DCR-SR80 60GB Handycam® CamcorderspacerDCR-SR80

[peterpan 0]

Is anybody out there using one of the sony DCR-SR80 60GB Handycam® CamcorderspacerDCR-SR80 in free fall. If so how is it going and how did you get around the HDD Smart Protection
A unique Shock Absorber protects the Hard Disk Drive from physical damage if the unit is dropped. When the 3G Sensor detects a drop (loss of gravity) the power to the Hard Disk Drive is turned off in order to prevent damage, during this time the DCR-SR80 remains powered on and recording video to the built-in buffer. Once the unit has recovered from the drop the buffer is then recorded to the Hard Disk Drive.

Pleases let me know if you have anything to say about this camera your any of a similar types.

Cheers

Regrets are just unfulfilled dreams

[AndyMan 7]

No.

All but the most expensive hard drives can (will...) fail catestrophically when used above 10,000 feet MSL.

_Am

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[DSE 5]

No one is using the DSR 60, because no one can get access to them. I've tested it on 12 jumps with a pre-production HVR V1U, and it worked great. However...that was also at Skydive Greensburg, and altitude wasn't much above 10kMSL.
I'll have a pre-production, RTM version later this week that we'll jump; I'll let you know. However, I'm expecting it to fail; so is Sony.

[peterpan 0]

Great there goes the idea of using sony.
May have to look at the JVC's "Everio" with a 4meg flash card
But do let me know how you get on

Cherrs

Regrets are just unfulfilled dreams

[newshooter12 0]

it's not so much sony that is failing... it's the hard disc. a solid state version would work much better IMHO.