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Sony HVR-Z1 (HVR-Z1E/ HVR-Z1U)

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Sony HVR-Z1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Name HVR-Z1
European name ?HVR-Z1E
US name ?HVR-Z1U
lowest US price 5295 $
On the market since April 2005
Manufacturers URL link to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
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
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?32,5 mm
Filter diameter ?72 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?2
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?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 ?No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?Yes
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
Custom Presets ?Yes
Set Time Code ?Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ?No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
USB ?No
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1995 g
Weight (with battery) 2182 g
Battery type Sony F570
Battery capacity 2200 mAh
Charger ?external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 139 mm
Width 182 mm
Depth 360 mm
Relative Size ?91
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 3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?250880 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?Yes
Exp Lock ?Yes
Gain ?Yes
White balance ?Yes
Push AF ?Yes
Audio Levels ?Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		6
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 ?No
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ? 
Resolutions ? 
Standard ? 
Flash ?No
Misc.

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good
Resolution ?Satisfactory
Color performance ?Satisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Very good
Configuration / image ?Very good
Configuration / sound ?Very good
Handling ?Very good
Portability ?Satisfactory
Photo function ?Poor
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Very good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		384
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
+ Supports also formats with 60i
+ individually controllable audio channels
Cons - No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
Conclusion Just as the consumer version FX1 the Sony HVR-Z1 lacks CCDs with full HDV-resolution, which is noticeable at least in the horizontals.Nevertheless, the subjective image impression is still very good due to the very good dynamic behavior with extremely little noise and the consistent color reproduction.Despite the comparatively large wide-angle, optical errors are within limits, only little distortion and chromatic aberrations can be detected.In low light-situations the FX1 is good, the low noise being a plus.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review HVR-Z1 Review
external reviews/tests digitalcontentproducer.com
www.digitalproducer.com
videosystems.com
videosystems.com
www.digitalproducer.com
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