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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-A1 and Sony HDR-UX1

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Sony HVR-A1Sony HDR-UX1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

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Name HVR-A1HDR-UX1
European name ?HVR-A1EHDR-UX1E
US name ?HVR-A1UHDR-UX1
lowest US price 2149 $1700 $
On the market since October 2005 October 2006
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-A1Sony HDR-UX1
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Sufficient
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s12 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41 mm41,3 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm30 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1983000 Pixel 1434000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/425
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
Yes
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?Yes
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
via accessories
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?No
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
In
Out
USB ?USB 1.1
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? AI
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1020 g660 g
Weight (with battery) 1120 g740 g
Battery type Sony NP-FM50
Sony NP-FM50
Battery capacity 1180 mAh1180 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 140 mm76 mm
Width 100 mm89 mm
Depth 190 mm165 mm
Relative Size ?2611
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 123200 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?123200 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
Rocker
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?Yes
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?Yes
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?16 MB
No
Effective pixels ?2764800 Pixel 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480		2304x1728
2304x1296
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials  3 sec. slow motion
Product Shots

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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 image 12 lux auto-mode ?  
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?SatisfactorySufficient
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?SufficientSufficient
Configuration / image ?GoodSufficient
Configuration / sound ?GoodSufficient
Handling ?SatisfactorySufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		326264
Pros + good picture impression
+ portable
+ partly professionally equipped
+ good Display
HDMI out
Cons - color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
- SD-quality only average
- bad color resolution
- Only short clips recordable on DVD
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.For a AVCHD model the Sony HDR-UX1 offers only average brightness resolution, the color resolution is beneath SD-level.Occasionally significant (colored) moirees can be seen on fine details.The subjective image impression is satisfactory, which may be due tothe maximum data rate of 12 Mbit.Color-wise the UX1E is pleasantly coherent.The wide angle is very small, on the other hand there are few lens errors.In low light situations the UX 1E performs satisfactory.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HVR-A1Sony HDR-UX1
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