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Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Model: HDR-XR160
SKU: 2178352
UPC: 027242820081
This camcorder features a 3" touch-screen Clear Photo LCD Plus that allows easy use and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization for high-quality videos. Intelligent auto analyzes your shot and selects the appropriate settings for clear photos.
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
out of 5
(25 Reviews) 25
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Customer Reviews for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Review 1 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
niccce camera
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
for the package i got for the price very happy, nice quality a lot of features i am still trying to get use to using them
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
My first Camcorder
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Compact, easy to carry it around!
What's not so great: Nothing
I bought this lovely piece on Black Friday, November 2011. I've always wanted one but didn't want to pay too much for one. Until Black Friday came and they had a bundle package. The camcorder was $400 plus accessories (tripod, extra battery, carrying case, etc) that came about $450ish. It was GREAT price and the quality of the camcorder is wonderful! HD picture and the sound is great! The battery life is greater than 1 hour plus I have a backup! Highly recommended!
About me... Love capturing special occasions, casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 3 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Great have charger handy..
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Ease of use/functionality
What's not so great: Battery Life
This is a great camera and I have no issues except battery life. It only lasts about 1 hour... Other than that it is great..
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
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Review 4 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Easy camcorder
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: everything
What's not so great: none
Nice camcorder..... Easy to use.
Lot and Lot of recording space.......
Perfect size.......
Perfect stability......
Nice smile Face detection to shoot photos automatically when recording videos.....
Great zoom........
100 % satisfied......
Lot and Lot of recording space.......
Perfect size.......
Perfect stability......
Nice smile Face detection to shoot photos automatically when recording videos.....
Great zoom........
100 % satisfied......
About me... Love shooting sports, Video enthusiast, Parent with kids, Love capturing special occasions
I would recommend this to a friend!
+8points
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Review 5 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Great product from Sony
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use right out of the box.
What's not so great: Should read manual to take advantage of all the options.
Like everything about this Camcorder. Really haven't used it that much yet. It would of been nice if it had remote control.
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 6 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Excellent picture quality from a compact camera.
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Amazing picture and sound
What's not so great: Terrible Software
I have owned my Sony HDR-XR160 for 6 months now. The picture and sound quality are incredible even in low light. I was also interested in the image stabilization feature as I often shoot videos from a sailboat. The stabilizer is very good. Overall I’m very happy with the camera. My main complaint is with Sony’s PMB software. It is difficult to use and does not compress large HD video files well. The audio and video does not always sync. If you buy this camera, plan on using other software to compress/share large video files. I also thought it was a bit pricy.
About me... Video enthusiast
I would recommend this to a friend!
+14points
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Review 7 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
It is very good Camcorder.
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Khmer2012
from Reston, VA
on 01/14/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
I love it very much. I would like to recommend it to my friends.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-8points
2out of 12found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Great HD video.
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Gundy
from Florida
on 01/12/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Picture
What's not so great: Lack of viewfinder
Great video at an affordable price. Nice features like face tracking and 5.1 surround sound.
About me... Video enthusiast, Love capturing special occasions, love capturing vacations
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
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Review 9 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
great camcorder
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
i have owned a older sony camcorder, and wanted to upgrade, i love this one the pictures is so clear, it is easy to use,
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
2out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Excellent quality video and sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Chipk77
from Newport News, VA
on 12/16/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I picked up this camera in-store for an event I needed to record for work the following day. It was easy to start using. Didn't bother with the instructions. The screen size is awesome, touch-screen works great, picture color, quality, and sound is excellent. 30x optical zoom is unbelievable. The built-in USB cable makes it easy to connect, but it also comes with a USB adapter cable.
If size is an issue for you, you should probably stick with a similar model with flash storage, but this camera seems like it will hold a couple days worth of continuous video. Extra battery is a must. Got about 2 hours of continuous recording before I had to plug in.
About me... Video enthusiast, casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+15points
15out of 15found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Amazing Camera
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Great value for the price.
What's not so great: No camera bag included.
I got this camera mainly for the recording space it offered with 160 GB hard drive. I also really liked the fact that it has expandable memory with SD or MS flash media, if you need to record in a situation where you would be worried about the quality on a hard drive type camera (the best of both worlds). We have used it in several different settings and lightings and it has performed great for everything we have needed it to do.
About me... Love capturing special occasions, casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+12points
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Review 12 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Easy to use and connect
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Controls and menus are easy
What's not so great: Loading software with some virus programs
This camera is very easy to use. Very few buttons and the menu is super user friendly. Video and stills are high quality. Blur-free even when shooting close-ups at a distance! Easy to connect to PC and the software is fairly straight forward. May have to 'allow' use of some features of the software when using with various virus programs.
About me... Love capturing special occasions, casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+12points
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Review 13 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
This video camera is Excellent
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Brian281000
from Rochester, New York
on 11/26/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
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What's great about it: good price, quality
I'm not extremely experienced with video cameras, but by all means, this camera is excellent. I use this camera for recording full HD videos, to upload on to YouTube, (if you would like to see the cameras' quality, check out my YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/Brian281000). I didn't read any instructions so... it wasn't very hard to use but i got use to it quickly. Its awesome that it has (40 Hours of full HD video), and can also take stupendous Pictures. As for the price, it was $549.99, - On sale for $399.99, i got mine on Black Friday. Making it cost $299.99 (AN AWESOME DEAL).
I RECOMMEND THIS CAMERA!!!
About me... Semi-pro videographer, Video enthusiast
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
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Review 14 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Excellent for many levels of experience
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: size, features, quality
What's not so great: needs the larger battery and filter to protect the shutter. A UV filter should be part of the sold item.
This provided the storage to record extended events such as sight seeing, or a wedding. The supplied battery is good for about an hour. Purchase online the NV 100 battery to last all day. Purchase online a filter set (37mm) that includes a UV filter to protect the "Shutter" covering the cameras lens. The set I purchased also has a Polarizer lens. That will enhance color and reduces reflections. The software included has an excellent program for combining the recorded segments into a completed film. Also you can download a Blu-Ray program. A Blu-Ray burner will be required. I film in HD. Others are amazed at the quality from such a small compact unit that delivers so much. Excellent touch screen controls
About me... Video enthusiast, finding more ways to use it
I would recommend this to a friend!
+15points
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Review 15 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
This is what I need!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: handy!!!
What's not so great: can take great still shots too!
I bought this primarily for the Church event and it turned out like a professional gadget! WTG Sony HDR_XR160.
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
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Review 16 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
awesome for sports
Customer Rating
5.0
I bought this to record my son's football and basketball games. I was worried the camera would not do well on distance from the field to the stands. I was so wrong. It does GREAT! The zoom - goes right on the play and players and does an awesome job! I purchased this on my best buy card - on 18 months same as cash - even better baby!
About me... Love shooting sports, Parent with kids, Love capturing special occasions
I would recommend this to a friend!
+13points
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Review 17 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Just what I needed
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: Izay
from NC
on 10/17/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
3.0
I bought this camera for the zoom capability and the hard drive space. This camera is such an upgrade from my little casio exilim I used for taking videos. You can get some professional video from this camera if you know what you are doing. Crystal clear video can capture so much detail. I tested this out at night in low light and it works great but It can't see through pitch black (duh) so you must have some sort of light to capture objects in very dark situations. The lower the light the more the grain you will see, but video remains sharp. The microphone captures sound very well, even unwanted sounds sometimes which is great that this camera has external mic input. This camera is just what I needed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+36points
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Review 18 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Good camera for all around video.
Customer Rating
5.0
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What's great about it: Easy to use
I found that the camera takes excellent video and still pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+8points
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Review 19 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Great product!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: It's ease of use.
What's not so great: nothing so far
Great product very very very very to use! Intuitive on screen menu and very easy to use. Did I mention it's easy to use?
160Gb HDD there's no running out of room on the camera.
I haven't messed with the video editor yet but what I seen so far it very easy to use.
160Gb HDD there's no running out of room on the camera.
I haven't messed with the video editor yet but what I seen so far it very easy to use.
Love this camcorder!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+10points
16out of 22found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for Sony HDR-XR160 160GB HD Hard Drive Camcorder
Used this more than I thought I would
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: I used it and I don't usually take pictures
What's not so great: Getting it set up to sync with the computer
I took this on vacation and got some unbelievable shots of wild animals. the zoom made it look like you were right there. I would recommend getting the tripod for zooming shots, unless you've got a really steady hand. It will allow you to take snapshots as well as videos which worked well in the museum. Getting the program loaded onto my computer was a bit of a challenge, because I literally purchased it the day I left for vacation. You unfortunately had to have your computer hooked up to the internet for all the stuff to work on the computer. This, I would have to say was the only frustrating part about the camera. Once I got that done it went well. I'm still learning about what I can do, but so far I'm extremely happy with the purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+22points
22out of 22found this review helpful.
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