Sony HDR-SR12 first impressions

I know this is far from a professional unit, but my common sense
precludes spending $6K for my current "needs".

Almost 8 years into the 21st century and apparently no person for whom
English is their first or second language has been employed by Sony to
write anything.... at least in English. Perhaps they might be tasked
to translate English to Japanese...

Actual quotes from the manual-
"Handycam Handbook (PDF) (on supplied CD): "Handycam Handbook (PDF)
explains in detail about your camcorder and its practical use."

Duplicates the manual I'm reading which includes squat "in detail".

"Operating the "Picture Motion Browser"."
Is this an app with which I might animate still pictures? Animate
them in a "browser"? Move them within some sort of browser? No clues
are provided.

The point is moot, since it won't launch after installation on an XP
machine. It couldn't find something... I already uninstalled it and
don't remember what that was.

It is fortunate I didn't intend to use it and just installed it out of
curiosity... or at least attempted to install it.

The operating instructions, from turning the power on to "performing
with a computer" consists of 14 pages.

Menus and settings are selected by pressing certain areas on the LCD
display. I think everybody knows few things are better for an LCD
display than touching it with fingers.

Otherwise, the picture quality seems quite good, exposure/s excellent,
low light performance very adequate, and the LCD display clear and
probably sharp enough for manual focusing... but I didn't test that
since I decided it's being returned Monday.

Of course I'm an idiot. I'm never going to be happy with anything
less than an HD ENG camera. I'll eventually pick one up as the
economy begins to rebound, if I live that long.
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- gpsman
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