Sony hdr-sr11e harddisk format error - Sony HDR-SR11E Hard Drive Camcorder

Sony HDR series Camcorders are High Definition Models, which store video in AVCHD MTS/MPEG-2. As a kind of popular HD camcorder, Sony HDR series own several hot family members including Sony HDR-XR150, HDR-XR500V, HDR-CX110, HDR-CX150, HDR-FX7, etc. Sony HDR series Handycam is lightweight, recording in high definition with good video quality, easy to use.

If you decide to select one, now, the following list of Sony HDR Series Camcorders you can check:
Sony HDR-CX Series: HDR-CX100, HDR-CX110, HDR-CX120, HDR-CX150, HDR-CX300, HDR-CX500V, HDR-CX550V, etc.
Sony HDR-SR Series: HDR-SR12, HDR-SR11, HDR-SR7, HDR-SR100, HDR-SR200, HDR-SR10E, HDR-SR12E, etc.
Sony HDR-XR Series: HDR-XR100, HDR-XR150, HDR-XR200, HDR-XR350V, HDR-XR550V, HDR-XR200E, etc.
Other Sony HDR Series: HDR-HC7, HDR-HC9E, HDR-FX7, HDR-FX7E, HDR-UX10, HDR-UX20, HDR-AX2000, HDR-TG5, HDR-TG5E, etc.
(Some of Sony HDR Camcorder Compatible with iMovie' 09) http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3290

Owing to Sony HDR Handycam recording video in AVCHD MTS/MPEG, or miniDV, for Mac users, you cannot directly import these MTS, MPEG, miniDV video to Mac to edit with iMovie, FCP, etc.
If you want to convert and import Sony HDR video to Mac, how to do that?
Sony HDR Video Converter for Mac is the best solution to tansfer Sony HDR video like AVCHD MTS, MPEG2, miniDV, etc to MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, H.264 for Mac. With this AVCHD Converter for Mac, you can easily convert camcorder video such as MTS, M2TS, TOD, MOD, MPEG, etc to MOV, MP4, AVI, 3GP, FLV, MPEG-4, MP3, etc for Mac, iMovie, Quicktime, iDVD, FCP, FCE, Adobe Premiere Pro, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, Youtube, etc.

Quick Guide to Convert Sony HDR Video to Mac, iMovie, Quicktime Step by Step
Step One: Import Sony HDR Video
Click "Add File" to add your Sony HDR AVCHD MTS or MPEG-2 files to Mac AVCHD Converter after you launched it. You can upload several videos one time.

Step Two: Set Output Video Format for Mac
Click "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to select MOV, or MP4 as output video format for Mac OS, Quicktime, iMovie, FCP, FCE, etc.

Step Three: Convert Sony HDR Video
Click "Start" button to convert Sony HDR video like AVCHD MTS/M2TS, MPEG-2, miniDV files to Mac. After conversion finished, you can enjoy converted Sony HDR video on Mac or edit these videos with iMovie, FCP, Adobe Premiere Pro, etc.

More Tips: How to convert and import Sony DCR Series video to Mac, iMovie?
How to convert/import Panasonic HDC series to Mac and edit Panasonic HDC Video in iMovie, FCP?

With one Sony HDR series camcorder, you can capture your daily life, recorded much good time. But you want to import some movies to editing softwares like iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Express etc on mac for further editing, sometimes you maybe in a trouble that sony HDR videos can't be imported to them directly.
To solve this problem, let us learn something first. Sony HDR series camcorders are High Definition Models. Most of sonny HDR camcorders create avchd or avchd/mpeg-2 videos. But the files extension may be different. The output format of HDR-SR12 is mpeg, the output of Sony HDR-SR10, Sony HDR-SR11, Sony HDR-XR100, Sony HDR XR-500V, Sony HDR-TG1, Sony HDR-CX7, SDR HDR-SR5 are .mts file. So the first step you should do is convert your sony videos to the other video formats which can be supported by editing software on Mac, such as .mov, .mp4 etc.

Mac Sony HDR Video Converter is a professional software which specially designed for solving this problem. Sony HDR Video Converter Mac can help you convert your original sony videos not only .mpeg but also .mts/m2ts videos to other pop video formats such as mp4, wmv, mpg, mkv, mov, etc. Finishing your flexible conversion just in several mouse clicks and there is no need to worry any quality loss.

With Sony HDR Video Converter for Mac versatile powerful function, you can edit your sony HDR videos more choices, like crop video area, set video brightness, contrast, and saturation effects, and customize video/audio output settings, trim sony HDR video length. Then you can put your videos on portable devices for playing, like PSP, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 4 etc. Creating yourself personalized videos and enjoy them by using Sony HDR Video Converter for Mac.
http://www.ilifesoft.com/how-to/convert-sony-hdr-video-on-mac.htm