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Old August 17th, 2005, 11:43 AM   #1
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scart adaptor?

Is there any way I can have a scart adaptor installed onto my FX1? Becuse I really dont want to go the ZIU route and pay an additional $1,000

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Old August 17th, 2005, 05:57 PM   #2
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Do you really mean Scart as in the European AV connectors found on the back of European TVs and VCR/DVD players?

Don't you mean XLR, as in the professional microphone/balanced audio connectors?
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Old August 18th, 2005, 03:36 PM   #3
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Oops. I goofed.

What I'm trying to get at is,

Will this unit (http://www.beachtek.com/dxa6.html) work for the FX1?
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Old August 18th, 2005, 03:45 PM   #4
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That should work. Do you really need phantom power though, or just the balanced XLR's? If you don't need phantom power then this model is less expensive:

http://www.beachtek.com/dxa4.html

FWIW, the Z1 includes a lot of other improvements over the FX1 aside from the XLR inputs. See the following:

http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/sonyhdrfx1/compare.php
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Old August 18th, 2005, 03:51 PM   #5
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A SCART on an HD! Best yet! ! ! Sorry, it's a British thing . . "SCART - Once invented you can't get rid of!"

Thanks Jesse - I was really feeling down in the dumps today . .

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Old August 18th, 2005, 04:04 PM   #6
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That should work. Do you really need phantom power though, or just the balanced XLR's? If you don't need phantom power then this model is less expensive:

http://www.beachtek.com/dxa4.html

FWIW, the Z1 includes a lot of other improvements over the FX1 aside from the XLR inputs. See the following:

http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/sonyhdrfx1/compare.php
There might be some other features, but as long as the picture is the same (which it is)there isnt really a big difference performance wise. I just didnt really want to get into the $5,000+ range, I'm still in high school.. so not for a few more years will I get into the really high end stuff, not that Im saying the FX1 isnt high end, which it is, I just run on my own budget.

But anyways, I'll look into one of the DXA adaptors and see what I can get.

Jesse

PS :: And yes, I do need phantom. Because if it isnt, the mics would be self powered (internal battery) or non-powered (like a dynamic microphone), or via a mixer..
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Old September 7th, 2005, 06:28 PM   #7
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i am not sure will this work for you, but it's cheap and converts rca/chinch to xlr (and viceversa) - check datavideo site:

http://www.datavideo.info/products/bac03.htm

i think this unit costs about 120 euro (maybe less? not sure)

hope this can help

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