HC1 wild scenery footage? at DVinfo.net

Jack Zhang · September 24th, 2005, 07:31 PM

I'm just wondering if any of you took your HC1 to places with exotic scenery (eg: mountain scenery, any national parks or just places outside your city with beautiful scenery) and that if you could post it because I have never seen any good scenery with any of the HC1 clips online now. (No stock HC1 footage please!)

Jung Kyu · September 25th, 2005, 01:04 PM

i was like you...about month ago.. looking for all hc1 footage on the web.. ..
don't hesitate buying this camcorder....
i guarantee you won't regret it...

the low light capability is not so bad.. but you must buy wide lense or this cam is useless..

Fredrik-Larsson · September 25th, 2005, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jung Kyu

the low light capability is not so bad.. but you must buy wide lense or this cam is useless..

I have a HC1, why do you think it's useless without a wide lense? I have thought of buying one but I am not sure yet.

Jung Kyu · September 25th, 2005, 10:08 PM

epeacially when you are shooting scenery or city building..wide lense is necessary...without WD lense i feel this cam is DV wide with high resolution picture..

Laurence Kingston · September 28th, 2005, 01:10 PM

Yeah, it doesn't go wide enough on it's own. I have a Sony VCL-HG0737Y on order.

Fredrik-Larsson · September 28th, 2005, 01:17 PM

I decided to order one to. I figure I can only get more options. :)

Jung Kyu · September 29th, 2005, 07:16 AM

it's not necessary to buy VCL-HG0737Y lense...i have tested this lense and cheap one..VCL-HA06 they are both good pic quality is same .. but VCL-HA06 only cost $60 :)

Laurence Kingston · September 29th, 2005, 08:08 AM

It just so happens that in the following clip, among other things, there is labeled footage taken with both these lenses:

http://videosketch.myhome.cx/hdr-a1j...1j-test001.wmv

IMO the VCL-HG0737 image looks sharper.

Stu Holmes · September 29th, 2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurence Kingston

It just so happens that in the following clip, among other things, there is labeled footage taken with both these lenses:

http://videosketch.myhome.cx/hdr-a1j...1j-test001.wmv

IMO the VCL-HG0737 image looks sharper.

Hi

That's pretty useful footage and very interesting to see.
I agree that with the 0.6x there was noticable distortion and softening at the edges of the shot. It's always the edges that go first.

One thing - the lens in the clip was not stated as the HG0737 but the 0752 lens which is not the same i beleive. The "HG" lens should be better yet as it's got the Hi-Grade denominator.

Do you think anywhere there is similar footage but of the HG0737?

Laurence Kingston · September 29th, 2005, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jung Kyu

it's not necessary to buy VCL-HG0737Y lense...i have tested this lense and cheap one..VCL-HA06 they are both good pic quality is same .. but VCL-HA06 only cost $60 :)

Is the VCL-HA06 a zoom through lense (is the whole zoom range useable). I know that the VCL-HG0737 series is zoom through.

Yow Siang · April 9th, 2007, 07:48 AM

hi I like to check what is the difference between VCL-HG0737X and the VCL-HG0737Y model ?

Paul Kepen · April 12th, 2007, 06:26 PM

Hi everybody. I have the HC-1 and both a Raynox 6600HD and the Sony VCL-HG0737Y wide angle lenses. The Raynox is a .5 vs the Sony .7 wide. I love the extra width, but even when you match them at the same (say .7) the Sony lens is sharper with less chromatic aberation. The raynox is not too bad a full wide, but as soon as you start zooming it becomes fuzzy - even though it is listed as full zoom through for the HC-1. The raynox is also smaller and lighter, but we are doing HDV for the image quality, so there you have my 2 cents worth. Have a great day - PK

Paulo Teixeira · April 12th, 2007, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Zhang

(No stock HC1 footage please!)

Why’s that?

-EDIT-
I didn’t realize this thread was this old.

September 24th, 2005, 07:31 PM	#1
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	HC1 wild scenery footage? I'm just wondering if any of you took your HC1 to places with exotic scenery (eg: mountain scenery, any national parks or just places outside your city with beautiful scenery) and that if you could post it because I have never seen any good scenery with any of the HC1 clips online now. (No stock HC1 footage please!)

September 25th, 2005, 01:04 PM	#2
Jung Kyu Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 143	. i was like you...about month ago.. looking for all hc1 footage on the web.. .. don't hesitate buying this camcorder.... i guarantee you won't regret it... the low light capability is not so bad.. but you must buy wide lense or this cam is useless..

September 25th, 2005, 10:08 PM	#4
Jung Kyu Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 143	. epeacially when you are shooting scenery or city building..wide lense is necessary...without WD lense i feel this cam is DV wide with high resolution picture..

September 28th, 2005, 01:17 PM	#6
Fredrik-Larsson Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 395	I decided to order one to. I figure I can only get more options. :) __________________ The Russian Captain (upcoming feature) http://trc-movie.blogspot.com/ My movies http://www.larssonfilm.com/

September 29th, 2005, 07:16 AM	#7
Jung Kyu Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 143	. it's not necessary to buy VCL-HG0737Y lense...i have tested this lense and cheap one..VCL-HA06 they are both good pic quality is same .. but VCL-HA06 only cost $60 :)

September 28th, 2005, 01:10 PM	#5
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	Yeah, it doesn't go wide enough on it's own. I have a Sony VCL-HG0737Y on order.

September 29th, 2005, 08:08 AM	#8
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	It just so happens that in the following clip, among other things, there is labeled footage taken with both these lenses: http://videosketch.myhome.cx/hdr-a1j...1j-test001.wmv IMO the VCL-HG0737 image looks sharper.

April 9th, 2007, 07:48 AM	#11
Yow Siang Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 153	hi I like to check what is the difference between VCL-HG0737X and the VCL-HG0737Y model ?

April 12th, 2007, 06:26 PM	#12
Paul Kepen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis Minnesota Posts: 347	Hi everybody. I have the HC-1 and both a Raynox 6600HD and the Sony VCL-HG0737Y wide angle lenses. The Raynox is a .5 vs the Sony .7 wide. I love the extra width, but even when you match them at the same (say .7) the Sony lens is sharper with less chromatic aberation. The raynox is not too bad a full wide, but as soon as you start zooming it becomes fuzzy - even though it is listed as full zoom through for the HC-1. The raynox is also smaller and lighter, but we are doing HDV for the image quality, so there you have my 2 cents worth. Have a great day - PK