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Sony DCR-SR80
Sony DCR-SR80
  • 4 out of 5
"Was a worry!...."
  • 3 out of 5
"Such a shame"
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Sony DCR-SR80 Reviews

  • 3.77 out of 5

Rating: 3.77 of 5
(84 user reviews)

Sony DCR-SR80 Reviews by Camcorder-HQ Users

  • 4 out of 5
Was a worry!.... (Graeme Munro - 9/24/08)

I bought this handicam after suffering a host of older models in the past. The 60 gb hard drive was the best seller to me... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Such a shame (Graeme Munro - 7/30/08)

This is a masterpiece of electronic engineering. It worked well in everything I asked t to do. My only gripe is why in heaven's name... read more

  • 4 out of 5
So sad!... (Graeme Munro - 7/19/08)

The saddest part of this beautiful Handicam is the lack of an eye viewer. I have no idea what Sony were thinking of when they... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great Video Capture (zandersorc - 6/29/08)

Although the camera mode works the best in well lit areas, th video capturing is excellent. I recorded almost a whole concert on zoom and... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Warranty Honored (Jeff - 8/8/07)

I too had a problem with my Sony DCR-SR80, specifically the hard drive. Althoguh the tech support over the phone leaved a litle to be... read more

  • 4 out of 5
DCR-SR80 with Mac (Larry - 7/8/07)

Very problematic, however if you set up as HDD the camcorder icon will show up on Mac desktop. Using Toast Titanium I was able to... read more

  • 3 out of 5
low light image not great. (marco - 6/6/07)

I shot a whole concert on a theather with a bright stage, but the image is very granular and resembles a lot an old VCR... read more

  • 2 out of 5
SONY DOES NOT LIVE UP TO WARANTY (JALUGOJR - 5/8/07)

Close to $800.00 and after very little usage and three month's of ownership the charger burn out. I purchased a new Sony battery thinking it... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Can't convert to Mac (Sandy McCance - 4/23/07)

I purchased the DCR-SR80 at xmas and recently purchased a Mac. I have not been able to get the two to connect to use the... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Making a Movie (Roni - 2/27/07)

I purchased the SR80 at Best Buy when the salesperson said I could load the files into Movie Maker for editing. To this date, I... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Watch out for scam (Richard Hurter - 12/7/06)

WARNING: STAY CLEAR OF USAPHOTONATION.COM
The above site will scam you by offering the lowest price for the most popular camcorder such as the Sony... read more

  • 5 out of 5
dcr-sr80 great (ray - 9/23/06)

This camcorder is great , it performs well in low light and is very easy to transfer to computer with included dock.read more

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