Sony FX1 or Sony FX7? Best image quality?

[Ruben Senderey]

Got the fx-7 will be shoting 2 jobs this weekend will keep you posted ,i saw the v1u at Armatos looks identical (without the extras)
i tried some testing ,if you own a sony cam looks like the 2100 in shape litle lighter , the viuwfinder is very good sharp image indor and outdor the colors are vivid the zoom very smoth ,the low light not bad with 20w sony light i shoot some stuff on dv did some editing on matrox rtx100 ,play the DVD on my 16:9
60inch hi def screen tv and looked very good , i shot some 1080i format but i can't edit yet so i conected direct to the tv via hdmi and look very nice in hi def,
the real test is low light condition at the job on saturday...

[Adriano Moroni]

Originally Posted by Ruben Senderey

Got the fx-7 will be shoting 2 jobs this weekend will keep you posted

the real test is low light condition at the job on saturday...

Hi Ruben,
thanks for your interesting reply. I will wait for your next test.

[Ruben Senderey]

Shot my first job on the fx7........not to good under low light conditions in a wide angle shots especialy , but great if you are close to subject amazing details (looked to me like the old IKAGAMI colours)
in general i had a hard time the all night with setting in low light and i mean the room was dark , the camera feels really good the 20x zoom is great , but at this time i will go back to my pd-170 until the low light issue get's better,
i'ts a shame.....

[Yow Siang]

Hi Ruben,
How bad is it compared to FX1?
When you mention "not too good" does that mean even you have increased to 18db its still not bright enough or its very noisy?

Thanks!
YS

Originally Posted by Ruben Senderey

Shot my first job on the fx7........not to good under low light conditions in a wide angle shots especialy , but great if you are close to subject amazing details (looked to me like the old IKAGAMI colours)
in general i had a hard time the all night with setting in low light and i mean the room was dark , the camera feels really good the 20x zoom is great , but at this time i will go back to my pd-170 until the low light issue get's better,
i'ts a shame.....

[Ruben Senderey]

Correct the 18db is not anough for the wide shoots lot's of noise on the blacks and anything dark, (never had the fx-1 )

[Adriano Moroni]

Hi, I'd like to purchase the Sony FX7 but I have just known this report about FX7:

We have had to have several of the lenses replaced due to ingress of
dust (it is not practical to strip and clean them). Now admittedly several
of our clients have been using them in very dusty environments (typically on shooting house rebuilding projects for life-style type broadcast shows) but we never had any similar problems with the PD-150/170. Sony initially
claimed the lens seal(s) had been damaged due to mishandling (i.e. dropping the camera) but they are now admitting that the lenses are not sealed against dust entry anyways.

Does anybody have similar problems with Sony FX7?
thanks

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

Adriano,
This simply is not true. The lenses are sealed against dust. What you have read is a rumor or statement by someone, but it's not from Sony. All cameras can be gotten into by dust or water if the exposure is heavy enough. This is why there are dust jackets and raincoats for cameras.