Sony hdr-hc3e (Hi-def camcorder)

[job38]

Anyone use HD (hi-def as opposed to hard drive) camcorders?

I've always fancied making the leap, this new Sony model looks pretty cool.
Smaller, lighter, and £300 less than their initial HD camcorder.

Thoughts please....

[mikef]

HDR-FX1E here. Quality of images is outstanding. Sometimes I need to tweak the film settings, but most of the time automatic settings are fine and a smaller unit would do the job, as well as being more convenient for in-vehicle use.

You may find that the camera is the cheap part - it's Final Cut Pro HD, a Powermac to run it on, shedloads of hard disk and a dirty great plasma to view the footage that starts to cost

Edited by mikef on Wednesday 5th July 21:46

[job38]

Thanks for the reply.

I had factored in the need for an additional dedicated hard drive. Was hoping I could use iMove HD and a MacBookPro?

As for the huge plasma, I still have a CRT that was a wedding present!
My thinking is, long term, I'll have all the footage in HD when I'm able to upgrade to HD LCD.