyte hard drive is also an...

Sony DCR-SR100 Hard Drive The Sony DCR-SR100 has a built-in 30g hard drive. The drive is large enough to hold 440 minutes of video at the camcorders highest video quality setting. At it’s lowest video quality setting the camcorder can hold up to 1,250...