Looking for comparable video quality HDR-FX1 at DVinfo.net

Brent Marks · November 5th, 2006, 07:02 AM

Hello all...

I have an HDR-FX1 and I really love the cam.

But it is big and bulky for what I do.

I am going to use the hdr-fx1 on a tripod and get a new cam to shoot my personal stuff.

What is the most comparable SMALLER cam in quality to the hdr-fx1?

THANKS!

Robert Ducon · November 21st, 2006, 09:14 PM

If you *only* need quality of video at 1920x1080, don't care how the camera looks to other's watching you shoot, and don't need audio, take a look at the Canon HV10. It looks like a toy, but it's CMOS sensor is sharper than the FX1/Z1U.

I just wrapped on a 40 minute film shot with the Z1U/FX1 cameras, and, seeing footage from the HV10 makes me cringe! lol.. it's nice. Do some tests first - I don't know it compares to the FX1 when doing pans, motion, etc.

That said, I don't think the FX1 is that bulky at all.. maybe for undercover stuff, sure. That's a case the HV10 would shine for sure - it's really really small.

No audio line in, which is why I said it's a camera you can use if you don't need good audio.

Chris Barcellos · November 21st, 2006, 09:49 PM

New Sony V1 will be smaller- about size of PD 170. Smaller yet is the Sony A1u, and finally the Sony HC3

November 5th, 2006, 07:02 AM	#1
Brent Marks Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston TX and New Orleans LA Posts: 300	Looking for comparable video quality HDR-FX1 Hello all... I have an HDR-FX1 and I really love the cam. But it is big and bulky for what I do. I am going to use the hdr-fx1 on a tripod and get a new cam to shoot my personal stuff. What is the most comparable SMALLER cam in quality to the hdr-fx1? THANKS! __________________ I produce High Quality content with My Certain Style... I cover South Padre, TX to Tampa Bay, FL FYI: That includes... Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston, Beaumont/ Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, Penscola, Ft. Walton, Panama City... Any every little city and town in between. If you need anything, Let's talk...

November 21st, 2006, 09:14 PM	#2
Robert Ducon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 400	Look at the small Canon offering If you only need quality of video at 1920x1080, don't care how the camera looks to other's watching you shoot, and don't need audio, take a look at the Canon HV10. It looks like a toy, but it's CMOS sensor is sharper than the FX1/Z1U. I just wrapped on a 40 minute film shot with the Z1U/FX1 cameras, and, seeing footage from the HV10 makes me cringe! lol.. it's nice. Do some tests first - I don't know it compares to the FX1 when doing pans, motion, etc. That said, I don't think the FX1 is that bulky at all.. maybe for undercover stuff, sure. That's a case the HV10 would shine for sure - it's really really small. No audio line in, which is why I said it's a camera you can use if you don't need good audio.

November 21st, 2006, 09:49 PM	#3
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	New Sony V1 will be smaller- about size of PD 170. Smaller yet is the Sony A1u, and finally the Sony HC3 __________________ Chris J. Barcellos