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Originally Posted by Michael Krawchuk
Ralph,
What's your thoughts on the HC1, and how would you compare it to the V1U ?
Also, Do you have any tips you could pass along on getting the best image quality from my HC1? The footage i've shot with my HC1 doesn't compare to yours. are there any special settings that you use to get such high quality images?
Thanks
Mike
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Mike, I love the HC1 and have carried it into some awesome places from the canyons of Zion National Park to the Valley of Fire to hidden coves and high mountain tops all over my home territory here in the Appalachians. It shoots right well. ... However, the reason I use a V1 and an HC1 is that I cannot afford a) two V1s and b) and EX1 or EX3. ;-) ... the HC1 is, as stated, a good shooter but -- being a single CMOS -- limited compared to the 3-chip V1... still, it makes a nice B-roll and 2nd cam.
Which brings us to quality. Thanks for the complements... My wife does most of the shooting with the HC1 now. She uses manual settings and gets good stuff. Perhaps part of the look you like (and which I do) is accomplished in post. On the HC1, I tend to push the color saturation a bit, which gives a fuller, richer look.
Quite a few examples at my site,
http://1vid.com , and a lot of them shot totally with the HC1 before I got the V1 last year. Take a look at Mill Shoals, Bird Rock, and Hooker Falls, all show totally with the HC1 for example.