I got a $150 credit after the SR12 was reduced. Please note that this offer is extended to cams that have been purchased within 2 weeks not 30 days as I originally thought.MixedNuts said:Yeah, they reduced the price of the SR12, so now's a good time to buy.
Needless to say that I'll be returning to Future Shop to get a credit. I purchased my S12 within the last 30 days.
BTW some credit cards have a low price guarantee but watch the time and dollar limits.MixedNuts said:I got a $150 credit after the SR12 was reduced. Please note that this offer is extended to cams that have been purchased within 2 weeks not 30 days as I originally thought.
Absolutely, an improvement...I'm really happy with the purchase. Highly recommend it.Rockslinger said:BTW some credit cards have a low price guarantee but watch the time and dollar limits.
How is the SR12? Is there a meaningful image improvement over Mini DV?
Do you connect the cam to your HD TV to playback?MixedNuts said:Absolutely, an improvement...I'm really happy with the purchase. Highly recommend it.
I'm waiting for the mini-hdmi to hdmi cable from Monoprice to do just that. Only cost me $12.95 cdn vs. $36 cdn here.Rockslinger said:Do you connect the cam to your HD TV to playback?
CR's TakeMixedNuts said:After a lot of research, I bought the Sony HDR-SR12 120gb Harddrive cam:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665291496
It's the best bang for your buck. You can film in HD with the new video codec AVCHD or work in standard def with MPEG2.
You're future proofing if you get an AVCHD camera and more and more software editing programs are supporting it. And if you have a computer with more than 2gigs of ram, you won't have trouble rendering HD video.
If you want to buy the Sony HDR-S12, I recommend Future Shop. It's $1099!
Also, you can burn HD content on a regular DVD disc, but it will only playback on a Blu-ray player. If you don't have a Blu-ray player yet, then continue to film in standard video using your HD camera. Looks amazing nonetheless.
Lastly, if you're interested in purchasing a mini-hdmi and hdmi cable to hook up your HD cam to your Hi-Def TV, then look no further than Monoprice. They have high quality cables for less.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10242&cs_id=1024201&p_id=3645&seq=1&format=2
I bought mine there for $13 Canadian. You can't beat that anywhere in Canada. The cheapest here I found was about $36 Canadian after taxes.
Did you have to buy a "Sony Specific" HDMI cable? A lot of Sony stuff is "Sony Specific".MixedNuts said:I'm waiting for the mini-hdmi to hdmi cable from Monoprice to do just that. Only cost me $12.95 cdn vs. $36 cdn here.
It's not Sony specific -- neither is the PS3 when it comes to HDMI cables.Rockslinger said:Did you have to buy a "Sony Specific" HDMI cable? A lot of Sony stuff is "Sony Specific".
Is your cam 1080i and not 1080p?MixedNuts said:Nice to see my tv recognize my hd footage as 1080i.
The SR12 shoots in 1080/60i not p (even on its highest video quality setting).Rockslinger said:Is your cam 1080i and not 1080p?
