Sony HVR-V1E 1080i tests and shots

Just this week I became the proud owner of a Sony HVR-V1E HD camcorder so here's a compilation of shots I managed to gather whilst familiarizing myself with it and it's functions. If you're someone who's interested in buying or using this camera, hopefully this video will prove useful. For the rest of you, you might enjoy some of the shots! For this video I was filming in 1080i (interlaced). I'll get some progressive scan footage up soon for comparison. You'll notice a significant resolution drop during the 'smooth slow mo' clips in this video. Although less noticeable in daylight capturing, this is about as sharp as the camera gets with slow motion. Still a pretty neat trick though. Enjoy!

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[moviesunrated]

I wish I had this camera :( Im stuck with a, Sony Handycam...SR-35 ;'( Oh well, I'll have something like this in the future.

Is it 3CCD? And is the zoom fast? Without using the ring.

[ZyloProductions]

Hi moviesunrated. It's not 3CCD, it's 3CMOS. There are 3 ways that you can zoom on the camera. Buttons on the handle, buttons on the side grip and the ring. The handle is one speed, the grip can be adjusted by how far down you press the buttons but once you start using the camera it feels better with the rings, I'm sure you'd end up using that for the mostpart. You can also remotely control the zoom with the camera remote

[DjMixer2oo2]

Is HVR-V1 better then DSR-PD175??? As I saw the only difference is that V1 has HDV and PD175 doesnt. Which one you recommend?

[ZyloProductions]

I'm afraid I have no experience with the DSR-PD175 but personally I prefer working in the HDV format. It depends on what you're shooting and for what purpose. Detailed descriptions of the difference in the formats can be found with a simple google search as it is much debated!

[DjMixer2oo2]

@ZyloProductions

well, im looking to buy one for wedding parties and club parties.. do you recommend it for that? And one more question, does it have manual zoom and manual focus on rings (seperated)?

[ZyloProductions]

Yes I can definitely recommend it for those applications, and yes it does have separate manual zoom and focus rings

[YoungLurchy]

i got a sony v1u an im having trouble exporting... think you can help me out??

[KatalystProductions]

This is probably too late to ask but: Did you shoot on miniDV or HDV tapes, and what capture presets did you use to digitise this footage in presumably on FCP? thanks.

[KatalystProductions]

@Hatch3tTV yes it has Nightshot which gives you the green night shoot look and works very well I've found.

[00BMar00]

shutter speed did you use when throwing the chair?

[masenz]

what did you use to deintarlace the footage?

[Hatch3tTV]

Hi, do you know if this camera has nightmode? If not any idea of some good ones???

[snoozkilla]

good job! good test! very interesting

[EivindTube]

How the heck do you get the shots onto the computer, I use sony vegas 9, but the quality is shit when I capture video :s

[time2shineTV]

how much?

[Albertorey1966]

I have for sale 1 SONY V1e brand new

and a VX2000 (NTSC)

also have for each of then a CENTURY wide angle