Sony HVR-V1U

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Average User Rating

3.0 stars out of 3 user reviews

Rating Breakdown

  • 5 star: 1
  • 4 star: 1
  • 3 star: 0
  • 2 star: 0
  • 1 star: 1

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1.0 stars

"Not a good camera" By misxtl

Pros: None what so ever

Cons: Nothing but trouble, overpriced.

Summary: Lasted just out of warranty, Trying to get service from sony is the worst. It stopped working in the middle of a very important shoot. The problem I had was, for no reason it started saying "reinsert tape" and quit working. I looked online and this is a very common ... Expand full review

4.0 stars

"Professional well built Hi quality" By surfferx

Pros: 24p ,light easy to use

Cons: 4 lux Dark footage to much noise after 6db

Summary: This is the first HD I have ever owned I bought it over one year ago to shoot weddings . After shooting for many years on the VX-2100 it was not easy to get used to because of the amount of light need to capture clean footage. I converter a 250 ... Expand full review

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Quick Specs

  • Optical sensor type: 3 ClearVid CMOS
  • Effective sensor resolution: 1.04 megapixels
  • Weight: 3.3 lbs

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