Hmc-80 vs hmc-150 at DVinfo.net

Randy Johnson · October 10th, 2010, 08:28 AM

I like my HMC=150s but boy I miss the days of a shoulder mount camera I feel like I spend most of my money and energy making the 150 a usable run and gun camera that I need. How does the new HMC-80 stack up against the 150. I was thinking of getting a couple 80s as my main cameras and keeping my 150s for cover shot cameras plus some artsy fartsy work.

Tom Bostick · October 10th, 2010, 01:45 PM

except for xlr inputs and the size of the hmc 80 ,its exactly the same as the hmc 40

Mike Beckett · October 10th, 2010, 01:54 PM

The 80 also has pretty much all the controls you need on the body of the camera, rather than buried in touch screen menus.

As Tom says, it's the same internals as an HMC-40, with the same low light issues and smaller imaging chips. But whether that's a problem or not is up to you.

Randy Johnson · October 10th, 2010, 01:59 PM

So its not as good in low light as the HMC-150?

Robert Turchick · October 10th, 2010, 02:06 PM

with a lot of time on both the 40 and 150, there is a difference in the look. This is probably the cmos vs ccd and the size of the chips. I never used the 40 in low light but the 150 does pretty darn well.
I have cut these two cameras together on multiple occasions and the results are great. That said, the reason I own a 150 is for the manual controls.

Randy Johnson · October 10th, 2010, 02:23 PM

Sony has a possibly new shoulder mount that looks like it may be the answer to my problem but boy its pricey for what it is.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/674695-REG/Sony_VCT_SP2BP.html

Tom Bostick · October 10th, 2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy Johnson

So its not as good in low light as the HMC-150?

no it is not

Randy Johnson · October 10th, 2010, 03:14 PM

o.k. thanks for the input low light is really important to me.

Robert M Wright · October 24th, 2010, 08:31 PM

It should be mentioned that the 80 (and 40) can resolve significantly more detail than the 150.

October 10th, 2010, 08:28 AM	#1
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	Hmc-80 vs hmc-150 I like my HMC=150s but boy I miss the days of a shoulder mount camera I feel like I spend most of my money and energy making the 150 a usable run and gun camera that I need. How does the new HMC-80 stack up against the 150. I was thinking of getting a couple 80s as my main cameras and keeping my 150s for cover shot cameras plus some artsy fartsy work.

October 10th, 2010, 02:06 PM	#5
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	with a lot of time on both the 40 and 150, there is a difference in the look. This is probably the cmos vs ccd and the size of the chips. I never used the 40 in low light but the 150 does pretty darn well. I have cut these two cameras together on multiple occasions and the results are great. That said, the reason I own a 150 is for the manual controls. __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

October 10th, 2010, 01:45 PM	#2
Tom Bostick Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Austin TX Posts: 292	except for xlr inputs and the size of the hmc 80 ,its exactly the same as the hmc 40

October 10th, 2010, 01:54 PM	#3
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	The 80 also has pretty much all the controls you need on the body of the camera, rather than buried in touch screen menus. As Tom says, it's the same internals as an HMC-40, with the same low light issues and smaller imaging chips. But whether that's a problem or not is up to you.

October 10th, 2010, 01:59 PM	#4
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	So its not as good in low light as the HMC-150?

October 10th, 2010, 02:23 PM	#6
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	Sony has a possibly new shoulder mount that looks like it may be the answer to my problem but boy its pricey for what it is. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/674695-REG/Sony_VCT_SP2BP.html

October 10th, 2010, 03:14 PM	#8
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	o.k. thanks for the input low light is really important to me.

October 24th, 2010, 08:31 PM	#9
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	It should be mentioned that the 80 (and 40) can resolve significantly more detail than the 150.