Sony Handycam® HDR-SR5 (40 GB) Flash Media Camcorder

Pros: Picture detail excellent. Great for commercial work. Long recording time.

Cons: NO HDMI cable. No cover for port jack on bottom. Possible moisture exposure.

Review: Excellent Picture. Easy to use. Good sound. Compatible with Vista. Good night lite and clear picture in dark. Holds about 11-12 hours of recording time but the battery that comes with it lasts 2 hours so buy a back up battery. Does not come with a HDMI ...

Pros: Great video & audio, easy to use. Weights about a pound.

Cons: Retail box contains only the basics – expensive accessories

Review: I bought it 3 months ago on eBay … comes with the basics but it’s a lower cost HD camcorder after all – it is hard to make the output video format work on your home pc … the AVCHD is new and only a few video cards support direct video decompression … ...

Pros: Easy to use, Battery life, software very simple, Light

Cons: None i marked so far

Review: I bought this one in Dec 08, 07. I have been using this since then for my son's different activities as he is just 5 months old. Its very easy to use and the battery life seems to be very good. HD shots are so good and great. I loved ...

Pros: Good picture quality.

Cons: Isolated SUPPORTING PROGRAM/not compatible with any others! Weak zooming speed, very slow still camera!

Review: Good picture but you have a BIG PROBLEM, the only way you can see your movies are through Sony's "Motion Picture Program" and you can't change that to any regularly used programs, i.e., mpeg, etc.. You have to spend hundreds more to see your movies on ...