Sony V1U / FX7 -- various sample clips

Sergio Barbosa · August 21st, 2007, 07:57 AM

Looks really good John...from camera work to editing.
I'm curious to know specifically what you had to change in your way of shooting, because of the camera.
The in-car camera really doesn't fit ;)

John Huebbe · August 21st, 2007, 04:50 PM

The big thing is the rolling shutter. Shooting close to trees and doing a quick pan is not a good thing. The trees look slanted. Also if a flash bulb goes off it does not fill the frame. Only parts of it (and in odd shapes).

Focus is another thing. Doing interviews can be a hassle. On the small LCD it might look in focus, but on the big screen it is not.

The dynamic range of the camera also is better. I seem to be able to get shots that I never could with my PD170.

Marcus Marchesseault · August 29th, 2007, 05:07 AM

Baby horses! You can't go wrong with cute animals. That's a nice postcard sort of video with good composition. Did you use any camera filtration or post processing?

Yes, you must reduce volume for loud sources.

Hugh Mobley · September 7th, 2007, 05:16 PM

3 clips of my stay on NW Colorado, Near Meeker. Clip 2 are some elk we got into, I don't hunt them anymore but still get the shakes when we have elk all around, especially when the bulls are bugling. Clip 3 is of the the White River. I have 4 hours of tape I'm editing. Done with HVR V1

http://www.hughmobley.com/clips.html

Hugh Mobley · September 10th, 2007, 11:02 AM

Redid clips to the following to see if they will load faster:

http://www.hughmobley.com/white%20river.html
http://www.hughmobley.com/snell.html
http://www.hughmobley.com/river/html
http://www.hughmobley.com/elk/html

Ray Bell · September 11th, 2007, 05:21 AM

couldn't get any to load....

Hugh Mobley · September 11th, 2007, 11:04 AM

It takes a few minutes, they aren't that big either. but they will load

Hugh Mobley · September 11th, 2007, 11:18 AM

I'm going to redo them into a smaller file, I can get them to load with Firefox, but not IE.

Hugh Mobley · September 17th, 2007, 09:52 AM

I re did all clips: they should load without too much delay, small wmv clips

http://www.hughmobley.com/snell.html
http://www.hughmobley.com/elk.html
http://www.hughmobley.com/white.html
http://www.hughmobley.com/butterfly.html

Robert Petersen · October 12th, 2007, 01:06 PM

Nice Video! Do you have any full size files to view and evaluate (1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720)? I would really like to see how well the camera and extenders did on this video. Thanks.

John Bosco Jr. · October 26th, 2007, 02:40 AM

Nice job... might want to consider turning down color setting, looks a bit over-saturated. You also might want to consider an HC7 or Canon HV20 as your new in-car camera.

Chris Hull · November 19th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus Marchesseault

Baby horses! You can't go wrong with cute animals. That's a nice postcard sort of video with good composition. Did you use any camera filtration or post processing?

Yes, you must reduce volume for loud sources.

sorry i did not spot your reply till now,no filtration or post production.

Hugh Mobley · November 20th, 2007, 11:36 PM

These clips are formatted for youtube and should load fairly quickly

Clip 1 is around a lodge we stayed at in Colorado http://www.hughmobley.com/clip1.html

Clip 2 is the Queen Anne cottage at the LA Arboretum http://www.hughmobley.com/clip2.html

Clip 3 is are hike to 10,000' to video some elk, http://www.hughmobley.com/clip3.html

Clip 4 is the White River in Colorado
http://www.hughmobley.com/clip4.html

Hugh Mobley · November 22nd, 2007, 02:48 PM

Around Newport beach on a very hot November day. Trying a Raynox 7062 HD WA lens. Morning sun gave me a few spots

Clip 1 is you tube setting 352x240 QT 1 mb 24mb clip http://www.hughmobley.com/beach%20QT.html

Clip2 is 640x480 QT 3mb 74 mb clip
http://www.hughmobley.com/beach%20640QT.html

Jonas Hauenstein · January 10th, 2008, 08:12 PM

With which software you did the deinterlacing and wmv converting?
Also, the dimension of your video is 1280x720. Can you set the 1440 pixel height of the 4:3 cmos directly to 720? Or have u made these changes in post production?
Looks pretty good - i'm searching for a semi-pro hd cam myself...

August 21st, 2007, 04:50 PM	#17
John Huebbe Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St. Charles Posts: 141	The big thing is the rolling shutter. Shooting close to trees and doing a quick pan is not a good thing. The trees look slanted. Also if a flash bulb goes off it does not fill the frame. Only parts of it (and in odd shapes). Focus is another thing. Doing interviews can be a hassle. On the small LCD it might look in focus, but on the big screen it is not. The dynamic range of the camera also is better. I seem to be able to get shots that I never could with my PD170. __________________ - John http://www.321govideo.com

August 29th, 2007, 05:07 AM	#18
Marcus Marchesseault Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,961	Baby horses! You can't go wrong with cute animals. That's a nice postcard sort of video with good composition. Did you use any camera filtration or post processing? Yes, you must reduce volume for loud sources. Last edited by Marcus Marchesseault; August 29th, 2007 at 06:21 AM.

September 7th, 2007, 05:16 PM	#19
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	Colorado clips 3 clips of my stay on NW Colorado, Near Meeker. Clip 2 are some elk we got into, I don't hunt them anymore but still get the shakes when we have elk all around, especially when the bulls are bugling. Clip 3 is of the the White River. I have 4 hours of tape I'm editing. Done with HVR V1 http://www.hughmobley.com/clips.html __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

September 10th, 2007, 11:02 AM	#20
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	Redid clips to the following to see if they will load faster: http://www.hughmobley.com/white%20river.html http://www.hughmobley.com/snell.html http://www.hughmobley.com/river/html http://www.hughmobley.com/elk/html __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

September 11th, 2007, 11:04 AM	#22
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	It takes a few minutes, they aren't that big either. but they will load __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

August 21st, 2007, 07:57 AM	#16
Sergio Barbosa Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 140	Looks really good John...from camera work to editing. I'm curious to know specifically what you had to change in your way of shooting, because of the camera. The in-car camera really doesn't fit ;)

September 11th, 2007, 05:21 AM	#21
Ray Bell Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,414	couldn't get any to load....

September 11th, 2007, 11:18 AM	#23
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	I'm going to redo them into a smaller file, I can get them to load with Firefox, but not IE. __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

September 17th, 2007, 09:52 AM	#24
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	Colorado Clips I re did all clips: they should load without too much delay, small wmv clips http://www.hughmobley.com/snell.html http://www.hughmobley.com/elk.html http://www.hughmobley.com/white.html http://www.hughmobley.com/butterfly.html __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

October 12th, 2007, 01:06 PM	#25
Robert Petersen Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Girard, Ohio Posts: 103	Nice Video! Do you have any full size files to view and evaluate (1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720)? I would really like to see how well the camera and extenders did on this video. Thanks.

October 26th, 2007, 02:40 AM	#26
John Bosco Jr. Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pinellas Park Posts: 232	Nice job... might want to consider turning down color setting, looks a bit over-saturated. You also might want to consider an HC7 or Canon HV20 as your new in-car camera.

November 20th, 2007, 11:36 PM	#28
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	Hvr V1 Clips These clips are formatted for youtube and should load fairly quickly Clip 1 is around a lodge we stayed at in Colorado http://www.hughmobley.com/clip1.html Clip 2 is the Queen Anne cottage at the LA Arboretum http://www.hughmobley.com/clip2.html Clip 3 is are hike to 10,000' to video some elk, http://www.hughmobley.com/clip3.html Clip 4 is the White River in Colorado http://www.hughmobley.com/clip4.html __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

November 22nd, 2007, 02:48 PM	#29
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	HVR V1 Clips Around Newport beach on a very hot November day. Trying a Raynox 7062 HD WA lens. Morning sun gave me a few spots Clip 1 is you tube setting 352x240 QT 1 mb 24mb clip http://www.hughmobley.com/beach%20QT.html Clip2 is 640x480 QT 3mb 74 mb clip http://www.hughmobley.com/beach%20640QT.html __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

January 10th, 2008, 08:12 PM	#30
Jonas Hauenstein Tourist Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1	With which software you did the deinterlacing and wmv converting? Also, the dimension of your video is 1280x720. Can you set the 1440 pixel height of the 4:3 cmos directly to 720? Or have u made these changes in post production? Looks pretty good - i'm searching for a semi-pro hd cam myself...