The Sony DCR-SR80 hard drive camcorder makes a strong argument for itself. Coming equipped with a 60GB hard drive, the Sony DCR-SR580 can record nearly 15 hours of video at its highest resolution, while lower settings can yield upwards of 20 hours. With its renowned, trail-blazing Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, the Sony DCR-SR580 images are rendered vividly, with color saturation and tone gradation receiving extra attention. The impressive Super SteadyShot picture stabilization system eliminates the “shake” that typically comes with the handheld territory, producing smooth and steady video—even at its max 12x Optical/800x digital zoom.

The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens truly is state-of-the-art. With its advanced optical multi-layering, the Sony DCR-SR80 sets new watermarks for contrast, resolution and accuracy.

Experts praise the Sony DCR-SR80 for its overall quality. With an expanded memory, an impressive lens and stabilization system, quality becomes the rule, not the exception. Users like the Sony DCR-SR80 for its ease-of-use. Despite boasting several professional-grade features, this hard drive camcorder offers menu-based controls. Located on a 2.7 inch swivel-LCD screen, these controls allow for instant playback.

With so many easy-to-use, professional-grade features, the Sony DCR-SR80 stands head-and-shoulders above the rest.