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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SONY DCR-SR87 DISK DRIVE HANDYCAMCORDER
THE CAMCORDER IS GREAT. PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE CLEAR. ONE THINK I DON'T LIKE IS THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE A WINDOW
TO LOOK INTO WHEN IT IS SUNNY. WHEN IT IS SUNNY YOU CANNOT SEE THE PICTURE AND GUESS THAT THE VIDEO IS COMING OUT RIGHT.
I MESSED UP A FEW VIDEOS BECAUSE OF THIS.
Published 10 months ago by Mickey Fan

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointed
I've had several Sony products over the years and have always been impressed by their quality and features. I must confess to being a little disappointed with my SR 87 Camcorder, though. Here's why:

-- The picture resolution is not as good as I expected.

-- The LCD screen is not very bright. It's hard to see
in bright lighting. Wish...
Published 15 months ago by Robert Garrett

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointed, May 26, 2009
By Robert Garrett (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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I've had several Sony products over the years and have always been impressed by their quality and features. I must confess to being a little disappointed with my SR 87 Camcorder, though. Here's why:

-- The picture resolution is not as good as I expected.

-- The LCD screen is not very bright. It's hard to see
in bright lighting. Wish it came with a viewfinder
for these situations.

-- I also wish the fader feature was a little more
user-friendly. It requires going through the menu
with every fade in or out.

The One-Touch disk burn and the Steady-shot feature are great. Overall, I'd give the camcorder about a C-plus.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars SUB-STANDARD DESIGN FLAWS, May 28, 2009
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I'm not trying to be harsh on ony. They still make the worlds best TV's. They still make great camcorders. Just not this one.

Essential items in any camcorder are basic. A remote for self-video. A viewfinder to shoot movies when sunlight is too bright for its viewfinder. Finally, the ability to shoot at night (NIGHTSHOT).

The Sony designers chose to leave all three items out. You won't find any of these common features on the SR87.

That being said, it's just not a suggested model and I suspect will be discounted quickly or discontinued.

The Canon is by far a better camcorder.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars OK for the money, February 1, 2010
By David A. Hershon "Dashon" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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It is a cute little machine, not HD but OK. Easy to use but lens and picture qulaity is just OK.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SONY DCR-SR87 DISK DRIVE HANDYCAMCORDER, October 26, 2009
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THE CAMCORDER IS GREAT. PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE CLEAR. ONE THINK I DON'T LIKE IS THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE A WINDOW
TO LOOK INTO WHEN IT IS SUNNY. WHEN IT IS SUNNY YOU CANNOT SEE THE PICTURE AND GUESS THAT THE VIDEO IS COMING OUT RIGHT.
I MESSED UP A FEW VIDEOS BECAUSE OF THIS.
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1.0 out of 5 stars product damage don't turn on, March 29, 2010
By Marco Rivera Gonzalez (Miami, Florida, US) - See all my reviews
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product damage don't turn on
the camcorder don't turn on and in sony tell me this camcorder I have return it

I lost money on this purchase, does not seem fair that the product reaches its operation is not guaranteed.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for recording< not so for pictures, June 28, 2009
By D. M. Jones "traveler" (Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This is a great camera for videos, it's easy to operate & it's light & small. I thought having the still photo option would be awesome, I would only have to carry 1 camera for every thing, but not so. I have taken several hundred photos with it & most are not good quality...the only ones that are good are in perfect lighting conditions. Again---great video ability, poor photos
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15 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, April 12, 2009
By Joe Hudspeth (Central Oregon) - See all my reviews
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I use this product in a work enviroment and it is excellent. Works as it says and is very simple to operate.
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