Hrd fx1
I think the company is just playing a little game with us.
Hrd fx1 pro#
This whole timing with the Consumer out before Christmas and the pro in January, and everyone wondering when to buy is creating suspence and journalistic exposure that Sony will capitalise on.
Hrd fx1 software#
The camera needs software that isn't out there yet, but I bet you Sony has it up it's sleve - and I suggest it is better and more than expected. Sony Canada only got their one last week, Sony Hawaii only got their one display last week, I can't comment on whether Sony US has one or not.
Hrd fx1 professional#
Sony hasn't announced a ship/launch date for their professional camera yet.
Hrd fx1 movie#
Maybe that helps the thought process? In other words, if you want to bitch about something in this vein, bitch that the 99.00 Consumer Sony Vegas Movie Studio doesn't capture the stream from the Consumer Sony FX1. Sony Broadcast, who distribute Vegas, don't have ANYTHING to do with the CONSUMER CAMERA that Sony Electronics sells. Not for any reason other than sheer size and various goals by various departments and arms.įor instance, the FX1 is a CONSUMER CAMERA. I guess I'm always gonna be fighting a losing battle trying to explain that there are SEVERAL Sony companies that are out there, and they aren't necessarily always working together. What I meant by Sony being as big as the US MIlitary is that there is a LOT of redundancy, where one team isn't totally aware of what the other is doing or isn't always able to directly support each other in the most efficient form. military is supported by tax payers it is we consumers who pay the slaries of all of Sony's employees including those in Madison. military is with all due respect, simply invalid. So such comments as "Not to worry" and "Soon now" don't do much to lessen the uncertainty around when this product will be released.Īnd Spot, to compare Sony in size to the U.S. As sure as I do, the Sony Vegas team will announce a less expensive route to HDV capture with the HDR-FX1and I'll be out the $500 that I will have just spent for ConnectHD. I don't know whether to spend $500 to purchase Cineform's ConnectHD right now or not. The Sony Vegas team has known about this camera for at least six months and one of the Sony folks even posted a clip from this camera about two months ago. I can't capture HDV footage with Vegas 5 as it stands now. At least knowing what's in the pipeline enables us to make an evaluation whether to wait or not.įarss has hit the nail squarely on the head! I now have a Sony HDR-FX1 which I love. We've know this was coming and had some idea of what would be on offer well before the launch of the product.īy comparison the best the Vegas team can offer is 'something soon', I'm sorry but I cannot see the upside to that marketing approach, I cannot for the life of me see any downside to announcing where you're heading, if you can't make it fly and have to pull the product, no harm done. BUT it's here now, it isn't very expensive, it'll handle DVCPRO 50, SD, HDV, Varicam and CineAlta footage and on the one timeline and output as low end HD to HDCAM. Personally I found it pretty twee compared to what I'm used to with Vegas, the CC tools look more like they belong in WMM than a 'Pro' environment. I'm betting we'll have the cameras well be the we even have a vague clue as to what the 'solution' has to offer.Īt the same time the competition has a turnkey solution with local support. We don't know when and we have no clue as to what that solution has to offer. Vgeas will have a 'solution' at some undefined point in time. Look I'm eternally gratefull that the Vegas team don't treat us as beta testers, I've no argument there.īut compare how they've handled this to how Sony have handled the launch of the camera, the industry have known about it for around six months now, as time went by we we're let get closer and closer looks at it.