Sony HDR-CX7 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Excellent video and performance ; impressive still photos for a camcorder ; adequate manual controls ; docking station included

Cons: No wind filter ; USB on dock only, not on camcorder ; doesn't include Mini HDMI cable ; no viewfinder

Verdict: As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR7, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin.

Review summary: Join me, if you will, along the slow march toward the obsolescence of tape in video. We've definitely got a long road ahead of us, but it's fun to notice how much camcorders have changed already. On the one hand, tapeless camcorders such as Sony's ...

Pros: Excellent video and performance ; impressive still photos for a camcorder ; adequate manual controls ; docking station included

Cons: No wind filter ; USB on dock only, not on camcorder ; doesn't include Mini HDMI cable ; no viewfinder

Verdict: As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR7, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin.

Verdict: And then there were four: quadruplet Sony HD camcorders, that is. When they ship on June 27, the INR 50,000/- Memory Stick Duo-based Handycam HDR-CX7 and INR 57300/- hard-disk-based HDR-SR7 will join the tape-based HDR-HC7 and DVD-based HDR-UX7 to ...

Review summary: The Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 was released to be the world's smallest and lightest AVCHD high-definition camcorder. In LP mode, it can record nearly three hours of full HD 1080 video on an 8-GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media card. It has a 3-megapixel ...

Verdict: The new Handycam HDR-CX7 model is the world's smallest and lightest AVCHD high-definition camcorder. It can record nearly three hours of full HD 1080 video on an 8-GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media card (LP mode). Weighing just 15 ounces with the ...