Sony HDR SR11 SSD Upgrade

[r3schultz]

I don't know if anyone is interested but I just upgraded my Sony SR11 64MB drive with KingSpec 128GB 1.8" ZIF SSD and everything seems to work after configuring the SSD. The solid state drive was ordered off E-Bay and doubles the storage capacity of the SR11 effectively making it an SR12 except with solid state storage.

 

[oldsubman]

I would like to do the same to my SR11. What did you have to do to configure the SSD after installing it? How is battery life with the SSD?

 

[r3schultz]

With NP-FH100 meter reads @260 minutes for battery life and @928 minutes record time in HD FH mode. Take care when inserting ribbon cable as there is a small latch at either end that will toggle up to allow the cable to gently pull out. I simply pulled out the cable and forced the end into the new ssd. It didn't fully seat and I received an error indicating the storage could not be seen. I then snugged the connection and received the error that the storage needed to be formatted. I then went into the menu and "media format" then "hdd" and it formatted in about 24 seconds.

Some useful links:

How to Change the Hard Drive on a Sony Camcorder | eHow.com

http://sony.hdr.sr1.googlepages.com/

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/par...6/0331400/50032488/00001?blt=06&prst=&shdMod=