The new Sony XR high definition camcorders are finally available here at Roberts Imaging!  They include the top end HDR-XR520V, XR500V, XR200V, and XR100.

I have had a Sony HDR-SR11 now for about a year, and I have been blown away by the quality of that camera.  Having said that, playing around with the 520V/500V, I notice two major improvements.  The first is the image stabilizer.  Wow!  The stabilizer is so improved its hard to explain here.  I don’t know what they did, but the improvement is remarkable.  The second big improvement is digital noise in low light.  As good as the SR-11/SR-12 was, the new units are vastly improved.  I would put these against most 3 chip high def camcorders out there today.  I can see details in low light levels that I could never see with the SR-11.

Need GPS built into your HD camcorder?  Well, now you can.  The XR-520V/500V have GPS built in.  You will now be able to tell exactly where you were when you shot that special moment.

With capacities topping out at 240GB, storage will no longer be an obstacle.  (As if 60GB on my SR-11 hindered me!)  The smallest capacity being 80GB is no lightweight (XR-100).

Impressive as always.  Sony HD camcorders.  Come on down and give them a test drive!