http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ Pro and consumer versions of this Sony 3-CCD HDV camcorder. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:21:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-z1-hdr-fx1/467777-hdv-720p-tape-output-hvr-z1u.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:02:30 GMT Just returned from an out-of-state shoot where the camera used was a JVC GY-HD100U shooting in 720P. I had used the videographer's JVC to dub the tapes into my system, but have just discovered that one of the tapes stopped digitizing prior to end of tape. Soooo...I borrowed a friend's Sony HVR-Z1U to re-dub that tape, and I can't seem to get a video signal out of either the i-Link port, nor the component or composite ports. I have device control when on firewire, but no video signal is coming out. I'm wondering that since this camera doesn't shoot in 720P(according to the manual), that it can't output that format either. Strange that when playing the tape the video is showing on the LCD, and the OSD shows that it is 720P footage. Is there any way to get 720P recorded HDV footage out of this camera?

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Steve B ]]> Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1 Steve Brame http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-z1-hdr-fx1/467777-hdv-720p-tape-output-hvr-z1u.html http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-z1-hdr-fx1/467617-lens-thread-converter-canon-sony-z1-carl-zeiss.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:11:51 GMT Hi all,

I've recently gotten hold of a Redrock M2 so that I can experiment more with depth of field on my Z1. The trouble is that it requires a Canon lens and mine are all the Carl Zeiss thread lenses which attach straight to the camera.

Can anyone tell me either what converter I need, where to look, or the technical term/spec for the thread on the standard Sony Z1 so I can find the converter?

Thanks!

Mike ]]> Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1 Michael J. Edwards http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-z1-hdr-fx1/467617-lens-thread-converter-canon-sony-z1-carl-zeiss.html http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-z1-hdr-fx1/466327-please-help-newbie-fx1.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:27:09 GMT Hi All Myself and a few friends have been filming bands live.. We have one FX1 and a few miniDV cameras... we all come from an audio background so our filming skills are probably average at best.. We are having trouble at some shows where the lighting is in the extreme, its over exposing peoples... Hi All

Myself and a few friends have been filming bands live.. We have one FX1 and a few miniDV cameras... we all come from an audio background so our filming skills are probably average at best.. We are having trouble at some shows where the lighting is in the extreme, its over exposing peoples facing and you cant see their features at all..

I had a quick look through the FX1 last night (its my friends not mine) and i noticed a few things that look like they could help alleviate the problem but im wondering whats the best way to overcome it ?

We already have the spotlight button on and that makes a small difference.. But i noticed IRIS, Gain and ND filter all could help solve our problem.. Any maybe white balance ? Does anyone know how i can get it looking better ?

The gigs are a setting where one minute we'll get extreme white and the next it will be near black.. IS there anyway to drop the white but not darken the whole image so when it goes nearly black we can still see a bit of definition ? Or does it all get back to the lighting person not being so extreme in what he does ?

The other thing is we dont really get a chance to see the bands on the stage before the shows, they just come on and we sort of fly by the seat of our pants.. So how would we set white balance or things like that in that situation ?

We generally get pretty good results with audio and some of the editing looks good but i just know our source footage is the weakest point at the moment and im trying to work out how to improve.

Here is an example clip from a recent gig.. I tried to edit out most of the really bad shots where the white was totally blown out but you can still see it in spots..

YouTube - The Radiators - Gimme Head "LIVE"


Examples

Bass players face at 44 secs
guitarist face at 1min 43 secs
spotlight shine at 1 min 50 secs
zoom in on guitarist at 2min 3 secs
Drummers head at 2min 55sec


Would appreciate any help.. ]]> Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1 Randy Sanchez http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-hvr-z1-hdr-fx1/466327-please-help-newbie-fx1.html