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Chris Medico · May 19th, 2008, 06:17 AM

I suspect that you will break the codec. This wont be unique to Sony. The A1 won't be any better in this regard.

The chip size won't be a problem. In good light you will get a really good picture.

Rolling shutter will also be a problem. Depending on what is in frame I can imagine some very odd artifacts from the rolling shutter if the camera is mounted to follow the horses movement. Up and down isn't as noticeable as side to side so if most of the movement is up and down it won't be such a problem.

The largest problem I see is the codec. I can easily break HDV with a pan at the race track.

I think you will be better going with a camera like the EX1 (still rolling shutter but a faster processor so its less noticeable than on the V1) or maybe a P2 camera. Neither is going to be as small and light as the V1. Hanging them off the side of a horse will be a neat trick.

Now if you would like an alternative suggestion..

Take a look at this camera - http://www.iconixvideo.com/products.html

Put the electronics in a set of bags and you are free to mount a very small and light camera anywhere you like.

Recorders are also a tricky subject. I don't know how much vibration they will be subjected to in your application. I do a similar type of thing with on-car video but this isn't a horse. Full race cars are trouble and I've had to use flash based recorders because anything with a hard drive just won't work. My gut feeling is this will also be the case for your application.

Here is something I found in doing a search - http://www.colorspaceinc.com/icon/

Just a few thoughts...

May 19th, 2008, 06:17 AM	#2
Chris Medico Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC, USA Posts: 374	I suspect that you will break the codec. This wont be unique to Sony. The A1 won't be any better in this regard. The chip size won't be a problem. In good light you will get a really good picture. Rolling shutter will also be a problem. Depending on what is in frame I can imagine some very odd artifacts from the rolling shutter if the camera is mounted to follow the horses movement. Up and down isn't as noticeable as side to side so if most of the movement is up and down it won't be such a problem. The largest problem I see is the codec. I can easily break HDV with a pan at the race track. I think you will be better going with a camera like the EX1 (still rolling shutter but a faster processor so its less noticeable than on the V1) or maybe a P2 camera. Neither is going to be as small and light as the V1. Hanging them off the side of a horse will be a neat trick. Now if you would like an alternative suggestion.. Take a look at this camera - http://www.iconixvideo.com/products.html Put the electronics in a set of bags and you are free to mount a very small and light camera anywhere you like. Recorders are also a tricky subject. I don't know how much vibration they will be subjected to in your application. I do a similar type of thing with on-car video but this isn't a horse. Full race cars are trouble and I've had to use flash based recorders because anything with a hard drive just won't work. My gut feeling is this will also be the case for your application. Here is something I found in doing a search - http://www.colorspaceinc.com/icon/ Just a few thoughts... __________________ Sony HVR-V1U (Arrived 12-21-06) Sony HDR-HC3 Sony DCR-VX1000 Sony CCD-VX3 (retired) HP Desktop w/ AMD 4200 & ATI 1600PRO Avid Liquid Pro 7.1 HP Laptop (field logging and rough editing) Pinnacle Studio 10 (semi-retired) Videos - http://dieseladdict.blip.tv