Tim Samaras
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- Dec 16, 2003
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Ahhh....
The day has finally come.
I've waited for 3 years to update my camcorder..and finally done it with Sony's new HD camcorder..the HDR FX-1!
For me, I didn't see the sense in buying an SD camcorder, when HD is available.
Sony is the first one that actually produced a REAL HD camcorder for the prosumers. Yeah...I know JVC took a stab at it..but that thing was TERRIBLE! A single chip unit with 720 lines of resolution...BAHHH!
This camcorder is a three-chip unit with REAL 16:9 chips that records to mini-dv tape using MPEG-2 decoding with 1,080 interlaced lines of resolution. Wow! Its a big camera..even bigger than the VX-2100! Its a bit heavy as well, but not too bad. Hey, you're going to tripod it anyways...right?
I can hear folks say..."Ya, Tim...that's great..but I don't have an HD TV yet!! Very true...for now. You will in the future. The image quality is simply astounding. If you haven't seen HDTV at the store...you must see it. Looking at standard SD (Standard NTSC stuff) TV...it simply appears fuzzy now. Software is coming out to actually downconvert HD to SD for viewing on a regular TV. I am always interested in capturing the highest possible resolution when I chase.
Did you know that EACH FRAME of video that comes off the FX-1 is equivalent to more than a megapixel picture? This means that you can actually PRINT a SINGLE frame of video 5'x7"..and it looks like a photograph. Same as snapping your digital camera 30 times a second. Now you know one of the big reasons that turned me on to this camera.
"Thats great, Tim..but what about the video/picture quality coming out of that thing?"
One word: Fantastic!
Picture quality is superb, and nearly every bit as good as watching HD programming on TV. I actually had to see it to believe it. My son and I went up to the school and shot some video just before sunset..and I can see the individual hairs on his head! The colors are beautiful, the sensitivity was great, and no dropouts or any MPEG-2 compression artifacts found.
As soon as I get my HD software for editing, I'll post a few single frames here for your review.
This camera will be the VX-1000 for HD camcorders, and as always..Sony is leading the pack.
More later as I continue to play with it...
Tim
The day has finally come.
I've waited for 3 years to update my camcorder..and finally done it with Sony's new HD camcorder..the HDR FX-1!
For me, I didn't see the sense in buying an SD camcorder, when HD is available.
Sony is the first one that actually produced a REAL HD camcorder for the prosumers. Yeah...I know JVC took a stab at it..but that thing was TERRIBLE! A single chip unit with 720 lines of resolution...BAHHH!
This camcorder is a three-chip unit with REAL 16:9 chips that records to mini-dv tape using MPEG-2 decoding with 1,080 interlaced lines of resolution. Wow! Its a big camera..even bigger than the VX-2100! Its a bit heavy as well, but not too bad. Hey, you're going to tripod it anyways...right?
I can hear folks say..."Ya, Tim...that's great..but I don't have an HD TV yet!! Very true...for now. You will in the future. The image quality is simply astounding. If you haven't seen HDTV at the store...you must see it. Looking at standard SD (Standard NTSC stuff) TV...it simply appears fuzzy now. Software is coming out to actually downconvert HD to SD for viewing on a regular TV. I am always interested in capturing the highest possible resolution when I chase.
Did you know that EACH FRAME of video that comes off the FX-1 is equivalent to more than a megapixel picture? This means that you can actually PRINT a SINGLE frame of video 5'x7"..and it looks like a photograph. Same as snapping your digital camera 30 times a second. Now you know one of the big reasons that turned me on to this camera.
"Thats great, Tim..but what about the video/picture quality coming out of that thing?"
One word: Fantastic!
Picture quality is superb, and nearly every bit as good as watching HD programming on TV. I actually had to see it to believe it. My son and I went up to the school and shot some video just before sunset..and I can see the individual hairs on his head! The colors are beautiful, the sensitivity was great, and no dropouts or any MPEG-2 compression artifacts found.
As soon as I get my HD software for editing, I'll post a few single frames here for your review.
This camera will be the VX-1000 for HD camcorders, and as always..Sony is leading the pack.
More later as I continue to play with it...
Tim