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Based on 9 expert reviews, the average rating for Sony HDR-SR1 is 4.1/5. Expert Reviews for Camcorders are gathered from magazines and web sites around the world. Read summaries of the English reviews below.

 
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Review summary of SONY HDR-SR1

(9/7/08)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 81/100. Comparing these reviews to 48503 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.
Country: US
92.0 / 100.0
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Sony HDR-SR1

(6/20/07)
Summary: 3 experts have reviewed the Sony HDR-SR1, giving it an average score of 70 out of 100 and a total of 1 test win/editor's choice award... Read the full review
Country: UK
70.0 / 100.0
Testseek Title:

Sony HDR-SR1

(4/10/07)
Summary: 17 experts have reviewed this product and the average expert score is 82 of 100. Read the full review
Country: US
82.0 / 100.0
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Sony HDR-SR1

(8/8/06)
Summary: Boasting a generous 3.5" Wide (16:9) Hybrid Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD screen and multiple connectivity options, you’ll have complete control from capture to cut. For the first time e... Read the full review
Country: US
5.0
Camcorderinfo.com Title:

Sony HDR-SR1 First Impressions Camcorder Review

(7/25/06)
Summary: The Sony HDR-SR1 represents a huge shift in the camcorder industry, drawing on not one, but two of the most important and emerging trends of the last several years: high definition and hard disk drive storage. The HDR-SR1 utilizes the new AVCHD standard, a derivative of MPEG-4 H.264 codec, jointly developed by Panasonic and Sony. No... Read the full review
Country: US
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CNET.co.uk Title:

Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 review


Summary: : Its combination of hard disk capacity, adapatability, great design and a broad feature set make it the consumer HD model to beat for 2006... Read the full review
Verdict: The Sony Handycam HDR-SR1's combination of hard disk capacity, adapatability, great design and a broad feature set make it the consumer HD model to beat for 2006
Pros: ; Hard disk holds four hours of best-quality HD video; sharp, saturated, low-noise video; build quality; fast, smooth focus; effective image stabilisation
Cons: ; Mediocre still photos; frequent motion artefacts in video; unimpressive but necessary bundled software; no windscreen filter for microphone
Country: UK
8.0 / 10.0
Techradar Title:

Sony HDR-SR1


Summary: Hard-disk-drive recording doesn't scare anyone anymore. Millions of people are now confident using and storing masses of digital data on computers. Take a look around as you travel to work, and you'll also notice that a hard disk lets you carry your music with you on MP3 players.It's not surprising that the hard-disk-drive (HDD) format... Read the full review
Pros: ; >Video and stills imagesAudio reproduction
Country: UK
4.5 / 5.0
EasyCamcorders.com Title:

Quick Camcorder Reviews: Sony HDR-SR1 Camcorder


Summary: The HDR-SR1 walked away with a number of awards from the 2006 CamInfo Selects, including Best Under $1500, Best HDD / Flash Media, and a shared award with the HDR-UX1 for Most Innovative. Both camcorders capture full HD video quality with a new compression method, AVCHD. The HDR-SR1 is an all-in-package, recording up to 4 hours of video... Read the full review
Country: US
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Camcorderinfo.com Title:

Sony HDR-SR1 Camcorder Review


Summary: The Sony HDR-SR1 is perhaps the most forward-facing camcorder of the year – a virtual checklist of hot technologies and manual controls. Along with the DVD-recording HDR-UX1, the SR1 compresses video in AVCHD, the new high definition format that, for the first time, allows consumers to leave tape behind. The SR1 records to a 30GB... Read the full review
Country: US
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