Sony Professional HVR-A1U CMOS High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
Experience a power-packed camcorder with professional features with the HVR-A1U 1080i HDV camcorder. It provides real 1080i HD acquisition with superb image quality and comprehensive functionality in a handy camcorder form factor.
This professional camcorder features a high-quality optical zoom Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T* Lens and a 14-bit A/D and DXP digital extended processor ensuring you’ll capture precise image acquisition with outstanding detail and clarity. Additionally, a 1/3-inch CMOS 1920×1080 native imager is capable of 3.0 megapixel still images.
The result is HD quality imaging that has been used to produce television and professional film content. Available at an extremely affordable price, the HVR-A1U will be another powerful option for HD field acquisition by all video professionals.
Product Features
- High-definition video camera records in 1080i, 720p, and 720i specification with analog down-converting
- 16:9 widescreen recording; 4:3 conversion capable
- Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 10x optical zoom lens; digital Super SteadyShot System dampens hand jitter and vibration
- CMOS camera system; records to conventional DV tape stock
- Powered by NP-FM50 InfoLithium rechargeable battery pack
- List Price: $2,699.00
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
I bought this camera to start my production business with and it was the best move I could have made. This camera is great for a beginner like me. It is user friendly while still allowing for ajustments. The HD is also amazing, my customers that have there videos in HD are absolutely floored we they get their finished product. A few things that I can recommend are getting a tripod as well as an extended battery. The stock battery only provides about 45 min with LCD and if you add anything other then the shotgun mic it lowers it even more. Make sure you use only high quality tapes. (I found out the hard way) Good tapes for this camera are going to cost about $10 to $15 but they are worth it when you reduce the time for re-tape due to drop-out on the film. All together this for me is a great camera for the price. Anything better is going to run you about $8000 or more.
This camcorder is from the Sony Professional division with pro level warranty support. Sound is 70% of the experience and this camcorder delivers pro level XLR connectors with 48V power. For best sound results manually set the volume as high as possble keeping the peaks below 0db. The CMOS sensor produces amazing HD quality. A head shot of a person wearing a ball cap facing into strong direct sun with a deep shadow across their face does not blow out the highlights and shows full details in the shadow. I’m using Sony Vegas 7 to edit the results and I’m very happy with both the camcorder and Vegas.
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