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Model
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| Sony HXR-NX70 | Sony HVR-V1 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Sony 
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| Name | HXR-NX70 | HVR-V1 |
| European name ? | HXR-NX70E | HVR-V1E |
| US name ? | HXR-NX70U | HVR-V1U |
| lowest US price | (3000) $ | 3295 $ |
| On the market since | July 2011 | 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 ? | AVCHD SD MPEG2
| MiniDV HDV DVCAM
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| Recording Medium | SD Card SDHC card Memory Stick PRO Duo built-in flash memory SDXC card
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p 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 ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i MPEG2 720 x 480/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| 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 ? | 28 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| DV MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | 96 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Sony
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 20 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 26,3 mm | 37,4 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 62 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| 2 |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,9 inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 6140000 Pixel | 1037000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/10.000 | 1/10.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/6 | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | Yes
| 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 ? | No
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| Yes
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| Yes
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| 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
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | XLR Mini-jack
| XLR
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 840 g | 1430 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 1600 g |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FV70
| Sony F570
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| Battery capacity | 1960 mAh | 2200 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 111 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 119 mm | 156 mm |
| Depth | 297 mm | 322 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 39 | 72 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| B/W and color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 1226880 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 ? | 921600 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker Ring
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| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| Yes
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| Gain ? | No
| Yes
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| White balance ? | No
| 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 | No
| 6 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz 2 channel PCM
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal Mini-jack external external XLR
| external XLR mono external
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| Audio Control ? | manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Viewfinder Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 1037000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 4672 x 2628 - Max
| 1440 x 810 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| No
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Misc.
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| Specials | GPS Geo Tagging | |
Product Shots
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| View 2 | | |
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 ? | Very good | Good |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Excellent | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | Very good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Very good | Very good |
| Handling ? | Good | Very good |
| Portability ? | Good | Good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Very good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 424 | 389 |
| Pros | + 50P Recording + Big wide angle + Very good low light behavior
| + Very good image quality impression + 20x zoom + handling well-conceived HDMI out + 25p
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| Cons | - Image characteristics can not be changed
| -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
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| Conclusion | The HXR-NX70 is a nice camera; with its external controls it makes Sony`s consumer technology interesting for pros also.In addition to the good light sensitivity the abberation correction is remarkable, since it is seldom found on professional cameras.The only real drawback is the fixed image characteristics, which can not be modified.The pricing is fair considering the XLR connectors and the dust and splash protection -- as long as you actually have use for these features...Otherwise a comparable image quality can be found in the consumer class for approximately one third of the price of the NX70. | 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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