The Sony Handycam HDR-SR5 isn’t a bad camcorder, but if you’re going to spend the money for an HD model–as well as endure the hassle of dealing with AVCHD video, you might as well go for one with superior video.

cnet reviewed the Sony HDR-SR5 Handycam camcorder and gave out” The good: Neat face index feature; bundled dock.—The bad: No eye-level viewfinder; no wind filter; no USB port on camcorder, just on bundled dock; annoying touch-screen interface; cables not ubiquitous yet for mini-HDMI connector.—The bottom line: An uninspiring entrant in Sony’s HD camcorder lineup, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR5’s video quality and performance simply don’t deliver for the price. ”

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