By: Nutsandbolts (19-Jul-08)      Experience with product: 42 Days

Strengths:	Small, one handfull. Good quality pictures. Beware of extra batteries that come with a jumper wire They don't tell you how much battery is left.
Weaknesses:	This camcorder does not have a viewfinder. The LCD goes blank on a real bright day and you cannot read anything, no focus ,no icons. no framing of the picturs My 30 days to returnwere up while on vac

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I would love to trade this SR85 for a HD camera with a viewfinder. A small camera is hard to hold still in one hand. I obtained a mono leg support. This helped but is akward to pack and carry. My vacation was in Greece, a very hot and bright place. Without a viewfinder, my movies were a complete failure.

By: coevers (28-May-08)      Experience with product: 7 Days

Strengths:	Size, Price,Image quality, versatility, editing SW compatibility
Weaknesses:	Image stabilization, Audio quality on the camara during playback, ergonomics of strap.

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Overall: This camera was feature rich for less than $500 from a Pricegrabber retailer. The same camera was $250 more plus tax in the store. It has every feature I needed, is very small, and the flexibility of the 60Gb hard drive is awesome. The size of the camera is great. It is very small and is easy to transport in all the places you want to take a camcorder. The quality of the picture is very good, I ended up choosing this model instead of an HD camcorder based on price, and concerns with compatibility with editing software. The images from the SR85 are industry standard, and compatible with all of the leading editing packages, and works well for me with Pinnacle Studio Plus V11. The camera has good image stabilization (but could be better), a better than class optical zoom, and the best night recording options available in my opinion. I am also VERY happy with the large hard drive as an upgrade from previous tape camcorder (also a Sony).

By: mkeng1 (28-May-08)      Experience with product: 10 Days

Strengths:	Video resolution is actually pretty good inspite of what the spec says. Compact size, quick start up, good battery life. Very easy touch screen manu and software.
Weaknesses:	Still image resolution need to be improved.

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This is my first digital camcorder, no more tapes or dvds to buy and carry. Battery life is actually pretty good, but it will be a must to buy additional battery for travel or other special events. Its compact size is very comfortable to fit into the palm. Built quality is good. Overall, I think it is a great and easy to use camcorder. Digital still image has a lot of room for SONY to improve on this camcorder. I will recomment this camcorder in spite of its digital image performance, because it is a "Camcorder" :-)

By: CAMGURU (16-Apr-08)      Experience with product: 10 Days

Strengths:	Sleek design, Night shot feature, 60GB hard disk, ease of use
Weaknesses:	Night Shot plus can give blurry picture in changing light conditions.Absence of viewfinder.

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We loved our camcorder for its sleek design and ease of use. But when we tried testing the Night shot feature on the roadside, the picture becomes hazy whenever a vehicle passes by; in changing light conditions. Apart from this, the camcorder is a good buy for the price they quote. An additional battery is a MUST.

By: jj2875 (19-Mar-08)      Experience with product: 1 Month

Strengths:	The main selling point was the 41hrs of recording time. This camera also has night shot plus, which is awesome, and was very surprising! Sony has made it very easy to trim and move your home videos to your PC and save to a DVD. Image quality is on par o
Weaknesses:	No built in flash, acceptable resolution but could be higher.

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After losing two full days at Disney with my kids (Samsung sc-dc173u - read/write errors on disc), this is a nice change nothing to fuss with!!!I cannot stress the ease of use with the video transfer and the ability to edit and trim. I would definitely recommend the Sony DCR-SR85 to anyone.