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Model
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| Sony PMW-EX1R | Sony HVR-V1 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Sony 
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| Name | PMW-EX1R | HVR-V1 |
| European name ? | PMW-EX1R | HVR-V1E |
| US name ? | PMWEX1R | HVR-V1U |
| lowest US price | | 3295 $ |
| On the market since | December 2009 | November 2006 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MPEG2-TS XDCAM EX
| MiniDV HDV DVCAM
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| Recording Medium | SxS / PC Express
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | MPEG2 1920x1080 1-30p MPEG2 1280x720 1-60p MPEG2 1920x1080 1-60i MPEG2 1440 x1080 1-60i SD MPEG2 720 x 576
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i DVCAM 720 x 576/50i HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | MPEG2 1920x1080 1-30p MPEG2 1280x720 1-60p MPEG2 1920x1080 1-60i MPEG2 1440 x1080 1-60i SD MPEG2 720 x 480
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i HDV 1440 x 1080/24p HDV 1440 x 1080/30p MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 35 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | XDCAM MPEG2
| DV MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Fujinon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 14 x | 20 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 31,4 mm | 37,4 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 77 mm | 62 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | 2 | 2 |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2 inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2073600 Pixel | 1037000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/10.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 70-100% | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Knee ? | Yes
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Custom Presets ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Set Time Code ? | Yes
| Yes
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In Out
| In Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | XLR
| XLR
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| Yes
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | 2 x standard
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | Out
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 2400 g | 1430 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 2800 g | 1600 g |
| Battery type | Sony BP-U30
| Sony F570
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| Battery capacity | | 2200 mAh |
| Charger ? | external
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 178 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 176 mm | 156 mm |
| Depth | 311 mm | 322 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 97 | 72 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | B/W and color
| B/W and color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 900000 Pixel | 252000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 3,5 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 921000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Ring
| Rocker Ring
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | Ring
| Wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Exp Lock ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Gain ? | Yes
| Yes
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| White balance ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Push AF ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Audio Levels ? | Yes
| Yes
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | 4 | 6 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | external XLR
| external XLR mono external
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Viewfinder Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | | Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | | |
| Effective pixels ? | | 1037000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | | 1440 x 810 |
| Standard ? | | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | | No
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Misc.
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| Specials | Cache recording up to 15 seconds.SD-recording too | |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | | |
| chrominance resolution | | |
| lens distortion | | |
| test small ISO image | | |
| noise / internal microphone | | |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Excellent | Good |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / image ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Handling ? | Very good | Very good |
| Portability ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Photo function ? | Poor | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Very good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Very good | Very good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 467 | 389 |
| Pros | + excellent image quality + Manual handling + Exceptionally well equipped + LowLight behavior
| + Very good image quality impression + 20x zoom + handling well-conceived HDMI out + 25p
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| Cons | - Expensive SxS-cards
| -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
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| Conclusion | Almost everything that was criticized on the EX1 (mainly concerning the switches/buttons and ergonomics) has been addressed and improved.In its current form, it definitely still plays in the top league in terms of low light performance, handling and functionality, and with its 1/2-inch chip it is one of the "bigger" small ones. | The Sony HVR-V1 makes the most of the three 1/4-inch CMOS-converter .The brightness resolution is good, the color resolution lacks somewhat.The progressive mode offers more vertical resolution, but shows occasional color artifacts.Low noise and little smear effects together with excellent automatics make for a very good subjective image impression.The 20x lens shows comparatively few errors like aberrations or distortion, but the wide-angle could be larger for this price range.Lowlight performance of the FX7 is good, the plus points being low noise and the optional hyper-gain. |
More information
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