I hold a bunch of question for the owner of a Sony HVR-A1U HD camcorder?
1. what are your main problems beside this camera?
2.
1. what are your main problems beside this camera?
2. does it have a slot for a memory card?
2.2. does it hold a "photo" button
3. in your view, how does it react to low frothy conditions?
4. how is the sound element, the directional mic vs. a regular camcorder built-in mic, is there a big difference?
5. is it worth the cost?
6. when they read out it can record surrounded by 60i fames per second
can i do really cool slow motion sword fights lacking a lot of motion blur?
7. contained by your opinion, what is the best characteristic?
thanks!
those are most of the question that i cant find the answers to online.
10 points to best answer... please only answer if you own, enjoy used, or are very used to with this camera, i involve accurate answers.
Answers: I use the Sony HDR-HC1. It is the consumer version of the HVR-A1U which used to be the entry even of the Sony HDV pro line until the HVR-HD1000U be introduced. I have used the A1U.
1. what are your primary problems with this camera?
It loads cassette from the bottom. It the camcorder is mounted to a tripod, that generally scheme removing the camcorder from the tripod to replace the tape. There are multiple workarounds for this - by using a spacer between the camera and the tripod mount or using a camera bracket. I don't like that instruction book zoom and focus share the same ring so you can solitary do one or the other manually... but I've learned to work near it.
2. does it have a slot for a memory card?
Yes, but this camera as next to all other Sony camcorders that also clutch stills, uses Sony ProDuo memory sticks... not standard SD or other memory cards. Perhaps reading through the tech specs or the manual would be advantageous.
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBus...
2.2. does it own a "photo" button
Yes. On top next to the zoom rocker switch. Because taking photos while tape can shake the camera, I would suggest using a LANC with a phot button. I get one from Sony - it is OK - has power, zoom and photo buttons... and I get a cheaper one from Targus - it has power, zoom and photo buttons AND focus. While capture video, you can take stills at alike time and there is no interruption to the miniDV video video capture.
3. contained by your opinion, how does it counter to low light conditions?
It react the wan any camera reacts when you win past the boundaries of it's low buoyant capabilities... it get grainy. I enjoy shot live music videos at clubs... the camera is focused on the trimming playing, on stage, with stage lighting. The video looks fine. The video get grainy when the camera is on the audience who really are contained by low light. I am planning to bring either a Canon XHA1 or Sony HVR-V1U to use WITH my HC1 specifically because of the low-light characteristics of those cameras is better... but they are also more expensive and larger cameras.
4. how is the nouns quality, the directional mic vs. a regular camcorder built-in mic, is near a big difference?
There is no such thing as a camcorder beside "great" built-in mics when they are integrated with the camera close to the A1U (on either side of the lens barrel). That said, the A1U's mics are "OK"... But I use an Audio Technical AT-825 mounted within a Sabra SMM-1 universal shock mount mounted an an angled camera bracket (along near a BeachTek DXA-6 XLR adapter). I also use a NRG Research SA-568 switchable shotgun mic and Shure wireless hand-held SM-58 mics or lavalieres (clip-on) under confident conditions.
5. is it worth the cost?
That is up to you. For its size and capabilities, I meditate so.
6. when they say it can story in 60i fames per second
can i do really cool slow motion sword fight without a great deal of motion blur?
You need to do a bit more research... 60i(nterlaced) frames per second is in actuality only 30fps... which is standard camcorder stuff. The 24f is an electronic magazine of getting to a more movie-like 24p (my HC1 does not have this). Neither the HC1 nor the A1U own the Sony "smooth slow record" function you are looking for.
7. in your belief, what is the best feature?
I approaching the manual features that plentifully of the consumer camcorders don't have. I resembling that it is relatively small. I like that it does DV (4:3 and 16:9) and HDV. I resembling the tic-tac-toe grid you can put up on the LCD screen or viewfinder (that does not capture recorded) to help frame my shots.
I done up with the HDR-HC1 because I did not resembling the "front-heavy" XLR adapter on the A1U that replaced the flash on the HC1. Since I use a BeachTek XLR adapter, and it is under my HC1, I own a flash for taking stills... though I can't use the flash to take stills when soundtrack video. I also have the recommended 2x tele lens. It works great when you are fully zoomed contained by on the subjected - but if you fully zoom out, there will be "vignetting" - explicitly, the lens will cut the corder of the frame so it looks like you are shooting from the bottom of a vat. The vignetting goes away when the zoom is contained by about the 1/2 mode position.
Is there something specific you are looking for within a camcorder? Any particular judgment the Canon HV20, HV30, Sony HDR-HC7 or HC9 are not of interest?