not the best quality camcorder for the price but great for ghost hunters who need night vision. Build in hard drive makes things super easy. Charging dock is annoying and takes up a lot of extra space when they could have just made a small battery charger.

Although this review is for the Sony Handycam HDR-SR7, it is also applicable to the Sony Handycam HDR-SR8 which differs only in price, the capacity of its hard-disk and in a cosmetic detail or two.

Plenty of output and input options; Easy to hold steady; Sharp and vivid video

..; but you'll need an HD TV and Blu-ray/PS3 to truly get the best; Manual settings require diving through touchscreen menus; Mini-HDMI cable not included -- screams of penny pinching

Sony HRD-SR7 is best for every occasion and could capture memories to last a lifetime. With a 60GB built-in hard drive to store quality images and excellent videos, this handy cam does everything. The SR7 delivers 8 hours of HD video.

A high end HD camcorder that provides stunning quality HD to a 60gb HDD so it is easy to transfer all the captured videos to a pc. The camcorder is in a glossy black casing covered with all the buttons you might expect on a camcorder, zoom, record, pause and so on.

Quality; HDD rather than tape; zoom

cost; fiddly touch screen

Sony, getting better all the time: This is not my first video camera, I started about 20 years ago with the Betamovie and with it I've made videos with such good quallity that I didn't change it by the next one, the Video 8 because it still wasn't better until the first Hi8 appeared which was really...

Sony's HDR-SR7 records high definition video onto a built-in 60GB hard drive. This first look review takes a look at the specs for this hard drive camcorder.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comfortable to Operate; Great Picture Quality; Simple Controls

small buttons on screen

The Innovative Sony HDR-SR7E Camcorder A light and compact high-definition camcorder, with a 60GB hard disk drive and all the latest sony technology to deliver footage of exceptional quality and clarity.

I was actually looking for a video camera, and I think Sony is the way to go, as I have many of their products already.

For all intents and purposes, the Sony HDR-SR7 is the same camera as the HDR-SR8E , but with a smaller 60GB hard drive. Otherwise, it shares an identical feature set with its bigger brother; including an unchanged lens and sensor, a 6.1-megapixel stills mode, 10x optical zoom, external microphone...

Vibrant picture quality; excellent stills mode; user-friendly touch interface

It's practically the same price as the superior HDR-SR8E