Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Hi to all the lucky ones who have the NX70. I will get this camera for video constructions. Filming the sidewalk, gutter, borders.... e.g.

I give standard DVDs to the clients. The operating guide shows that I will connect the NX70 to a DVD Recorder with analog cable. BUT IT WILL NOT burn HD PS and FX mode. So the best quality I can use is FX. Will the quality still better than what I get with my Sony FX1 (HDV - 3CCD)?

PS (28 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/60p
FX (24 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/60i
FH (17 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/60i
HQ (9 Mbps) 1440 x 1080/60i
LP (5 Mbps) 1440 x 1080/60i
FX (24 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/24p
FH (17 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/24p

Guide:
Standard Definition option
Transfer AVCHD™ video content in SD quality to VRD-MC10 via analog video cable, and record it to DVD for sharing or playback by home DVD players

High Definition resolution
Transfer high definition video in native 1080i resolution from select Sony® AVCHD™ Handycam® camcorders to DVD recorded in H.264 format. This allows up to 95 minutes of HD video to be recorded on a DVD playable on most Blu-ray Disc™ players1 (media and player sold separately)

Note: Cannot burn HD PS and FX mode recorded files to DVD or AVCHD disc.

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

I think you will be able to downconvert to the VRD-MC10 from any of the data rates. I think the comment is for HD copy to DVD ( 4.7G ) which will not support playback from 24Mbps or 28Mbps hence will only support AVCHD copy to DVD for Bluray player playback at FH or lower data rate. All my AVCHD cameras ( SR11, XR500, CX700 ) are better than my FX1 they are actually better than my NX5U in a full auto mode.

Ron Evans

Ron- Interlaced video?
 

Ron-
Thanks for the grass video. I downloaded the file from Vimeo and it appears that it is interlaced not 60p. I had some trouble playing the file, so I had to translate it. I tried a couple of different ways but the images all came up looking like interlaced. As a result I could see the stair stepping in each field on moving objects. It is certainly possible that my software is thinking since it is 60 things per second, it is interlaced, even though I told it was 60p.

Would you please check your original and verify that it is a full 60p? (twice the pixel rate of 60i)

Thanks
Rick

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

My post of grass blowing in the wind video looks poor played back from this site and I suggest you look at it directly from Vimeo. Also suggest downloading the file as the 1920x108 60P is too high a data rate for lots of system to manage.

Ron Evans

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

I've been looking for some footage of blowing leaves etc. but there hasn't been a breath of wind here all weekend!

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

I am uploading the correct file of the Grass blowing in the wind and will correct my post when it is done.

Ron Evans

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

I have corrected the file reference to the 60P file on Vimeo.

Ron Evans

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Sorry if it's been mentioned already, but can you control gain, shutter, exposure at the same time?
Do you know if low light is better than my MC50?

Thanks
c

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Chris,

I am unable to compare it to the MC50.

You can assign the iris to the ring on the lens barrel. To control gain and shutter you can use "my buttons" (aka shortcuts) you can define for the touchscreen. So you tap the screen, tap the shutter icon, change your setting, then tap OK, then repeat for gain. They are independently controlled, and if you switch the camera to manual mode you can adjust them individually or have one or more of them set to auto if you prefer.

It's pretty fast in practice, it's a well-designed menu system, but gain and shutter cannot be assigned to physical buttons on the camera.

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Just a query for Mike Beckett. I have had an HVR-A1P for some years here in New Zealand, and it was a great peice of kit. However I have decided to replace it, and have ordered a HXR-NX70P. One of my biggest beefs with the A1P was it had no ND filter built in. The sun here can be quite harsh and I overcame this by removing the standard hood and fitting a stepup ring and ND4 filter with a rubber hood. This worked well but lost the use of the standard hood. So I was interested to see you apparrently managed to fit a filter to the filter thread between the hood and the lens if I understand correctly? This was not possible on the A1P as it had locating fingers so the hood stayed horizontal. Can you confirm this is now changed on the NX70. Am really looking forward to the new cam which should arrive early July. One final thing can you post a still photo from the cam photo mode of say a house or something to judge detail, cheers.

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Hi Warren,

Yes, I can confirm I fitted a standard B+W UV 37mm filter under the hood - not a slimline filter. I have also tried a Tiffen ND filter. They both fit fine, with a little room to spare. You just about can see it in some of my photos. I think there's only space for 1 filter at a time, unless you get slim filters (which I haven't seen for 37mm filter threaded cameras).

I'm waiting for a 37mm variable ND to be released (promised in mid July) and will report on that when it arrives.

I'll try to remember to post some photos of this later.

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Thanks for your prompt reply, just makes the wait to get the camera even more painful!!!

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

This might be of interest:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/tripod-s...ml#post1663822

My experiment with the NX70 and the Vinten Vision Blue. Hurrah!

Re: Mike Beckett's NX70 owner's report
 

Warren,

I forgot about the filter pics. It's actaully kind of hard to take a useful photo of the filter inside the hood, but I tried!