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One more thing to think about when purchasing this camera if you want agood documenting camera this will work, if you want a good studio camera you are going to have to spend a lot more money. To me personally I do not feel this camera is cheap at all, it is made mostly of plastic and does not have a heavy weight to it.
For example this camera does not have any video inputs other than shooting the video yourself. The Sony HVR-HD1000U is a Entry level Professinal HDV Camera with some prosumer elements added to it.
It also uses Sony standard LanC port for tripod remote control. Second its audio input is a simple balanced mini sterio jack.
That being said it does include a whole array of composite, componet, and HDMI out. the first thing you have ask yourself before buying this camera is do you want a heavy back braking metal montrosity, useally the answear is no you don't.
Now I work for a local production company and we use 2 of these in Tangent with the popular HVR-Z1U ( our compact camera ), 1 HVR-S270U with ENG lens and have achived great results at broadcast grade quality production.
It's signal output options and quality are much more than I expected from a unit of this price range. This camcorder is a excellent value for the money. It's size gives it a very professional look and handling quality. Even though it is very menu intensive to get to most of the features. I'd recommend it to prosumers as a beginning to professional videography.
I watched what I shot on my HD television and it looks great, better than some professionally produced videos that air on the HD channels. I just bought this camera last week with the intention of making a feature HDV film with a group of like-minded individuals and I have to say now that I've received it and shot a little bit of footage with it I'm very excited. The picture is crystal clear and very bright. I'm pleased with my purchase and with any luck will be shooting a feature with it this spring. I'm also going to spring for a glide cam stabilizer and some other accessories.
I use multiple cameras. You won't kick yourself.Note: You'll want a case for this thing and they are VERY hard to find in the size you will need (over 19 inches). I expected the mic that came with it to need replacing, but I haven't yet because it actually sounds pretty darn good.All in all, it's my favorite camera for its results. It's really crisp and vibrant stuff. It looks a lot like a really old VHS tape camcorder.
I'll be dipped if this thing doesn't shoot some fine video. I made some padding for the lower drawer of the tool case and this camera fit inside perfectly. It's lightweight and plasticky feeling. The light weight of this thing turned out to be a blessing as I sometimes need to hold this camera way out, with fully extended arms to be able to capture some of my over-the-top-of-the-cage shots.
I think I want to go get another one, or maybe two of these. I went to Home Depot and bought the FAT MAX roll-around tool case. I shoot professional MMA cage matches. I still get a full-body workout, but thank god it's not as heavy as a more expensive camera of the same size.It's not the greatest in low light situations, but really, what digital video camera is that doesn't cost half an arm. It fits perfectly and only costs about 60 some-odd bucks.
Look, this thing feels cheap. They are great beaters to use on extreme sport gigs like this.Don't expect to use any high-end wireless units on this camera. It's not set up with the standard stuff that the high-end cameras have to adapt wireless video.Really though, if you're shooting weddings, or sporting events, or other gigs like this, this is a decent cam for a decent price. You can find them out there, but you'll pay about helf the price of the camera just for the bag. I mean, if you were zoomed way in and wanted to zoom out as fast as possible, you will notice a little bit of a focus issue DURING the zoom process. I like it because it rolls around and takes a beating. It feels like a toy.BUT.
Just a tip. I've never seen one with stellar low-light performance.Also, it tends to go slightly out of focus when using the maximum zoom speed. You don't see it if you zoom more slowly.The sound this camera captures is also quite surprising. Then the other two drawers hold the accessories, tapes, etc. Hope it helps.
For its price, this one gets close.This is my first entry level prosumer camera. I have just began writing, shooting, and producing indie films, this camera gets the job done and is just what the doctor ordered. I'm not going to stick to the specs. But what you get out of this camera is beauty, precision and quality for a reasonable price.
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