Sharing a perch at the top of Sony's HD prosumer camcorder line, the Handycam HDR-SR7 manages to combine a raft of cutting-edge capabilities without forgetting that its primary function is capturing high-quality HD video.

Excellent video and performance; satisfying photo quality; a decent set of manual controls for the target audience; bundled dock

No wind filter; no USB port on camcorder, just on bundled dock; annoying touch screen interface; cables not ubiquitous yet for mini-HDMI connector

The Sony Handycam HDR-SR7E delivers cutting-edge capabilities along with high-quality high definition video. Its great HD experience is buoyed by plenty of manual controls and with a comfortable experience through a touchscreen interface and small stature, you'll be floating along

Satisfying photo quality; A decent set of manual controls for the target audience; Bundled dock

No wind filter; No USB port on camcorder; just on bundled dock; Cables not ubiquitous yet for mini-HDMI connector

If you never have need to record anything from computer screen or TV screen, this is a very nice camcorder.

Very good auto features, nice 1080i picture during normal light condition; The best consumer grade HD camcorder out there; Although its picture in low light is not as good as under ample light, it is still better than most consumer camcorders

When I use it to record PowerPoint presentation on computer screen, it has a lot of ghost lines; I am sure it is some kind of auto feature caused it; I turn off all the auto features: auto-white balance, auto-focus, etc, it still does it; Recording the TV screen also have many ghost lines.

A previous reviewer made the point that the end filesize (per hour) when compared with tape based HDV proved that the 7E was inferior by a sigificant amount. Not true. I think that the end result is marginally inferior to HDV - but not much and the camera is MUCH more convenient.

This Handycam felt rock solid and provided the best optical image stabilization. Its stop/start button is in the perfect place, but the zoom control is positioned right where your middle finger rests-bad idea.

Rock-solid; good optical image stabilization; "easy" mode; great video quality

Awkwardly placed zoom button; stop button delay.

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

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.

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.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comfortable to Operate; Great Picture Quality; Simple Controls

small buttons on screen

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.