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Sony HVR-A1

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Sony HVR-A1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Name HVR-A1
European name ?HVR-A1E
US name ?HVR-A1U
lowest US price 2149 $
On the market since October 2005
Manufacturers URL link to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
ND Filter ?Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1983000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
Custom Presets ?No
Set Time Code ?Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ?No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
USB ?USB 1.1
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? AI
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1020 g
Weight (with battery) 1120 g
Battery type Sony NP-FM50
Battery capacity 1180 mAh
Charger ?internal
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 140 mm
Width 100 mm
Depth 190 mm
Relative Size ?26
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?123200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
Rocker
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?Yes
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?Yes
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?16 MB
Effective pixels ?2764800 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux  
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? 
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory
Resolution ?Satisfactory
Color performance ?Satisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Sufficient
Configuration / image ?Good
Configuration / sound ?Good
Handling ?Satisfactory
Portability ?Very good
Photo function ?Sufficient
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		326
Pros + good picture impression
+ portable
+ partly professionally equipped
Cons - color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
Conclusion Like its consumer twin HC1 the Sony HVR-A1 has a very good brightness resolution, but tends sometimes to show color moirés on fine details.The color resolution is not on a HDV-level, though the CMOS sensor theoretically should have more reserves.The overall picture impression is good, partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the A1 is fairly neutral, almost somewhat low-key.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the A1 loses color fast.Compared to the HC1 it is slightly better equipped in terms of sound and image.The handling remains only satisfactory due to the touch screen.
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Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HVR-A1 Review
external reviews/tests www.dv.com
www.sundancemediagroup.com
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