Hay all!

This is my first post.

I had an HDR-SR5 last year, and used it as a "dashcam" on a truck (big rig) while driving. I would record everything, and get the good clips, then put it on youtube.

I was getting a "buffer overflow" message while recording, and in some cases, I would not be able to get more than 2-3 seconds of recording. I finally gave up on the thing, and sent it back to Sony's repair center, but they returned it to me with a note saying "nothing is wrong". Typical, but I gave up on the thing after about a year, and upgraded to the SR-11. I got the same thing as far as the buffer overflow messages, and I decided that even after putting black tape over the microphone, it was caused by the vibrations and shaking of the truck going over various bumps.

The amount of recording failures would depend on the type of loads I hauled. If I hauled double trailers with medium weight, I would get maybe 3-4 failures/night. If I hauled a single trailer fully loaded with the max weight, I would get maximum shaking and bumpiness, thus, in some cases I would get the failures more than 20-30 times/night.

I sent back the SR-11, and have decided to try again, and this time I'm going to use a 16GB memory stick duo, and hopefully that will work because if the hard-drive is getting all that vibrating, maybe it will not happen with the memory stick.

Anyone here using their SR-xx for anything different & unique (especially on vehicles/aircraft) & having the same problem?

When recording to a memory stick, will I be able to transfer videos to the hard-disk from the memory stick?

Any comments would be appreciated.
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