Unanswered HC camcorder posts from 2005

Bryan Spinelli · October 28th, 2005, 01:42 PM

Had anybody heard of a converter between Sonys Active Interface Shoe and the normal accessory shoe?

Curtis Shillington · October 30th, 2005, 09:52 PM

Any power (battery) experts out there. The A1U is good on power around 6W. Yet the specs for the AC adaptor claims it consumes (18 Watts), why so many watts? Is this the amount of watts consumed while charging the internal battery? Can I asume that if the battery is fully charged the power consumption of the AC adaptor will be 6W not 18W. I am planning on running the camera VIA a Solar panel and a 12V 7Ah battery.

Any help or advise would be great.....

Thank you very much....

Jm Aguilar · November 1st, 2005, 04:22 AM

Hi guys! I've been reading your posts and its been great. I wana buy the HVR-A1 for all its worth. problem is, here in the philippines its way to expensive $3300.

Anyways going to hong kong this december, any tips on stores or places where the A1 might be sold at a decent price? Tnx

Paul Chun · November 15th, 2005, 12:52 PM

I just shot a bunch of HDV stuff in Japan. I'm wanting to import all the video into FCP 5 now but am unsure on how to do this. Can anyone help?

I'd like to:

1. Downconvert the HDV video into DV format into FCP and edit as regular DV initially to make some DVD's.

2. Import HDV video eventually and edit as HDV.

I'm assuming there is no recordable media at this time for HDV. Of course I did see Blueray recorders available in Japan.

What do I need to set on my camera to downconvert? From reading the manual, the VCR HDV/DV is set to AUTO and the iLINK CONV is set to OFF. And I'm importing via Firewire into FCP 5. Is this the proper setup? Do I need to set anything in FCP? How does the camera determine if I want to downconvert or use HDV? Can someone please explain this to me? Thanks!

Brian Rhodes · November 28th, 2005, 10:02 PM

What’s the best on camera light for the A1u?

I film wedding and cooperate videos I need a light and battery pack with at least 2 hr running time.

THANKS

Valery Karyakin · December 27th, 2005, 01:46 PM

Hello,

Recently, I had to dub some footage (DV & DVCAM -> component out) direct to a VHS tape. This was for a director to see his rushes and to work on a paper edit of the docu he is making. He needed a timecode present on the tapes. I discovered that in a playback mode on A1 I had visible on the LCD monitor (and subsequently on a VHS tape) not only the running TC, but also buttons, battery time left, and so on.

I was wondering if there is any chance of outputting nothing but the timecode?

October 28th, 2005, 01:42 PM	#16
Bryan Spinelli New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 14	convert Active Interface Shoe to normal accessory shoe? Had anybody heard of a converter between Sonys Active Interface Shoe and the normal accessory shoe?

October 30th, 2005, 09:52 PM	#17
Curtis Shillington New Boot Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12	I got the POWER! (power consumption question) Any power (battery) experts out there. The A1U is good on power around 6W. Yet the specs for the AC adaptor claims it consumes (18 Watts), why so many watts? Is this the amount of watts consumed while charging the internal battery? Can I asume that if the battery is fully charged the power consumption of the AC adaptor will be 6W not 18W. I am planning on running the camera VIA a Solar panel and a 12V 7Ah battery. Any help or advise would be great..... Thank you very much....

November 1st, 2005, 04:22 AM	#18
Jm Aguilar New Boot Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	Shopping for A1 in hong kong Hi guys! I've been reading your posts and its been great. I wana buy the HVR-A1 for all its worth. problem is, here in the philippines its way to expensive $3300. Anyways going to hong kong this december, any tips on stores or places where the A1 might be sold at a decent price? Tnx

November 15th, 2005, 12:52 PM	#19
Paul Chun Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 132	Help with importing Video!! I just shot a bunch of HDV stuff in Japan. I'm wanting to import all the video into FCP 5 now but am unsure on how to do this. Can anyone help? I'd like to: 1. Downconvert the HDV video into DV format into FCP and edit as regular DV initially to make some DVD's. 2. Import HDV video eventually and edit as HDV. I'm assuming there is no recordable media at this time for HDV. Of course I did see Blueray recorders available in Japan. What do I need to set on my camera to downconvert? From reading the manual, the VCR HDV/DV is set to AUTO and the iLINK CONV is set to OFF. And I'm importing via Firewire into FCP 5. Is this the proper setup? Do I need to set anything in FCP? How does the camera determine if I want to downconvert or use HDV? Can someone please explain this to me? Thanks!

November 28th, 2005, 10:02 PM	#20
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	On Camera light for HVR-A1U What’s the best on camera light for the A1u? I film wedding and cooperate videos I need a light and battery pack with at least 2 hr running time. THANKS

December 27th, 2005, 01:46 PM	#21
Valery Karyakin Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Albania Posts: 27	Dubbing to VHS Hello, Recently, I had to dub some footage (DV & DVCAM -> component out) direct to a VHS tape. This was for a director to see his rushes and to work on a paper edit of the docu he is making. He needed a timecode present on the tapes. I discovered that in a playback mode on A1 I had visible on the LCD monitor (and subsequently on a VHS tape) not only the running TC, but also buttons, battery time left, and so on. I was wondering if there is any chance of outputting nothing but the timecode? __________________ nle