Neat face index feature; bundled dock....No eye-level viewfinder; no wind filter; no USB port on camcorder, just on bundled dock; annoying touch-screen...I would definitely suggest visiting the Apple Support Discussions forum and looking up "HDR-SR5...I transitioned to the higher powered Sony HDR-SR5 from my very trusty RCA cc9370 after much (almost a year) research...

Clear, crisp images with vivd colours, no tapes/DVDs needed, price...Have to use docking station when charging, AVCHD files not widely used...I been very impressed so far and would certainly recommend this camcorder to anyone that is looking to buy a decent High Definition camcorder...Overall I have been very impressed with the image quality and found it to be step up from the standard definition camcorders...In

With its sub-AU$2,000 street price, HD video support, hard-disk-based recording, and Sony provenance, the Handycam HDR-SR5 certainly seems like a bargain...However, the autofocus seems quite sluggish compared to that of other Sony models we've used (as well as to competitors'), frequently taking several seconds to lock on to a new subject, even in good light...We

You are forced to use Sony's substandard software tools; there is no good conversion story if you want your video in MP4...What I can say is that it's good, even if it's not perfect...So I think I would have to modify my recommendation and say that you should just wait until future versions to buy this camera when they improve the software or just try out another camera altogether...

Great Quality Videa Cons:  software not compatible with Vista "After having this Video camera for 1 week and 2 trips to best buy and a talk with the Sony tech...No tapes or discs, excellent image quality, ease of transferring files, instantly find clips with no searching Cons:  Doesn’t come with Sony Vegas Movie Studio, base station...However, I have found that the...

I have to return mine for that alone even though I own a pc too The camera works great and if you have a pc and have some video editing for that then you should be good...overall, it's a good cam and i'm going to keep it; but it's very pricey for what it delivers...Quality of images No good editing software I've had this for about a week now and am returning it...