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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-V1 (HVR-V1E/ HVR-V1U) and Sony HVR-Z1 (HVR-Z1E/ HVR-Z1U)

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Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Sony Information on Sony

Name HVR-V1HVR-Z1
European name ?HVR-V1EHVR-Z1E
US name ?HVR-V1UHVR-Z1U
lowest US price 2819 $5295 $
On the market since November 2006 April 2005
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
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 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?20 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?37,4 mm32,5 mm
Filter diameter ?62 mm72 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?22
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1037000 Pixel 1070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?10.00010.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
70-100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?Yes
Yes
Knee ? No
Colorbars ?Yes
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
Yes
Custom Presets ?Yes
Yes
Set Time Code ?Yes
Yes
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  In
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
No
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1430 g1995 g
Weight (with battery) 1600 g2182 g
Battery type Sony F570
Sony F570
Battery capacity 2200 mAh2200 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 145 mm139 mm
Width 156 mm182 mm
Depth 322 mm360 mm
Relative Size ?7291
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
B/W and color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 252000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211200 Pixel 250880 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Exp Lock ?Yes
Yes
Gain ?Yes
Yes
White balance ?Yes
Yes
Push AF ?Yes
Yes
Audio Levels ?Yes
Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		66
Audio

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?external XLR
mono external
Stereo internal
external XLR
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
No
Medium included ? No
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1440 x 810 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
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Test results

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[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Sony HVR-Z1
luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ?GoodSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySufficient
Wide Angle ?SatisfactoryVery good
Configuration / image ?Very goodVery good
Configuration / sound ?Very goodVery good
Handling ?Very goodVery good
Portability ?GoodSatisfactory
Photo function ?SufficientPoor
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?Very goodVery good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		397384
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ 20x zoom
+ handling well-conceived
HDMI out
+ 25p
+ Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
+ Supports also formats with 60i
+ individually controllable audio channels
Cons -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
- No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
Conclusion 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.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.
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