Upgrading Hard Drive in Sony HDR-SR1 HDD Camcorder

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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system design

[oohshiny]

Maybe the 30G drive is just in there to keep the price down. But maybe it's part of the overall system design--a good compromise between battery life, size, weight, robustness, etc. So, I wouldn't blindly assume that putting an 80G drive into the device will make a better camcorder.

Note that the 80G drives that the article mentions are found in iPods are actually in iPods that are substantially thicker than the iPods using 30G drives.

where to get a battery capable of lasting for 12h?

[mikelieman]

"now where to get a battery capable of lasting for 12+ hours of full HD video?""

See that jack labeled "DC-in"?

Google "Battery Belt" and knock yourself out.