VX1000 -- various topics

Mike Rehmus · July 9th, 2004, 10:42 AM

Leave the tape out and it should not go into standby. Might have to leave the tape door open on the 1000. Best to check.

Should work with no problems. Just be careful to not let anything drop into the tape slot while it is open.

Jason R. Wood · July 11th, 2004, 05:25 PM

Thanks.

I'lll give it a try.

Michael Tan · July 12th, 2004, 08:14 AM

i might also want to try this with my PD170. for the sake of quality; i would also like to record on miniDV.

I would experiment, but any advise here would be helpful - there should be no problem recording to VHS off the RCA connections throughout the time when the minDV is rolling, stopped, ejecting, reloading, and then rolling again, right? I am worried about tape changes.

The VHS-as-backup with its long tape load sounds like a good idea to me, except for the poor recording quality.

regards,
michael

Mike Rehmus · July 12th, 2004, 12:12 PM

The 150/170 will deliver video right on through tape changes. Remember that many people feed a production monitor directly from their cameras so as to confirm color and exposure settings.

VHS directly from a camera is quite good. Not DV but quite good.

Shawn Mielke · July 12th, 2004, 02:14 PM

Hot damn, I was just trying this very thing last night. I'm wanting to get into video deposition at some point, have a PD170, would rather not interrupt every hour with minidv tape changes (or have to buy a vhs cam), and thought maybe it would be permissable to NOT record in-camera, but rather send the signal to a couple of VHS VCRs, with time/date and all, and thus get at least two hour recording times. Deposition is another matter; perhaps I'll have to ask about this in my own thread? In any case, I can say YES, rca connections out to a vcr will give you a bypass that allows for direct vhs masters (with time/date too, should you desire this).

Boyd Ostroff · July 12th, 2004, 02:35 PM

Even better, get an s-vhs vcr - they've gotten relatively cheap and the quality is considerably better when fed by s-video. And of course you should be able to use a t-160 tape for 2:40 of continuous video.

Mike Rehmus · July 12th, 2004, 03:50 PM

YOu can feed the camera input into a VHS deck for deposition recording. Good luck finding much business. After talking with several people about it, San Francisco seems to be the major center for this work in Northern California, followed closely by Sacramento.

AFAIK, you still have to get your Notary to do this in California.

Mike Davis · October 15th, 2004, 09:03 PM

hey i need to reseat my board and cards in my VX1000 can someone explain to me how to do this please help.thanks

Ray Echevers · December 5th, 2004, 11:55 AM

Anyone here have a VX1000 and if so, how do you compare it to the VX2000/2100 in the daylight? Which do you prefer?

Mike Rehmus · December 5th, 2004, 12:57 PM

I use one as a 4th camera for graduation events. Set at wide angle and left alone. It works OK. Color is a bit subdued but it mixes OK for those types of videos

The local community college has 4 of them that are still running after 8 years. They do good work.

Alex Ratson · December 5th, 2004, 03:16 PM

I do not have the VX1000 although I do work with a DSR-200 which is its big pro brother (image quality weighs they are the same) and it works great in day-light. It has inter-cut with a PD-170 a few times with no problems. In low light is were you see the difference.

Happy Shooting,
Alex

Leslie Wand · December 6th, 2004, 04:50 PM

only just got rid of my vx1000 after - well, it was one of the first to come out. no other reason than it was superflous to my shooting requirements. hppily intercut with sp and other dv footage. don't know about low light, but for daylight and setup lighting it was great....

leslie

Martin Archer-Shee · December 8th, 2004, 07:00 AM

I can't compare with the 2000/2100 , as I do not access to one. I would however add my comment that it is still a great workhorse. I have one and it has been great. I did have to replace the ribbon cable a year ago but that was a small concern. Obviously there have been improvements in the later model introductions. The addition of a flip out screen was a good one. A slow speed was added on the later models, a convenience but also a loss in the quality area.

Mine is still going strong but I did this past year move up a bit and bought a PD150. I like the addition of DVCAM. Unfortunately I have the 1000 for sale as I can't really justify two great machines.

Martin

Ray Echevers · December 10th, 2004, 11:10 AM

I myself had the 2100 first but sold it in favor of a 1000. Under daylight, i like the 1000 image a lot better than the 2000/2100. The white balancing is a lot better than to me on the 1000 too. Don't get me wrong, i love the 2100 but since i do most of my work during the day, the 1000 is the camera for me.

Zander Taketomo · December 19th, 2004, 12:59 AM

i use a vx1000 and 2100, the 2100 is new... unfortunately i havent been able to use the 2100 yet since my leg is broken, and using a 2500$+ camcorder on crutches doesnt seem intelligent to me

July 9th, 2004, 10:42 AM	#46
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Leave the tape out and it should not go into standby. Might have to leave the tape door open on the 1000. Best to check. Should work with no problems. Just be careful to not let anything drop into the tape slot while it is open. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 12th, 2004, 12:12 PM	#49
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	The 150/170 will deliver video right on through tape changes. Remember that many people feed a production monitor directly from their cameras so as to confirm color and exposure settings. VHS directly from a camera is quite good. Not DV but quite good. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 12th, 2004, 02:14 PM	#50
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Hot damn, I was just trying this very thing last night. I'm wanting to get into video deposition at some point, have a PD170, would rather not interrupt every hour with minidv tape changes (or have to buy a vhs cam), and thought maybe it would be permissable to NOT record in-camera, but rather send the signal to a couple of VHS VCRs, with time/date and all, and thus get at least two hour recording times. Deposition is another matter; perhaps I'll have to ask about this in my own thread? In any case, I can say YES, rca connections out to a vcr will give you a bypass that allows for direct vhs masters (with time/date too, should you desire this). __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

July 12th, 2004, 03:50 PM	#52
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	YOu can feed the camera input into a VHS deck for deposition recording. Good luck finding much business. After talking with several people about it, San Francisco seems to be the major center for this work in Northern California, followed closely by Sacramento. AFAIK, you still have to get your Notary to do this in California. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

October 15th, 2004, 09:03 PM	#53
Mike Davis New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Vallejo,ca Posts: 14	VX1000 reseating board/card etc hey i need to reseat my board and cards in my VX1000 can someone explain to me how to do this please help.thanks __________________ -DOWN AND OUT VIDEO MAGAZINE

July 11th, 2004, 05:25 PM	#47
Jason R. Wood New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LA LA Land Posts: 12	Thanks. I'lll give it a try.

July 12th, 2004, 08:14 AM	#48
Michael Tan New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 12	i might also want to try this with my PD170. for the sake of quality; i would also like to record on miniDV. I would experiment, but any advise here would be helpful - there should be no problem recording to VHS off the RCA connections throughout the time when the minDV is rolling, stopped, ejecting, reloading, and then rolling again, right? I am worried about tape changes. The VHS-as-backup with its long tape load sounds like a good idea to me, except for the poor recording quality. regards, michael

July 12th, 2004, 02:35 PM	#51
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Even better, get an s-vhs vcr - they've gotten relatively cheap and the quality is considerably better when fed by s-video. And of course you should be able to use a t-160 tape for 2:40 of continuous video.

December 5th, 2004, 11:55 AM	#54
Ray Echevers Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 148	VX1000, anyone still use it? Anyone here have a VX1000 and if so, how do you compare it to the VX2000/2100 in the daylight? Which do you prefer? __________________ Sony VX-1000 G5 1.8 dual 91 Turbo MR2

December 5th, 2004, 12:57 PM	#55
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	I use one as a 4th camera for graduation events. Set at wide angle and left alone. It works OK. Color is a bit subdued but it mixes OK for those types of videos The local community college has 4 of them that are still running after 8 years. They do good work. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

December 5th, 2004, 03:16 PM	#56
Alex Ratson Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 149	I do not have the VX1000 although I do work with a DSR-200 which is its big pro brother (image quality weighs they are the same) and it works great in day-light. It has inter-cut with a PD-170 a few times with no problems. In low light is were you see the difference. Happy Shooting, Alex

December 6th, 2004, 04:50 PM	#57
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	only just got rid of my vx1000 after - well, it was one of the first to come out. no other reason than it was superflous to my shooting requirements. hppily intercut with sp and other dv footage. don't know about low light, but for daylight and setup lighting it was great.... leslie

December 8th, 2004, 07:00 AM	#58
Martin Archer-Shee Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 123	Going strong I can't compare with the 2000/2100 , as I do not access to one. I would however add my comment that it is still a great workhorse. I have one and it has been great. I did have to replace the ribbon cable a year ago but that was a small concern. Obviously there have been improvements in the later model introductions. The addition of a flip out screen was a good one. A slow speed was added on the later models, a convenience but also a loss in the quality area. Mine is still going strong but I did this past year move up a bit and bought a PD150. I like the addition of DVCAM. Unfortunately I have the 1000 for sale as I can't really justify two great machines. Martin

December 10th, 2004, 11:10 AM	#59
Ray Echevers Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 148	I myself had the 2100 first but sold it in favor of a 1000. Under daylight, i like the 1000 image a lot better than the 2000/2100. The white balancing is a lot better than to me on the 1000 too. Don't get me wrong, i love the 2100 but since i do most of my work during the day, the 1000 is the camera for me. __________________ Sony VX-1000 G5 1.8 dual 91 Turbo MR2

December 19th, 2004, 12:59 AM	#60
Zander Taketomo New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 23	i use a vx1000 and 2100, the 2100 is new... unfortunately i havent been able to use the 2100 yet since my leg is broken, and using a 2500$+ camcorder on crutches doesnt seem intelligent to me __________________ -Zander Taketomo