excellent! Indie Filmmaker here, always looking out for a better camera!
The Sony HDV series is an astonishing technology
Don't let people tell you that the footage is "too compressed" ---- technically, it is, but once it gets on screen, it looks stunning!
I haven't done much filming with this camera ---- but I have seen its footage and edited its footage
Both on television and the computer monitor, I was impressed with its 'look' ---- very detailed and e...
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/08/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
93% (54 of 58) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Sony 1080i camcorder delivers I hooked up the HDR-FX1 (a loaner) to my HiScan Wega 36in CRT direct-view TV using RGB component input. The picture is amazing, and is equal or sometimes better than the HD broadcast from cable TV, which is delivered via set-top-box in mostly either 720p or 1080i. The HDV detail is certainly an order higher than standard DV due to format resolution, and color is deeper in saturation due to 4:2:0 color sampling. Although HDV cannot match professional HD format, I think it is good enough for consu...
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/27/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
89% (34 of 38) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best camera out there Hello, I bought my Sony HDR-FX1 about a month ago from amazon.com and let me just say that this camera is amazing. The resolution, when on a computer is 1920x1080. That right there is enough to sell the camera! Its great for me because i work with CG and CMI, the higher the resolution, the more accurate you can be. This is also great for blue/greenscreening as the high resolution, and the amazing color. There are several different modes to shoot in (all are customizable) you will mostly want to ...
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/12/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
84% (27 of 32) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It may not be the best camera ever but it still rocks!! I am a student filmmaker and I just bought this camera from sonystyle.com. Its a great consumer camcorder. It does not offer true HD picture quality but it does offer true HD resolution. If you want a HD camera that rivals film cameras expect to spend 50 to 100 thousand dollars.
The best thing about the camera is its resolution and true 16:9 aspect ratio. If you hate the 16:9 squeeze mode on other camcorders this is the camcorder for you. some people are disappointed about the camcorder la...
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/17/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
83% (96 of 115) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best prosumer camcorder yet, but not for true professionals. Addendum 3/30: To correct the guy correcting me 2 reviews above. In regular mini-dv mode with widescreen, there is definitely a wider picture. Focus on one item and switch modes, you will see the picture get wider. HD mode is anamorphic 4:3 - stretched to fit 16x9, but keeps the aspect ratio so everything doesn't look stretched. I've run tests and know what I am saying. Do you?
Recently shot my Uncle's wedding in Widescreen, and played the video back on his widescreen TV. The a...
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/17/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
82% (66 of 80) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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great night shots Camera is way better than the sony HC1. Night shooting is great and colors appear natural and there is not much noise or smudging of colors. Would recommend it in a heartbeat. My 37 inch 1980x1080 LCD becomes an window when I hook up this camera to it. Great buy!
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/09/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
75% (18 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Wow I just recently purchased this camera, and haven't had a chance to use it professionally yet. I did use it to shoot a school event for my daughter. I shot with two cameras and the picture quality of the fx1 was beautiful(actually too good to edit in with the other camera's shots). I will definitely be buying a second one soon!! Only for the serious videographer this camera would be overkill for someone looking to shoot home videos.
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/20/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
67% (19 of 28) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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amazing editing software IS out for this camera Every great camera needs great editing software. I am sure most people already know, but ALL of Apple's editing programs support the HDV format of this camera natively, WITHOUT the need to purchase any additional video cards.
This is true for Apple's Final Cut Pro HD, Final Cut Express HD and even for iMovie HD!
High definition video from this camera can be edited even on an iBook with the new iMovie HD right out of the box. This is what I call truely amazing!
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/29/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
58% (38 of 65) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Braodcast Quality The quality of the HD video is equal to that of HDTV cable and DBS channels.
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/08/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
36% (12 of 33) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great for short films! Got my hands on one of these babies this weekend for a no-budget short film. Loved it. So easy to use, and the picture is great. It's true, the finished look is not "cinematic", which is a fair criticism, but for the price it is great if you're looking to upgrade to a high-def digital picture. Watched the playback on a 16:9 widescreen TV before editing and it was beautiful. However, you can't rely on the auto-functions. Tried using auto-focus and auto-iris at the start, but ended up doing ...
[Sony HDV Digital Camcorder (HDRFX1) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/19/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (4 of 4) Users Found This Review Helpful |