[Nebraska]

Sony HXR-MC1 looks like things are moving forward,1920x1080 HD, 10x optical zoom, record and playback in the field....

Sounds like it records at a blueray level...

http://helmetcameracentral.com/2008/12/24/sony-anounces-high-def-helmet-cam-hxr-mc1/

No price yet....

 

[Nebraska]

Brochure....

http://www.cev.ca/production/Sony-HXR-MC1-Brochure-English.pdf

 

[Pete Fagerlin]

Bust out your wallet.

Rumored to be in the $2k range and it doesn't look like it will feature and image stabilization.

 

[Wherewolf]

Interesting

Interesting. Has a zoom, rather than wide angle lens. But has filter threads which, presumably, means it could take a wide angle. I'd have to go way back and look at my videos pre-image stabilization.

 

[Wherewolf]

Sample video

I found some sample video on YouTube. Not much of an IS test. We need Pete to buy one and test it for us
Here's the link to the LQ video. It appears you can not embed HD so click on "watch in HD".
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ksbpslVBk84#

 

[trektyler]

Very cool, this was the first MC1 sample vid I've seen. Too bad it's not as tough or discreet as a real bullet cam.

 

[curious george]

Too bad it's not as tough or discreet as a real bullet cam.

Why not?

I thought the footage was pretty mediocre but attributed it to the poor quality lens that was being used (and that freak's ponytail).

 

[CactusJackSlade]

Bust out your wallet.

Rumored to be in the $2k range and it doesn't look like it will feature and image stabilization.

You are correct about the image stab'... which is a disappointment... and I heard maybe even $2400 - yeikes.

Also you will need to add on a screw on wide angle - of course that's not the end of the world, but if you are using this cam for POV, you'd think they would lean towards a wide angle, not zoom functions.

Another issue is that is only takes the Sony Memory stick Duo which when compared to SD or Compact Flash has a small storage capacity, especially for HD.

I hope to be able to test one out and give a review when they arrive...

 

[trektyler]

Why not?

I thought the footage was pretty mediocre but attributed it to the poor quality lens that was being used (and that freak's ponytail).

What I meant was my 580tvl bullet cam is in a small, tough metal case "lipstick" style, and it is totally submersible. I've even taken it free diving with a waterproofed recorder. It has interchangable lenses but they are a pain to change and you have to manually focus while watching the image on a TV.

The Sony HD cam looked like its more bulky and plastic-y, maybe I'm wrong about how tough it is. The colors looked good on that sample vid but you're right, it's got the look of a cheap lens. The big improvement is the resolution of the recorder, plus its size is incredible.

 

[Nebraska]

Promo vid for this thing....

Make sure to click HD

 

[Nebraska]

Another Promo on the MTB

click HD

 

[HelmetCamGod]

Bust out your wallet.

Rumored to be in the $2k range and it doesn't look like it will feature and image stabilization.

Are you in the witness protection program? Is that the reason behind your many names?