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Upgrading Hard Drive in Sony HDR-SR1 HDD Camcorder

Posted by timothy on from the shoot-your-children-more-effectively dept.

clarkbox2 writes "Here is an interesting page detailing the cracking open of a $1400 camcorder just released by Sony. The pictures and text describe the opening of the outer shell, revealing the 1.8" Toshiba hard drive within. The HDR-SR1 ships with a tiny 30gb hard drive, allowing for four hours of recording in full HD. Great pictures showing the steps to recording bliss ... now where to get a battery capable of lasting for 12+ hours of full HD video?"

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  1. Re:30GB is tiny!?! by bcat24 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You had hard drives?! In *my* day, we stored our data in huge magnetic drums. And we liked it!

  2. Just like laptops by zlogic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like the camera was designed to allow this kind of "hack".
    What next, are we going to get an article about adding RAM to an HP laptop?

    1. Re:Just like laptops by Cylix · · Score: 3, Funny

      Shhh, if HP knew we were modifying their laptops they would probably sue the hell out of all of us hax0rs.

      Shit, just talking like that makes my underground supplier edgy!

      All it takes is one person to ruin the fun for everyone I'm afraid.

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      "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra