Taking the VX2000 apart at DVinfo.net

Tommy Haupfear · December 17th, 2003, 07:49 PM

Not that I would ever attempt this!

VX2000

http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indexvx2000.htm

TRV900

http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indextrv900.htm

VX1000

http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indexvx1000.htm

Matt Stahley · December 17th, 2003, 10:19 PM

thanks for these links. Those are some amazing pics on there. I believe its the first time I have ever seen these cams taken fully apart.

Yik Kuen · December 17th, 2003, 11:03 PM

Oh, great!

You can see that the VX2000 (or may be PD-150) has a powerful 32-bit Hitachi SH2 risc processor running at 20+ MHz!

Amazing. This is the same processor used in Sega Saturn video game console. I wonder what is its actual role in there.

Shawn Mielke · December 18th, 2003, 02:15 AM

Wow, very cool. Perspective well lent. We come to identify with these instruments, but look: thousands of inorganic bits of material, all machined together. Hard to relate to that. Amazing.

Joe Gioielli · December 18th, 2003, 11:15 AM

Oh God, why do these pictures turn me on? ;)

Mike Rehmus · December 18th, 2003, 11:44 AM

And I look at those pictures (nice find by the way) and lament over the obvious lack of any shielding whatsoever.

No wonder the camera is so suceptable to EMI and EMP!

Shawn Mielke · December 18th, 2003, 02:43 PM

I wasn't going to say it Joe, but, well, they do sort of make me blush.

Frederic Segard · December 18th, 2003, 07:53 PM

Those pictures are going to put a positive damper on my curiosity and fasination to pull things appart. At that price, that's a good thing.

Your right Mike! Where is all the shielding? As fas as I know Magnesium Alloy is not rated to stop EMIs!

Lou Bruno · December 20th, 2003, 10:09 PM

I noticed two items:

1) 50 Hz Crotus Binder

and a

2) 20 Ohm Fracazoid Modulator

No wonder the S/N ratio is high for 1/3" chips.

Tom Hardwick · December 28th, 2003, 11:55 AM

These are beautifully shot shadowless pictures - taken by someone who knows his DOF and backgrounds. I only wish the salient parts were identified though, as this would make them more than just pretty pictures.

tom.

Chris Mueller · December 28th, 2003, 01:39 PM

Wow. What's that VX9000? Anyone ever use/see one? Looks like a lower end sholder cam.

EDIT: It looks as though the VX1 had a marked focus ring. I wonder why they stopped using that design.

Mark Goodsell · January 1st, 2004, 10:32 AM

It's amazing the amount of engineering that goes into a camcorder. Sometimes I think it's incredible that they are as reliable as they are (given the number of components that must work together) and affordable as they are. Thanks Tommy

Mark G

David Korb · January 11th, 2004, 07:16 PM

http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indexfotomenu.htm

It seems they have a few more cameras disassembled as well some pannas and canons... great link tommy !!!

Carlos E. Martinez · January 12th, 2004, 02:07 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Tommy Haupfear : Not that I would ever attempt this! -->>>

Maybe more of us did!

Do you know this is what BBC does if you want to shoot a project for them with aDV camera?

They bypass the dreaful Sony preamp and get to make things more linear in the audio stages.

That would also be interesting on cameras that do not allow manual audio adjust, in order to bypass the AGC.

There's an article on how to modify the TRV900 audio stage.

Carlos

December 17th, 2003, 07:49 PM	#1
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	Taking the VX2000 apart Not that I would ever attempt this! VX2000 http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indexvx2000.htm TRV900 http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indextrv900.htm VX1000 http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indexvx1000.htm

December 18th, 2003, 02:15 AM	#4
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Wow, very cool. Perspective well lent. We come to identify with these instruments, but look: thousands of inorganic bits of material, all machined together. Hard to relate to that. Amazing. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

December 18th, 2003, 11:15 AM	#5
Joe Gioielli Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 142	Oh God, why do these pictures turn me on? ;) __________________ Why ask me? I thought you were in charge!

December 18th, 2003, 11:44 AM	#6
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	And I look at those pictures (nice find by the way) and lament over the obvious lack of any shielding whatsoever. No wonder the camera is so suceptable to EMI and EMP! __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

December 18th, 2003, 02:43 PM	#7
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	I wasn't going to say it Joe, but, well, they do sort of make me blush. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

December 17th, 2003, 10:19 PM	#2
Matt Stahley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Waynesboro, PA Posts: 648	thanks for these links. Those are some amazing pics on there. I believe its the first time I have ever seen these cams taken fully apart.

December 17th, 2003, 11:03 PM	#3
Yik Kuen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia Posts: 135	Oh, great! You can see that the VX2000 (or may be PD-150) has a powerful 32-bit Hitachi SH2 risc processor running at 20+ MHz! Amazing. This is the same processor used in Sega Saturn video game console. I wonder what is its actual role in there.

December 18th, 2003, 07:53 PM	#8
Frederic Segard Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 209	Those pictures are going to put a positive damper on my curiosity and fasination to pull things appart. At that price, that's a good thing. Your right Mike! Where is all the shielding? As fas as I know Magnesium Alloy is not rated to stop EMIs!

December 20th, 2003, 10:09 PM	#9
Lou Bruno Go Cycle Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 815	I noticed two items: 1) 50 Hz Crotus Binder and a 2) 20 Ohm Fracazoid Modulator No wonder the S/N ratio is high for 1/3" chips. __________________ Lou Bruno

December 28th, 2003, 11:55 AM	#10
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	These are beautifully shot shadowless pictures - taken by someone who knows his DOF and backgrounds. I only wish the salient parts were identified though, as this would make them more than just pretty pictures. tom.

December 28th, 2003, 01:39 PM	#11
Chris Mueller Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 49	Wow. What's that VX9000? Anyone ever use/see one? Looks like a lower end sholder cam. EDIT: It looks as though the VX1 had a marked focus ring. I wonder why they stopped using that design.

January 1st, 2004, 10:32 AM	#12
Mark Goodsell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: WI Posts: 367	It's amazing the amount of engineering that goes into a camcorder. Sometimes I think it's incredible that they are as reliable as they are (given the number of components that must work together) and affordable as they are. Thanks Tommy Mark G __________________ Mark Goodsell

January 11th, 2004, 07:16 PM	#13
David Korb Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: n.w. minnesota Posts: 35	http://www.camcorderservice.nl/indexfotomenu.htm It seems they have a few more cameras disassembled as well some pannas and canons... great link tommy !!! __________________ If at first you dont succeed...well so much for skydiving

January 12th, 2004, 02:07 PM	#14
Carlos E. Martinez Trustee Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Posts: 1,138	Re: Taking the VX2000 apart <<<-- Originally posted by Tommy Haupfear : Not that I would ever attempt this! -->>> Maybe more of us did! Do you know this is what BBC does if you want to shoot a project for them with aDV camera? They bypass the dreaful Sony preamp and get to make things more linear in the audio stages. That would also be interesting on cameras that do not allow manual audio adjust, in order to bypass the AGC. There's an article on how to modify the TRV900 audio stage. Carlos