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HDR-HC1 camcorder

DSE
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Jul 18, 2005, 10:50 PM

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I had a week or so with this little marvel, and wrote a short review of it. It performed amazingly well in low light, and did extremely well with bumpy bricked streets in Kuala Lumpur.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
Author, producer, composer
www.vasst.com
"I enjoy music, long walks at sunset on the beach, and poking dead things with a sharp stick."

videobear
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Jul 19, 2005, 9:38 AM

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Nice review, Spot. You might want to proof your HTML, there seem to be a couple of sentences that were cut off a word or two early by the illustrations.

Question: Do the battery life figures apply to the "stock" supplied battery, and if so, are there larger-capacity batteries available?

2nd question: Do you know if the "pro" version will remember settings?

Regards,
Doug Graham
Panda Productions

DSE
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Jul 19, 2005, 10:14 PM

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Thanks for the HTML text catch, Doug. I finished the review on a hotel computer as wireless in KL isn't all that great. I obviously missed a couple lines in the transfer.
Anyway, it's fixed.

I don't know if the A1 will remember settings or not. I didn't find this to be a big hassle, just that I'm somewhat spoiled by the Z1 and it's ability to remember everything. I'm not aware of any consumer-oriented cams that have the save feature, but there might be one.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
Author, producer, composer
www.vasst.com
"I enjoy music, long walks at sunset on the beach, and poking dead things with a sharp stick."

Ranko
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Jul 22, 2005, 4:24 AM

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Re: [DSE] HDR-HC1 camcorder [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hey people,

Anyone manage to get their hand on either one of these...

Sony HDV Camcorder HVR-A1P/A1 <== HC1 with XLR ports.

(This post was edited by Ranko on Jul 22, 2005, 4:44 AM)

DSE
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Jul 22, 2005, 9:08 AM

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Re: [Ranko] HDR-HC1 camcorder [In reply to]	Can't Post

Not til early next week, I'm afraid. There was a single prototype/non-production model at DVExpo East, but that's not quite the real deal yet. With luck, a few preproduction units will be here from Japan in the next few days. If I'm lucky enough to get my hands on one, I'll post a review.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
Author, producer, composer
www.vasst.com
"I enjoy music, long walks at sunset on the beach, and poking dead things with a sharp stick."