Exmor R CMOS Digital Camcorders

The Bottom Line: Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.

Specs: Camcorder, Exmor R CMOS, 12 x, Flash card, Hard disk drive, 18 oz

The Bottom Line: Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.

Specs: Camcorder, Exmor R CMOS, 12 x, Flash card, Hard disk drive, 18 oz

Specs: Camcorder, Exmor R CMOS, 12 x, Flash card, 12, 13 oz

Specs: Camcorder, Exmor R CMOS, 12 x, Flash card, 12, 13 oz

Specs: Camcorder, Exmor R CMOS, 12 x, Flash card, Hard disk drive, 1.1 lbs

Specs: Camcorder, Exmor R CMOS, 12 x, Flash card, Hard disk drive, 1.1 lbs