October morning in a 100 year old car at DVinfo.net

Bill Hollinger · October 22nd, 2011, 06:25 PM

We took the old car out early this very chilly morning. My friend drove and I used the little Sony NX-70U. I originally bought this camera to use in wet weather, but the image stability is so good, I find myself using it whenever I’m taking casual, hand-held video. 100 years ago (the car was build in late fall 1911) the suspension was like a horse drawn carriage, and does not function like a modern suspension. This means the ride is very jittery, and the passengers bounce around quite a bit. As might be a bit too obvious, I simply put clips together and output and uploaded this video without any corrections.

Mike Beckett · October 23rd, 2011, 04:09 AM

Bill,

She's a beauty!

The NX70 coped admirably with being shaken around like that. The combination of the extreme wide angle and the active steadyshot seems to work wonders, and makes a very smooth picture.

As an aside - was that a Morris Minor in your driveway, on the left, near the very end?

Bill Hollinger · October 23rd, 2011, 07:07 AM

Yes Mike, the Morris Minor belongs to my friend was was driving the car while I used the video camera. He has two of them.

October 22nd, 2011, 06:25 PM	#1
Bill Hollinger Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: McLean, VA USA Posts: 31	October morning in a 100 year old car We took the old car out early this very chilly morning. My friend drove and I used the little Sony NX-70U. I originally bought this camera to use in wet weather, but the image stability is so good, I find myself using it whenever I’m taking casual, hand-held video. 100 years ago (the car was build in late fall 1911) the suspension was like a horse drawn carriage, and does not function like a modern suspension. This means the ride is very jittery, and the passengers bounce around quite a bit. As might be a bit too obvious, I simply put clips together and output and uploaded this video without any corrections. Model T, Great Falls,VA on Vimeo

October 23rd, 2011, 04:09 AM	#2
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Re: October morning in a 100 year old car Bill, She's a beauty! The NX70 coped admirably with being shaken around like that. The combination of the extreme wide angle and the active steadyshot seems to work wonders, and makes a very smooth picture. As an aside - was that a Morris Minor in your driveway, on the left, near the very end?

October 23rd, 2011, 07:07 AM	#3
Bill Hollinger Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: McLean, VA USA Posts: 31	Re: October morning in a 100 year old car Yes Mike, the Morris Minor belongs to my friend was was driving the car while I used the video camera. He has two of them.