Sony HDR-SR12 10.2MP 120GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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Features
- Record 1920 x 1080 Full HD video to 120 GB hard drive
- 10.2-megapixel still image capture
- Face Detection technology for video and still images
- ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor technology
- 3.2-inch widescreen touch-panel Xtra Fine LCD screen
Description
The HDR-SR12 delivers everything you need to shoot stunning Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution video and 10.2 megapixel still images. With Hybrid recording technology, you can record to either an internal 120GB hard disk drive or removable Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media. A professional- quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens and ClearVid CMOS sensor (with Exmor technology) and BIONZ image processor let you capture every detail in video and still images. Additionally, Face Detection technology helps everyone put their best face forward, while the Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization system helps ensure images remain sharp and true.
Brand: Sony
Photo Sensor Technology: CMOS
Video Capture Resolution: 1080p
Maximum Focal Length: 5.9 centimeters
Maximum Aperture: 3.5 f_stop
Flash Memory Type: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO DUO
Video Capture Format: AVCHD, MPEG-2, mpeg-4
Supported Audio Format: AAC
Screen Size: 2.7 inches
Connectivity Technology: USB
Sensor Type: CMOS
Connectivity Technology: USB
Color: Black
Special Feature: Removable
Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant
Image stabilization: optical,optical image stabilization
Form Factor: Handheld
Item Weight: 8.32 ounces
Style Name: handheld
Number of Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Operating System: Proprietary (Sony)
Maximum Focal Length: 5.9 centimeters
Maximum Aperture: 3.5 f_stop
Minimum Focal Length: 4.9 millimeters
Lens Type: Zoom
Focus Type: manual-and-auto-focus
Screen Size: 2.7 inches
Display Resolution Maximum: FHD
Flash Memory Type: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO DUO
Flash Memory Installed Size: 120 GB
Flash Memory Speed Class: 10
Flash Memory Video Speed Class: C10
Flash Memory Bus Interface Type: PCI-Express
Supported Audio Format: AAC
Number of Speakers: 1
Compatible Devices: Personal Computer
Brand: Sony
Model Number: HDR-SR12
Camcorder Type: Action Camera
Model Name: HDR-SR12
Built-In Media: USB Cable
Antenna Location: High-definition video and image capture
Unit Count: 1 Count
Manufacturer: Sony
UPC: 027242727755
Global Trade Identification Number: 55, 94
Warranty Description: 1 Year Parts / 90 Days Labor
Video Resolution: 1080p
Video Capture Format: AVCHD, MPEG-2, mpeg-4
Effective Still Resolution: 10.2 mp
Shooting Modes: Face Detection
Image Aspect Ratio: 169
Supported Image Format: JPEG
White Balance Settings: Auto
File Format: mpeg-4, AVCHD, MPEG-2
Exposure Control Type: Automatic, Program
Effective Video Resolution: 1920 pixels
Optical Zoom: 12
Digital Zoom: 150 x
Zoom: Optical, Digital
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I've now had this camera for about a month now and I couldn't be happier. The video quality is STUNNING as well as the recording sounds. It comes with a base and proprietary power and video cords (both component-HD and composite, which means that they are not interchangable with over the counter video cords), but thats ok. It also has the software for transferring the videos and photos to your CPU. Back to the picture and sound... amazing really. The sound records in 5.1 surround which is so cool, plus you have many options on the video such as night vision, black and white, sepia, old movie mold, etc and some of them you can combine (I did night vision with black and white to make a short zombie movie, it looks wicked). There are so many possibilities with this cam. The play back is all touch screen, which the screen can get smeared by fingerprints (easy to wipe out), but I suggest buying a stylus. Of course if you hook it to your television, it does come with a remote control, and you can do everything with that remote except for deleting images. But that is a positive because you don't want to accidentally delete your images. And it does ask for you to confirm deleting so it's hard to do that accidentally. Plus, it's a great photography camera. With the flick of a thumb you can change from filming to photographer easy and it takes crystal clear pictures in 10.5 mega pixel. Although I do find it a bit awkward to reach the photo button. Now it takes better picture in photo mode, then it do in filming mode (While filming you can snap a picture also), Another word on the night vision, I had all the lights off and it films in that greenish color sort of like the movie Cloverfield. But even filming at night without the night vision on, it picks up everything. I had a buddy drive at night, while I was shooting and the only lights were coming from headlights and streetlamps (when we passed them) and you saw everything on the camera that you could see with you naked eye and I even thought it was better than my eye. Now when you film and take pictures, it organizes the images according to date and when you film several scenes it will play them one after another without a bit of a pause. The camera also has little doors on the back and the side so you can hook up your cords without the base, which is good. Also inside of one of the doors are an hdmi output, a headphones output and a mic input. I ran my iPod through the mic input to make a music video and it turned out great (although be sure not to have your iPod any louder than half). The camera also has a one touch DVD burning button on the camera and the base, but I haven't used it yet. The only real negative is that the battery only last 90 minutes, but I bought a bigger battery, which last 14 hours. That battery weighs as much or more than the camera (the camera is really light) and it sticks out the back some but that isn't really that big of a deal. The software is pretty smart. You hook the camcorder with the use of the provided usb cable (after loading the software) and it finds the camcorder and asks if you want to transfer all the items to your computer. But the cool thing is that you can keep those images on your camcorder after transfer, film other stuff, hook you camera back up to the computer and it will only transfer items that haven't been transferred yet. This is good because you don't have to try to figure out what has or haven't been transfer and you don't get dup copies, or that annoying message about whether you want to overwrite a file. And it organizes by date and you can do a total calendar view and see what dates you filmed on. When it organized and transfer to your CPU, it organized by date filmed, not date transfer, which is extremely helpful, especially if you visit multiple locations during multiple dates. This is really the last camcorder you will possibly buy for many many years. The only thing is that it has so many cool accessories you can buy, like wide-angle lenses, telescopic lenses, attachable lights, and underwater case etc that you may eventually end up with a $2500-3000 total purchase when you are done. The accessories are not a necessity but they do look like a lot of fun. Auto focusing can be a pain at times, but it does have a manual focus, which you can set to infinity and if you zoom, set it up on a tripod. Oh and one last thing, I actually filmed something for 5 minutes that was playing on my plasma in HD and it look as if its the movie itself.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2008 by E. Smith
I moved from a Sony Hi-8 camera that we had for 5 years prior to this, and the first word out of my mouth was "Wow!" The tape-based camera was great for an NTSC camera. The video and audio quality were great for home movies and the occasional training videos that I used it for at work. Aside from the fact that it was a standard def picture, the biggest complaint was for the need for tapes. Needless to say, that old camera is now gathering dust. No tapes, no memory cards means that you can take hours and hours of video without having to worry about missing anything (except when your battery runs out, so keep a spare). The 1080i video from this camera is great. For those who are looking for professional quality video, I doubt that any consumer model is going to do it, but this camera comes very close. People choose point-and-shoot cameras for convenience, and DSLRs for quality. To expect otherwise is to fool yourself. However, I have not been disappointed by this camera for shooting video. The size and weight are great. It's not too small or too light to give you shaky videos, and it's small enough to fit into a small camera bag. The low light shots are still good, but a little grainy - as expected. You can use night shot mode, but then you get that eery effect. The daytime shots are better than anything that I've seen on my satellite HD channels. AVCHD still looks better than that super-compressed MPEG4 video that they're transmitting on satellite. The colors are vibrant, and the video is quite realistic. We recently used this to record a cooking demonstration at work, and the closeups, even on a cheap 720p 32" television were clear and detailed so that people 20' away could easily see what was going on. The camera's LCD display even had better picture quality than the television itself! I like the touch screen display to keep the camera's looks clean, without cluttering it with tons of buttons. Although I prefer to use a DSLR to take still photos, the HDR-SR12 takes really nice pictures. The flash is quite bright, and the photos come out very crisp and vibrant. The Sony software utilities even allow you to take hi-res still shots out of the video, which is quite nice. Sometimes, during video, you see a shot that would make a great still shot, and you can easily extract it. The Sony utilities are a nice way to download the videos and stills from the camera. It's a nice way to browse your collection, and supports converting files to other formats. It's a little slow, but fortunately, the latest version of Adobe Premier Elements handles AVCHD natively. However, you will need at least a dual-core processor to handle video editing at HD. Even then, it's very processor intensive, and you'll notice skips in audio and video as you try to work with the clips. Of course, converting to MPEG2 resolves those problems completely, but who wants low-res video except for on the Internet? The standard battery that comes with it is good for about 1.5 hours of recording. I bought a second one that gets me almost 2.5 hours of recording. With just 2 batteries, you can handle most tasks. I did have a problem with static using a Sony wireless mic, but I think that it's the mic's fault, and not the camera's. A feature that at first seemed gimmicky to me was the face recognition. It recognizes faces, and indexes them so that you can quickly view clips that have that person in them. It's nice to be able to go through lots of video on the camera, find a family member, and play a specific clip of them. Although this is a great camera, I do have a few reservations that keep me from giving it 5 stars: 1) I had to get a separate battery charger to avoid carrying around a huge AC adapter. 2) What happens when the hard drive fails? We all know that it will some time, but if you don't back up, you'll lose everything. It doesn't seem like a user-serviceable part either. 3) I had to buy the mini HDMI cable separately. 4) My computer's hardware is barely able to work with AVCHD video. That means that I'd have to consider going to a quad-core one to get better performance (assuming that the software can handle the extra processors). This isn't necessarily the camera's fault, but hi-def video is just cpu-intensive. 5) No easy way to make hi-def videos for friends and families who don't have a computer, Blu-ray players or memory card readers for their TVs. 6) Trying to the videos on a Mac (or an older PC) was a nightmare because you have to convert to MPEG2 before doing anything... There may be affordable software for the Mac that can support AVCHD by now. Overall, this is the camera that I wanted, and still would buy again if I had the choice. I've had it for 7 months, and have not regretted it.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2008 by vlim
I PURCHASED THIS CAMCORDER FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF SHOOTING A TRIP TO THE EAST COAST(WE LIVE ON THE WEST COAST)AT CHRISTMAS TIME. I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH IT, ITS SMALL, LIGHT AND EASY TO USE(COCKPIT PROBLEMS). SONY, SHOULD AT SOME POINT, WRITE A MANUAL IN A LANGUAGE THAT NOVICES CAN UNDERSTAND THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO SET UP & USE EACH OPTION INSTEAD OF SAYING "YOU CAN" I SHOT OVER 10GB OF THE TRIP AND RELATIVES AND STILL HAVE OVER 100GB TO USE(HAVEN'T DELETED ANYTHING AS OF NOW). CONTROLS ARE EASY TO USE ONCE YOU GET USE TO WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY DO(AGAIN COCKPIT PROBLEMS). I PUT THE OVER 10GB TRIP ON THREE DISCS(EASY TO DO) BUT THEY CAN NOT BE VIEWED THRU A REGULAR DVD PLAYER, MUST BE PLAYED ON A BLU-RAY PLAYER. THE PROGRAMS YOU HAVE SHOT CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE CAMCORDER ON A DESKTOP OR LAPTOP(USB PORT). I COPIED THE TRIP TO AN EXTERNAL HD, BUT CANNOT PLAY THEM UNTIL I FIND A PROGRAM THAT WILL PLAY THE FORMAT AVCHD. THE NIGHT SHOTS WERE A SURPRISE, SLIGHTLY GREEN, MAYBE THERE IS AN OPTION TO CORRECT THAT, SONY DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE MANUAL, AS I SAID BEFORE, LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED. THE MEMORY CARD IS A PLUS BUT YOU HAVE TO CHANGE, AS YOU ARE SHOOTING, WHERE YOU WANT THE STILLS TO GO, HD OR CARD. AS I'M SHOOTING I DON'T, USUALLY, WANT THE STILLS TO GO ON THE HD. YOU CAN USE UP TO AN 8GB MEMORY CARD. I HAVE SEVERAL AND HAVE YET TO FILL ONE AND THEY ARE HI DEF, HOWEVER THEY AUTOMATICALLY GO TO A 4/3 FORMAT, NOT 16/9. THE BATTERIES CAN BE CHARGED IN THE CAMCORDER OR ON THE EXTERNAL CHARGER, AND SEVERAL SIZES ARE AVAILABLE, COMES WITH A SMALL ONE(TIME WISE). I HAVE YET TO USE THE PLATFORM, SO I CAN'T COMMENT ON IT.I WOULD DEFINETLY SUGGEST IT TO ANY ONE WHO WANTS A HIGH END CAMCORDER. THE PRICE, AS USUSAL HAS COME DOWN SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BUT ITS WORTH WHAT I PAID FOR IT. THANKS SONY FOR A GREAT PRODUCT, BUT PLEASE, DO BETTER WITH YOUR MANUALS. 1-28-09 I HAVE, SINCE I ORIGINALLY WROTE THIS REVIEW, DISCOVERED THAT I CAN PLAY FROM THE HD WHAT I SHOT ON OUR TRIP WITH THE PROGRAM THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE CAMERA. ITS CALLED AVCHD AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS FROM THE CAMERA. I WILL PROBABLY DISCOVER OTHER THINGS THAT, AS OF NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. I SURE WISH SONY WOULD INCLUDE A COMPRENSIVE AND UNDERSTANDABLE MANUAL OR AT LEAST HAVE A WEB SITE WHERE I COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LITTLE JEWEL. I STILL THINK ITS GREAT!!!2-14-09 I now have a Blu-Ray(Panasonic BD55) dvd player(purchased through Amazon) and it plays great. My HD tv has only 1 HD input so I bought a hub that has 5 and have both my HD players pluged into it, still have to get an HDMI cord to be able to plug in the camera, but the dvds look every bit as good as if comming through the camera to the computer. I just can't say enough good things about this little jewel. I am still learning things(options) about it. I see the price has gone up considerably since I bought it (in October), for once I did it right.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2009 by R. Cloud
Received camera with battery installed, but camera was in the “on” position and therefore battery is dead. Charger was supposed to be included, but nothing else was in the box, so I do not know if the battery is good or not. A small piece of cardboard was taped to the lens with blue painters tape as there was no lens cap. I feel like I have been ripped off as I paid $280 for this and I can’t even tell if it works. Buyer beware.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2025 by Shane Keef
I ordered this camera in mid-August, then used it on a 7-day trip to Cape Cod. I rate this unit 5 stars because of its great picture quality and general ease of use. Specifics: 1. Images were beautifully sharp and clear, just what I'd expected from a High Definition camcorder. 2. Image stabilization worked very well. 3. Autoexposure and autofocus worked well for me. Autofocus was quick and accurate. With varied lighting (full sun, heavy shade, back lit scenes), all images came out very well. Sometimes a manual adjustment would improve the exposure a bit, but things were fine with exposure set to Auto. 4. Mac users: (a) You'll need iMovie08. A lot of camcorder forums describe additional software for using this camera with a Mac, but those threads are old. iMovie08 downloaded and converted the image files, and allowed editing, with no problems. (b) Amazon's item description says it has "i.Link interface (IEEE1394)." I can find no iLink/Firewire connector on the camera or in the manual, but it worked fine with USB2. 5. The manual is short and not as informative as it should be; coverage of menu options is especially inadequate. I wanted to know about the HD capabilities, but all the manual says is you can shoot movies in High-Def or Standard Def. In the menus on the camera itself you'll find 4 video-quality modes, but there are few details. 6. The supplied battery (NP-FH60) will run 40 minutes of normal recording, per the manual. I had to restrain my shooting early on to conserve power, so missed several opportunities. I should have ordered a larger battery (like the NP-FH70). 7. It was hard to tell whether this camera had switched from "REC" mode to "STBY" mode when I pressed the "START/STOP" button; my last camcorder (also a Sony) had a larger button and more positive feel. I've never shot so much "pavement and pants legs" before (but beautifully sharp and clear), or missed so much action that I thought I'd captured. I'll be more careful in the future.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2008 by J. Robuck
Good Handicam but very delicate The camera is by far wonderful in the quality of pictures and the ease of use but Sony in its aim to sell accessories did not provide any kind of wrist strap or even privition to add one that you can buy their solution is "Sony LCS-SRC Carrying Case" in spite of the warnings on the review I bought the case it. While it is a very good camcorder you need one hand completely dedicated to handle. If you are with kids and they need your help then you need to put the camera into a case or something. No easy way to just hang it around your neck or even on your wrist or. I thought the case would be handy and bought it, but with my wide angle lens the camera barely fits in even after expanding it. Bottom line my wife was handling the camera my daughter asked for help with her shoe lace, she put the camera in the case and closed the cover but the Velcro did not lock properly I guess the camera fell from the case. I took it to a Sony service center they say the lens assembly is gone going to cost me $450 to get it fixed. A simple thing like a wrist strap would have been very helpful and simple fall on a soft surface should not make this much damage, I guess the smaller they make these things the more delicate they become. I love the quality of the videos but $450 is still a lot of money over what I paid for the camera.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2009 by Jhansi
My wife and I wanted a high quality camcorder with plenty of storage. While it's heavier than a flash-memory cam, those other camcorders felt a little too light and flimsy to us. The handy cam feels sturdy and substantial. The hard drive is huge, it takes very high quality pictures (and has a pretty quick shutter speed even), and it's very easy to use. The basic battery that comes with this camera lasts a pretty decent amount of time. We also bought the Sony ACCFH70 Accessory Kit w/NPFH70 Battery & LCS-VA30 Case to go with this because it included a spare battery. So far, we haven't had to use the spare battery, but it's comforting to know that it's there in case we need it. All said and done, we're fairly pleased with it. We haven't done much yet with trying to edit any videos on our computer, so can't quite comment on that at the moment. Otherwise, everything about this camcorder is to our liking.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2009 by R. Nathan Jeffs
So I use this for mounting in a Class 8 (semi) rig and have been for nearly 5 years, and I use a Fat Gecko Camera and Camcorder Mount so I can have it as close to the front windshield as possible. The mount makes it so there is virtually no shaking, even when going over bumps. I have used the hard drive in the past, but the shaking and "bumps" causes the recording to shut down abruptly, and when it does, the screen will say "buffer overrun" or something to that effect. I have learned that this is due to the shock factor, so I purchased a couple of Lexar Platinum II 32GB Memory Stick Pro Duo Flash Memory Cards, and I use one to analyze video I intend to post on Youtube, and the other for the next day's round of recording of bad drivers. It would be nice to be able to use the hard drive function, but it is what it is. The remote works (sometimes), and doesn't have a lot of range when I use it for stopping and starting up record. Otherwise, the remote is as easy to use for recording as turning on/off the A/C. The batteries are like any lithium batteries, in that, they don't last too long. The software is good, but I lost the CD, so I was able to download one from the Sony website. I would imagine that there is better software out there which would allow one to do much more with video. The main reason I use the camcorder is for that next motorist who decides to use me for his/her insurance scam by jumping in front of my rig and slamming on their brakes. Since this is a big problem in California and the Las Vegas areas with regard to staged collisions, the State Law Enforcement (California and Nevada Highway Patrol) would probably encourage the use of these camcorders, as long as one isn't manipulating the functions while driving. Trucking companies benefit from camcorders, as long as they aren't used against them in court, so it's imperative for one to use care. Just 3 days ago (from the time of this review), one motorist who had almost 1/8 mile of space in front of his vehicle (and my vehicle) merged onto the freeway, pulled in front of my rig with less than a car length to spare, and just about locked em up. He had two women passengers with him. I would post the video, but I lost control of the horn, so that's my own penalizing of myself for the wrong that doesn't make the right. We are our own worst enemy, so for those who are thinking about using driving dash cams, utilize wisely.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2013 by Window_Seat