Outstanding quality from analog Hi8 XR tape! Bright, crisp, colorful, and detailed. A bit grainy, but you could soften the image in post-production. The built-in microphone has excellent stereo separation.
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A review of the Sony HDR-XR350V Handycam Camcorder. Including basic part and features, and what I like and don’t like about it.
Filmmakers Guide (Season 1, Episode 1)
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Here are some documentary/interview clips of four men who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in 2005. Footage obtained, in part, using my Sony DSR 200AP. I have posted this on YouTube so people can see the cameras quality as I am considering putting it on ebay.
Link to the ebay listing will be posted here in due course.
Tech Notes:
Interview footage and interview sound obtained using Sony DSR 200AP Camcorder, Vinten Pro 5 Tripod (with Sony VC-14 plate), Audio Technica clip mic, Arri 150w & 300w Junior Fresnel lights
Other footage filmed by Atlantic rowers themselves.
Edited using AVID Xpress Pro.
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Now, this should be a pretty simple fix, "connect the mic to the camcorder using the supplied XLR to 3.5mm jack and presto," but that doesn’t work. Any ideas? We have fresh batteries, and have tried all three settings on the mic, but to no avail. thanks for any help!
I use an XLR adapter from BeachTek (DXA-6) or juicedLink (CX231) with my HDR-FX1 and HDR-HC1.
will this make shooting in dark conditions better with my camera or will it have no effect?
http://www.sony.co.nz/products/product/camcorder/lens-filter-and-flash/hvlirm.jsp
cheers
To prevent IR from being an issue with the sensors in digital cameras and camcorders it is normally deliberately blocked. Hence if your camera does not have Sony’s NightShot(r) mode the device will have no effect on your low light photos and videos.
I know the camera is not a video camera, but due to budget crunch we have to use this instead of a Sony camcorder we
were about to get. Looked details about the camera at http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Cyber-shot_DSC_W220/verdict.shtml
and found that it can shoot VGA (640 x 480 pixels) video at two frame rates and a smaller 320 x 240 size at 8 frames per second.
We need do produce a recording of a 2hour workshop(most likely which will be indoor).
I don’t know if the camera supports external mike or not. The produced video will need to be edited
a bit using Windows MovieMaker and we may need to add some animations using Flash or another free tool.
Questions are:
1. How do I determine what is the capacity of the memory stick duo media the camera currently has?
2. How can I find out what length of video can it hold? I see something like
The Cyber-shot DSC-W220 can shoot movies in one of two VGA (640 x 480 pixels) modes. 640 Fine records at 30fps and 640 Standard at 17fps. Movies are encoded and stored as MPEG files and the 640 Fine mode occupies about 1GB of card space for a little over 12 minutes of footage. There’s a 2GB single file size limit, so the maximum recording time is effectively just under half an hour. To record using the 640 Fine mode you need to use Memory Stick Duo media.
There’s also a 320×240 option which shoots at 8fps. Restricting the small size video to 8fps seems a little over the top though.
at http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Cyber-shot_DSC_W220/index.shtml
3. Should I record at 640 Fine records at 30fps for good quality or would 640 Standard at 17fps be decent too using which we can record longer?
4. Using a 16GB Memory Stick Duo media can I do a 2 hour recording with reasonably good quality or am I limited to less than half an hour because of the 2GB single file size limit?
Any advice would be welcome.
I have a copy of the DSC-W220 Handbook on my hard drive, so I’ll try to answer some of your questions…but I recommend you go to Sony.com and download the Handbook and Instruction Manual.
The Instruction Manual has a chart in it which shows you how many images you can shoot and how much video you can record per 1GB, 2GB 4GB etc. Alternatively, you can also read the display information on the LCD. It shows you how much capacity/remaining capacity you have. When you insert the Memory Stick, and go into Movie shooting mode, the information displays how much recording time you have in hours/minutes/seconds.
The approx. length of video 640×480 (Fine) is 25 minutes per 2GB. 16GB will allow approx. 3 hours 22 minutes. For the very best video quality, you should record in Fine mode…however, you MUST use a Memory Stick PRO Duo (page 121 of the Handbook states this). If you only use Memory Stick Duo, you will NOT be able to record movies in Fine mode.
If the file size is limited to 2GB, the camera will stop recording when it reaches the limit (approx. 25 minutes). To continue recording, simply press record again.
When thinking about recording video continuously for 2 hours, you may need to consider whether you have adequate battery life. Though I think the W220’s battery allows approx. 175 minutes of continuous recording time per full charge. You may need to think about a second battery as a back up. Alternatively you can also use the optional AC adapter (AC-LS5 K).
Compact cameras don’t allow for an external microphone and many have fairly poor audio quality. However, from one review of the W220 (below) they said they "found the movies to be clean and smooth-running, and audio quality was excellent"
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/W220/W220A.HTM
You will of course need to mount the camera on a tripod and, because you are shooting indoors, make sure you have good lighting. I would advise you to do a test recording to see whether your lighting is adequate.
good luck…
im looking for one that blocks out all sound except for the one’s im pointing the microphone at. something like a directional microphone. something that doesn’t distort sound and only focuses on the sound that it’s pointing to. also, it has to fit sony
If your Sony camcorder has a 1/8" (3.5mm) mic-in jack, then your best bet is to get a wireless mic that lets you place the mic closer to the audio source. Audio Technica makes an affordable lavaliere that uses a 1/8" jack to connect the base station to the camcorder’s mic jack. If you use a good shotgun mic, they will typically use an XLR connector so you will need an XLR adapter like those from BeachTek or juicedLink. Sennheiser makes awesome shotgun mics that are extremely directional (they have mic elements that pick up the audio coming from the side of the mic and reject that audio signal sent to the camcorder – but they are REALLY expensive).
If your Sony Camcorder has only the Sony proprietary "Advanced Interface Shoe", then the ONLY mics you can use with that are Sony-proprietary mics that are compatible with that AIS. Since the Sony AIS "shotgun mic" needs to be attached to the camcorder, it will pick up all the audio between the mic and the audio source. It has no way to know to pick up the audio you are pointing at because of the way sound travels.
There used to be an adapter that Sony made for the German market (I think it was the VKC100) that allowed you to connect and 1/8" mic connection through the AIS, but they discontinued that a LONG time ago and finding them in the US (bhphotovideo.com was the ONLY place that had them) is impossible…
Sound "distortion" happens when the audio is too loud for the camcorder’s auto mic gain to handle. Some Sony camcorders have a mic ref level menu option – "Low" for recording LOUD environments. Some of the higher-end sony camcorders have full manual audio control so you can bypass the auto-mic gain circuit. MOST of the consumer-grade camcorders from Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC and others have no way to control the audio so loud audio will be over-saturated and sound really muddy. You could spend LOTS of money on a mic, and this audio quality will not change. You need to control the audio level going in to the camcorder.
An alternative is to use an external "field recorder" like those from M-Audio, Edirol, Marantz, Zoom, TASCAM and others (my favorite, Fostex). They all have manual audio control. In the editing process, replace the audio from the camcorder with the audio from the field recorder. Since this is external, the camcorder manufacturer does not matter.
This is a rechargeable digital camcorder battery for SONY NP-FH100+. With a
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17 April 10, a good protection soft carrying case for my new Sony HDR-XR550E.
order from Sony Centre AEON Jusco Mall Malacca ( also called AEON Bandaraya Melaka ) in 5 April, collect in 9 April 10.
person in charge Jasline Lim introduce a very good accessories for the HD Handycam.
this is a multifunction two in one handheld and shoulder bag to carrying mini dv camcorder with some small accessories together.
like mini video light, extra battery, ND filter, wide angle lens, external mic, gps locator, memory card, cleaning cloth … very useful spaces for all of it.
the Sony HDR-XR550E came without shoulder belt, so you better have it for easy filming in outdoor.
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This is an unboxing of the sony hdr cx-500v high defintition camcorder ,there is also a low light comparison at the end between this camcorder and the hdr cx-100 which is also an HD camcorder from sony
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