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Media type: Hard Drive, Optical zoom: 10x, Sensor resolution: 3.2 Megapixels, HD Recording: With HD Recording, Digital zoom: 20x, Weight: 530g, Image stabiliser: Optical, Screen size: 2.7'' ...
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3.5 out of 5

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- - Sony HDR-SR8 Evaluation 5 out of 5
  - Source: t3.com
- October 2007
  Sony HDR-SR8
  By T3 Online
  
  Review summary: Sony's latest sets a new standard for HD.
  
  Pros: Beautiful HD video. Massive storage
  
  Cons: Could do with a video light
  
  Verdict: It's like when the Wizard of Oz goes colour. The best HD camcorder around
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- - Sony HDR-SR8E Camcorder Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: trustedreviews.com
- September 2007
  Sony HDR-SR8E Camcorder
  
  Award: Recommended!
  
  Award: Recommended!
  
  Review summary: The best hard-disk AVCHD camcorder yet?
  
  Verdict: When AVCHD first arrived, it was hard to recommend the format to anyone but incurable gadget lovers. Even though it is now more widely compatible with editing software, AVCHD's inferior image quality to HDV precludes it from being the right choice for ...
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- - Sony HDR-SR8E Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: goodgearguide.com.au
- August 2007
  Sony HDR-SR8E
  By Chris Jager
  
  Pros: 100GB hard drive, attractive & comfortable design, vibrant picture quality, excellent stills mode
  
  Cons: Price, AVCHD format incompatible with most DVD players
  
  Verdict: The Sony HDR-SR8E is a stylish and easy to use HDD camera with a gargantuan 100GB hard drive. It might not be the cheapest model out there, but you definitely get what you pay for.
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- - Sony HDR-SR8 Evaluation 5 out of 5
  - Source: camuser.co.uk
- August 2007
  Sony HDR-SR8
  
  Review summary: Having spearheaded the high-definition video revolution with HDV, Sony is again pushing the technological frontier with its support for AVCHD, the format that uses a very efficient MPEG4 compression system
  
  Pros: Great handling and ergonomics, Lots of good features and connectivity, HD clips are excellent in good light
  
  Cons: Manual control can be fiddly, Mic suffers from wind noise, CMOS creates lower light issues, Expensive
  
  Verdict: Despite some niggles, the SR8's HD quality, capacity and ease of use will undoubtedly entice newbies away from digital tape
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- - Sony HDR-SR8 Evaluation 4.5 out of 5
  - Source: techradar.com
- August 2007
  Sony HDR-SR8
  
  Review summary: On first impressions, the camcorder looks no different to a tape-based model
  
  Pros: Great handling and ergonomics, Lots of good features and connectivity, HD clips are excellent in good light
  
  Cons: Manual control can be fiddly, Mic suffers from wind noise, CMOS creates lower light issues, Expensive
  
  Verdict: As for sound, the upper body is occupied largely by an upward-facing 5.1ch microphone designed to provide surround sound pickup. The adjacent hot accessory shoe is designed for use in connecting a video light or, if you rather, an optional external ...
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