Another model to consider : HVR-A1U (http://news.sel.sony.com/digitalimag...hoto_id=176995

Yeah, I saw that. Looks like you can choose zoom or focus for the ring though. I wonder what's under the two snap-down covers on the bottom of the left side? Connectors? At least it isn't crippled with a small internal battery like the HC-1000.

Never thought of that but which really plays a bigger role in DOF, lens size or chip size? There is a 37mm lens on this vs. 72mm for the FX1 and 52mm for the JVCs.

Chip size. Lens size will vary the DOF a fair amount, but will not overcome the inherent wide DOF of such a small chip unless you're at a *massive* telephoto, which besides being virtually impossible to use for anything other than a locked-off shot this camera won't have anyway...

How interesting...

Only a single chip but it does sound like it has more native pixels for detail. This is of course assuming SONY will be using all of those pixels to record HDV. Since the chip uses square pixels it would almost have to use all of the pixels. Of course it will still end up 1440 x 1080 instead of 1920 x 1080 because of HDV but it is usually better to start with more and go down opposed to only starting with 960 pixels and using pixel shift to jump up. In a very well lit VFX environment this camera may actually be better than a Z1.

it is truly a consumer cam as it a bottom loader


http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Product/...iew/index.html

Ugh - bottom loading. Do you have to take it off the tripod?

Bryan: While I'm sure it's true that the FX-1 has a larger lens, don't confuse lens diameter with filter thread diameter. The lens is generally smaller than the filter threads (quite a bit on some cameras), making it hard to draw conclusions.

This will make HD1/10 sales to zero, unless they'll drop price down a lot.

I want one as second camera to my FX1E.

Sony introduced today PS3, it has 1080p output.

Radek

PS

Sony said FX/Z1 will be in middle of their HDV line. Will larger HDV camera be introduced soon?

Sony also said 1080i will get 90% HDV business. Does it mean that Canon and Sharp will also use 1080i?

R.

I think they should've used that new Sigma 3 layer single CCD or something, that could get the big and bulky 3CCD cams a run for their money.

Make an HDV consumer cam with a street price of $1000 and I'll be in.

I guess this would be a step in that direction however, considering it is the first truly consumer hdv camera.

I originally posted that it uses a 1/6" chip, apparently that is incorrect. It uses a single 1/3" chip.

John

so now is the turn of jvc and panasonic to release a competitive model to HC1, we must wait and i was just ready to buy the jvc hd1.

Which makes me even more certain (?) that when Canon introduces an HDV camera, it's more than likely to be a consumer model - like the XM2...
Interesting times guys...

Robin

You're lucky that you didn't order the HD1. :) The new Sony cam performs much better in low light and records better video (in terms of color fidelity, lattitude, etc...)

Have you used one, or is this just speculation? I didn't think they were available yet.