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Old 15-12-2008, 12:24 PM   #1
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is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

hi folks,

gonna get a new camcorder for christmas and i quite like sony stuff and have read good reports of the SONY HD camcorders.

my question is, is there any difference between the HDR-S11e and the HDR- S12e apart from the extra 60GB memory?

and is it noticeable difference if any?

price i dont mind either but should i just get the 12e?

i would only need to record upto around 6hrs at a time before transfering data
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Old 15-12-2008, 2:49 PM   #2
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

Only one difference that I'm aware of: the size of the internal hard drive. The SR12 has the larger of the two: the specifications on Sony's website will tell you how much by.

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Old 16-12-2008, 12:24 AM   #3
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

guys- what is the max recording time for the s11e and s12e in full hd mode?
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Old 16-12-2008, 11:37 AM   #4
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

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guys- what is the max recording time for the s11e and s12e in full hd mode?
The recording times are FH 14HS 40 MIN SR 12 -7 HR 10 MIN SR11
HG 29 HR 40 MIN SR12 -14 HR 40 MIN SR 11
SP 36 HR SR 12-17 HR 50 SR 11
LP 48 HR SR 12-22HR 50 MIN SR 11
Having done a resolution test with my SR12 in all modes the resolution is the same in all of them.
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Old 17-12-2008, 2:08 PM   #5
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The recording times are FH 14HS 40 MIN SR 12 -7 HR 10 MIN SR11
HG 29 HR 40 MIN SR12 -14 HR 40 MIN SR 11
SP 36 HR SR 12-17 HR 50 SR 11
LP 48 HR SR 12-22HR 50 MIN SR 11
Having done a resolution test with my SR12 in all modes the resolution is the same in all of them.
thanks chris,

are u happy with your sr12e then?recommend it?
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thanks chris,

are u happy with your sr12e then?recommend it?
Yes its a great cam,i rarely use my prosumer FX 7 now.
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Old 21-12-2008, 12:36 AM   #7
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

think im gonna get the s11e

gonna get an 8gb memory stick for it aswell, think that should be good for around 2hrs full hd recording?
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

I recommend you ask for an SR11.
The thread title should probably be corrected to facilitate searching . . .
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think im gonna get the s11e

gonna get an 8gb memory stick for it aswell, think that should be good for around 2hrs full hd recording?
Yes the SR 11 will almost certainly have a big enough hard drive for you especialy if you get the 8 gb memory stick as well,good luck with your cam
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

And now with £60 cashback I understand
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I recommend you ask for an SR11.
The thread title should probably be corrected to facilitate searching . . .
sorry i stand corrected

sr11e reserved from comet to be picked up in store for £610. sounds decent price to me.

do u think there willbe a price drop on the sony range after christmas?or is there another version coming out soon?

dont wanna buy then see that they have dropped in price within 1 week
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

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sorry i stand corrected

sr11e reserved from comet to be picked up in store for £610. sounds decent price to me.

do u think there willbe a price drop on the sony range after christmas?or is there another version coming out soon?

dont wanna buy then see that they have dropped in price within 1 week
I've just bought the SR11E (30th December) and got the same price as you, £610 plus £60 cashback from sony, so effectively £550. Pretty good price I think. Store price was £696 or something but got them to match the internet price :-)
One thing I've noticed though it that the autofocus is a little bit unstable. What i mean by this is that when I was filming my dog indoors the image would keep going very slightly blurred for a split second. Now I'm very much a novice so is this user error, that I was indoors (was fairly light though), that the camera struggled to adapt to my dogs movement (I was only about 2 feet away from my dog) or a problem with the camera?
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Re: is there any difference between the SONY HDR-S11e/ 12e

The auto focus seems quite poor on my sr12 in poor lighting. I tried videoing a steam train last year on a misty may day and it just wouldn't focus at all. I had to zoom all the way back in to the closest point and then back out to the train about 100yds away.

You can set it to manual though if the subject won't be moving too much.
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