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The editors liked
Massive storage capacity
Good manual control placement
Optical viewfinder
First-rate video quality and performance
Geotagging videos is fun
Very detailed HD footage. Crisp and clear LCD screen. Excellent in low light
Superb HD video
Great low-light shots
Fun GPS features
Stunning HD pics
Huge hard drive and raft of great features
The world’s first street-smart camcorder automatically geo-tags your videos and photos
Plotting them as tiny thumbnails on its built-in global maps. Every element of this Full HD camcorder is at the top of its game
Starting with a brand new CMOS s...
The editors didn't like
Tricky user interface
Heavy
Short battery life
Unremarkable HD video performance
Annoying menu system
No wind filter
No manual shutter-speed
Iris or audio controls
Relatively big and heavy
Expensive
Not cheap. Autofocus wobbles. Not for Mac users
Yet
Hefty price tag
PC-only software
Not compact or light
Geotagging not yet fully up to speed
There’s no bad on board this Sony
But it does occasionally stray from perfection. There’s no standard way to geo-tag videos yet
So you’ll need to manual locate movies uploaded to Flickr. And don’t rely on the built-in maps to sco...
Abstract: With its new HDR-XR520V Sony has managed a big step forward, upgrading all the camera’s components. This Full HD camcorder features a super-sensitive Exmor R CMOS sensor with 6 megapixel resolution and a new high-quality ‘G Lens’, with 12-times optical...
Abstract: It may be the most expensive camcorder in this test, but the XR520VE is a monster when it comes to storage capacity, with a 240GB hard drive that’s bigger than the stock storage space found in some computers. While this makes it great for extended trip...
First-rate video quality and performance; geotagging videos is fun
Annoying menu system; no wind filter; no manual shutter-speed, iris or audio controls; relatively big and heavy; expensive
Although its geotagging capabilities are mostly a novelty, its interface could use a complete overhaul and it's overpriced, the top-notch video quality, performance and consumer-friendly feature set of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR520VE make it a worthy ca...
The world’s first street-smart camcorder automatically geo-tags your videos and photos, plotting them as tiny thumbnails on its built-in global maps. Every element of this Full HD camcorder is at the top of its game, starting with a brand new CMOS s...
There’s no bad on board this Sony, but it does occasionally stray from perfection. There’s no standard way to geo-tag videos yet, so you’ll need to manual locate movies uploaded to Flickr. And don’t rely on the built-in maps to sco...
Not only the best shooting Full-HD camcorder available for under a grand but the first of a new breed of smart, flexible, connected shooters that makes home movie making cool again. Best offers for the Sony HDR-XR520MyDigitaLand £981.99 Amazon UK...
The top models from Canon, Panasonic and Sony are all masterful products. Canon's LEGRIA HF S10 is currently too expensive, but the Panasonic HDC-HS300 and Sony HDR-X520 are similarly priced and much harder to distinguish. The Panasonic's full-sized acces...
Handheld cameras are coming down in price, making the newer versions more affordable for anyone looking to enter the market. Despite is bulky appearance, the 240GB HDR-XR520V is a fully capable High Def handycam that can accomplish your image capture a...
