Sony HDR-FX7 No Match For Canon Competition

[Jerry Jones]

According to CamcorderInfo.Com:

http://tinyurl.com/yfneon

At $3999 (MSRP), the Canon XH A1 adds XLR terminals, better advanced color controls, an iris ring, longer battery life, sharable profiles, superior still performance, progressive recording modes, and an optional upgrade to PAL compatibility. The FX7’s professional version, the HVR-V1U stacks up more favorably to the Canon, but at $800 higher ($4800 MSRP). With the Canon XH A1 on the market, the HDR-FX7 just doesn’t seem a good buy. Categorizing this as a consumer camcorder strikes us as a strategy of getting off the hook for not including some professional-level features. The classifications may make sense in the boardroom with all of Sony’s numerous camcorders lined up end-to-end, but the market is the ultimate arbiter, and the market says that at over $3000, we expect more.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Dr Mordrid]

No suprise here. Someone would have to hold a gun to my head for me to buy a Sony cam/camcorder.