VX1000 in low light
 

Hey guys,

Does anyone know the lux-rating of the VX-1000? I have it but don't know how to test it. It should be very high, since even at dusk I can't see a thing I recorded (or turn it into a noise-fest). I googled but couldn't really find it, probably also due to the fact that there isn't really a 100% objective test, yet (right?). If you don't know any lux-rating, does anyone know how many stops slower it would be to more modern cams like the pd-170 and dvx100a?

Thanks a lot,

Steven

44.1 htz on the VX1000
 

I know it's an old camera, but I'm trying to figure out does it record at 16 bit - CD quality 44.1 htz. I saw the specs listed somewhere and it said it did. But how? There is no in camera sound switch. One time when I was taping from my PC into the camera it read 16 bit on the display screen. Was that only for outgoing?

DV is 16 bit 2 channel at 48 KHz, 4 channel at 12 bits 48 KHz.

IIRC, the 1000 will not do 4-channel sound so you have 16 bit sound.

What is my alternative?
 

What can I do to get that 44.1 sound. An adapter of some sort?

James, DV records at 48 KHz, there are no choices for 2-channel recording. You get 32 KHz with 4-channel but that is not recommended.

You can resample down with a post processing program or your CD burning software may convert it for you.

Actually, the VX1000 is an oddball and will ONLY record at 12 bit 32K. It is possible that it will playback the others -- likely, even -- though it is also one of the only Sony DV devices that won't playback a DVCam recording ...

So although in general it is better to choose 16 bit 48k -- you can't make that choice with the VX1000.

GB

Oh, I forgot about that. I remember in the far distant past a friend being upset that he couldn't record choir music because of the bad sound.

Thanks for setting me straight, Geoff.

vx1000 image is clearer than vx2*00 image
 

I hear alot about how the vx1000 has a clearer/sharper image than the vx2*00 but I dont see how this is possible since the vx2*00 has better placed pixels and they are not densily packed like the vx1000's pixels and the vx2*00 has a higher resolution than the vx1000. Can someone that owns both cams tell me which cam they think produces a clearer/sharper image. Thanks alot

The VX2100 is so much sharper.

I have PD150s and a 9 year old VX1000 which still works very very well but a better image that the 150s? Not so much!

Don

I have both a 150 and a 1000. The 1000 can only match the picture quality of the 150 when conditions are perfect. Otherwise it is not nearly as good.

I have a VX1000 and if you get the settings just right, you can get a great image, but I don't think it's as good as the newer generation Sony's. I like my VX1000's look for some things, especially in the daylight, but not as sharp as I'd like it.

the vx1000 image is better in well lighted areas but during low light thats where it lacks hard the vx2*00 are better, its easier to get really good image out of vx1000 but if u work hard at the vx2*00 u could get a just as good image.

I shot a dance recital (low light conditions) back in May with a 170 & a 2100. The 2100's image was so clean and very sharp. It looked great. The 170 was a little grainy and rough. Comparing the two side by side there was no comparison.

I'd like to think I didn't have something set correctly. I know the 170 is a better camera than that to have the video look the way it did.

Something's up with your PD170 Colby, or you've got something set really stangely in the custom presets maybe. The VX and PD range share the same lens, chip-block assembly and processing electronics, so there's no difference (none whatsoever) in the image quality between the two. Build and production tolerances still play a part of course, but this is far less of a problem these days.

The VX1000 was a different cat though. Coming as it did to replace the three-chip Hi-8 Sony were producing in 1995, it was an eyeopener. But not any more, and in low light it's painful to watch alongside the VXPD series.

tom.