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4.5 stars
"Best Camera for the price"
Pros: Looks impressive, easy to operate
Cons: Shoulder pad too stiff
Summary: The HD1000 is a solidly made camera, is not the ?retro shoulder mount VHS looking plastic camera? described by critics. It feels hefty and is made of high impact ABS plastic. Following the tradition of Sony it has a very appealing look. Any non connoisseur will immediately recognized the HD style by the lens shade and the black color. Since shoulder mount was a definite necessity for my business this proved an excellent choice. Although very well balanced on the shoulder the shoulder pad needs to be adjusted to your needs to be able to balance the weight, the camera tends to be a bit front heavy but nothing like the Canon XL2 which made my right arm grow larger than my left. Contrary to opinions I had no problems with the hybrid LCD menus or focusing with the EVF and found it comfortable even in low light. As an amateur event videographer I?m yet to find a perfect camera for low light conditions (within my pocket?s reach) so I was not expecting much and as such I?m always depending on my trusty custom on board light that possesses a 10, 20 and 30 watts bulb. I have no problem convincing anyone for the need of extra lights even stubborn ?Bridezzilas? and clergymen. As mentioned before I?ve used the Cannon Xl1s and the Xl2, also the Sony HVR-A1U and the HDR-HC1, although the HD 1000 cannot give you the rich colors of the Canon Xl2, or the manual choices of the A1U, the HD footage when down converted gives you better definition than the XL2 . The definition is exactly the same as the HVR-A1U. The lack of XLR can be remedied by the acquisition of the XLR adapter and a better quality shotgun mike. The main reason I acquired this camera was because the hand held cameras and the front heavy Canon where killing me in long takes where tripods where not feasible. I used the dreaded camera mounts but they were also prohibited in some instances. At no time I got this camera because it ?looked? professional, In my part time business I deal with people on a one on one basis and the professionalism is established by the way I conduct myself but, then again the looks of the camera do help. I shot my 1st wedding in 1968 with a Bell and Howell model 306, today I still do the same thing, making any camera work for me, for my needs and within the limits of my budget.
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Sony HVR-HD1000U:
$1,539.95 - $1,949.99
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