Sony HD Camcorder video test Handycam HDR-FX7 Beautiful forest in the Bay Area, California.

Beautiful forest in the Bay Area, California. View of the bay area, silicone valley, Palo Alto.

20x optical zoom
$2000
#CMOS
Carl Zeiss Lens
1080i mini DV
High definition

Category:

Film & Animation

[loyadua]

Hi Mike,

Since I dont work in Sony I will give you the cons as well.

This film was taken with the default settings.

Pros: The camcorder has great images in day time (both indoor and outside). Maybe great is understatement the best quality I have seen. You connect it via hdmi to the hi def TV and it is amazing. 10times better than what you just saw in YouTube.

See next comment for cons

[loyadua]

Cons:

• It is big camcorder. 13x5x6 inches.

• It has surprisingly very poor stills images.

• At dusk to night time with low light very poor performance. I couldnt find setting which makes it better (in the 60min time I gave it).

• It uses mini DV. One can argue that it is also a plus because it gives you immediate backup. But, my other two Sony cameras died because of the mini divi system (after 3 and 6 years).

[loyadua]

There are zillions of options in the settings so the cons might improve if you are an expert.

[zachkaplan]

נחמד לשמוע עברית בטעות (:

[cafface]

Was curious about these cameras. Thanks for the wonderful footage and honest details regarding the product! Very Helpful - 5 stars.

[zommerme]

loyadua; nice vid. i was unsure of buying

the fx7,but this vid sold me. this must be

hd. do you recall any camera settings

to obtain these vivid colors? mike w