The Sony HDR-XR200V, revealed in early 2009, is a 120GB, 1/5-inch 2.3-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor camera that features a 15x zoom lens with a few enhancements like GPS for geotagging and an optical stabilizer for better compensation for video taking while walking, attributes commonly found on its more expensive and advanced siblings, the Sony HDR-XR500V and the Sony HDR-XR520V and most of all, a more petite size.

Also unveiled early last year, the Sony HDR-XR500 series owns two hard disk based AVCHD machines, the Sony HDR-XR500V and the Sony HDR-XR520V. These two equipment encompass state of the art functions such as built-in GPS and the new|all-new|brand new|new-fangled|novel|cutting edge|avantgarde|breakthrough|progressive|radical|state of the art|unconventional} Exmor-R back-illuminated CMOS sensor. It also owns an upgraded SteadyShot image stabilization system and a solid feature set.

The Sony HDR-XR500V encompasses a 120GB drive while the Sony HDR-XR520V presents a 240GB drive. In spite that having a full set of features, these equipment are charged with a pretty large price tag. For the amount of money you would be forking out, folks would expect to have alot more prosumer capabilities and not simply a full set of consumer abilities.