Got My V1U (Canada) at DVinfo.net

Steve Rolufs · December 15th, 2006, 01:52 PM

Pre-ordered from Henrys in Toronto. In stock at Sony Canada yesterday, arrived to the store today.

Steve R

Evan C. King · December 15th, 2006, 02:33 PM

You should get them to price match to vistek's price for you.

And how do you like the 24p mode on it? Have you used a Canon A1? What made you choose the sony?

Steve Rolufs · December 16th, 2006, 12:48 PM

Oh, don't worry - I did much better than a price match. :)

Last word was 2 more V1Us left in stock at Henrys. One may go to the demo display case.

If you call, they're happy to hold (and ask for Alan).

Steve R

P.S. - I'm going to be trying out the 24p mode (and the mysterious new 24A mode) today.

Philippe Dionne · December 17th, 2006, 01:17 PM

I got my V1U today. I'm in Quebec City, Canada. I would like to know if my unit is affected by the 25p problem of PAL units. Could someone tell me how to do it quickly ?

It's just out of the box and the cam is really gorgeous, so exciting !

Thanks

Stephen van Vuuren · December 17th, 2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Philippe Dionne

I got my V1U today. I'm in Quebec City, Canada. I would like to know if my unit is affected by the 25p problem of PAL units. Could someone tell me how to do it quickly ?

It's just out of the box and the cam is really gorgeous, so exciting !

Thanks

Shoot the same scene in 24p and 30p and 60i then compare. Confirm the camera settings other than frame rate are the same.

Robert Ducon · December 17th, 2006, 04:51 PM

Congrats, exciting!

The comparison should happen on play back, not just watching the footage live outputted to a monitor. I mean, do both if you can, but the playback is the most noticeable, apparently. If you can, import and post stills from each of the same scenes.

Zsolt Gordos · December 17th, 2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen van Vuuren

Shoot the same scene in 24p and 30p and 60i then compare. Confirm the camera settings other than frame rate are the same.

How to extract stills from the shots?

Evan C. King · December 18th, 2006, 01:39 AM

Quebec should have 24p like the rest of the country, not 25. Unless you ordered a pal unit?

Philippe Dionne · December 18th, 2006, 08:46 AM

It's a V1U so a NTSC unit. As said in another thread, no one from Americas had some shots of the 30p nor 60i. So I wanted to compare both to see if my unit is affected by the PAL problem.

The only thing is that I don't have my new computer installed. Well... I'll just try ton install all these things soon but someone will probably post some shots and show the cam don't have any problems, as expected by Douglas Spotted Eagle.

VERY great camera, I'm very happy of the size.

Chris Medico · December 18th, 2006, 11:08 AM

If all goes well I'll have mine before the end of the week. I'm making shooting some test video a high priority.

Chris

December 15th, 2006, 01:52 PM	#1
Steve Rolufs New Boot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20	Got My V1U (Canada) Pre-ordered from Henrys in Toronto. In stock at Sony Canada yesterday, arrived to the store today. Steve R

December 18th, 2006, 11:08 AM	#10
Chris Medico Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Efland NC, USA Posts: 2,322	If all goes well I'll have mine before the end of the week. I'm making shooting some test video a high priority. Chris __________________ http://www.LandYachtMedia.com

December 15th, 2006, 02:33 PM	#2
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	You should get them to price match to vistek's price for you. And how do you like the 24p mode on it? Have you used a Canon A1? What made you choose the sony?

December 16th, 2006, 12:48 PM	#3
Steve Rolufs New Boot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20	Oh, don't worry - I did much better than a price match. :) Last word was 2 more V1Us left in stock at Henrys. One may go to the demo display case. If you call, they're happy to hold (and ask for Alan). Steve R P.S. - I'm going to be trying out the 24p mode (and the mysterious new 24A mode) today.

December 17th, 2006, 01:17 PM	#4
Philippe Dionne Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 29	I got my V1U today. I'm in Quebec City, Canada. I would like to know if my unit is affected by the 25p problem of PAL units. Could someone tell me how to do it quickly ? It's just out of the box and the cam is really gorgeous, so exciting ! Thanks

December 17th, 2006, 04:51 PM	#6
Robert Ducon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 400	Congrats, exciting! The comparison should happen on play back, not just watching the footage live outputted to a monitor. I mean, do both if you can, but the playback is the most noticeable, apparently. If you can, import and post stills from each of the same scenes.

December 18th, 2006, 01:39 AM	#8
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	Quebec should have 24p like the rest of the country, not 25. Unless you ordered a pal unit?

December 18th, 2006, 08:46 AM	#9
Philippe Dionne Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 29	It's a V1U so a NTSC unit. As said in another thread, no one from Americas had some shots of the 30p nor 60i. So I wanted to compare both to see if my unit is affected by the PAL problem. The only thing is that I don't have my new computer installed. Well... I'll just try ton install all these things soon but someone will probably post some shots and show the cam don't have any problems, as expected by Douglas Spotted Eagle. VERY great camera, I'm very happy of the size.