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17. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 handheld HD video with zoo…
5 months ago
A 45 second unmodified handheld HD video taken with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1, using its 1080 Fine mode. The camera was using its default settings including Image Stabilisation set to continuous.

The HX1 has a 20x optical zoom range equivalent to 28-560mm and you'll see a demonstration of this during the clip. The clip starts and ends with the camera fully-zoomed out.

Feel free to download the original MP4 clip and check out the quality on your own computer!

This video is part of my HX1 review at cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Cyber-shot_DSC-HX1/

You may also be interested in the following videos filmed moments apart, allowing you to make a direct comparison between the cameras.

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS: vimeo.com/5229030

Canon EOS 5D Mark II: vimeo.com/5229693

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 720p AVCHD: vimeo.com/5239761

I'll also be uploading a 1080p video from the Panasonic Lumix GH1 soon.

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  • Guri 5 months ago
    Thanks Gordon, looks better than SX1. Is there any possibility to demo 1.7 tele with HX1. I'm curious to see how it performs with tele.
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  • Gerson Lara 5 months ago
    it record in stereo sound ???
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  • Guri 5 months ago
    Yes it does in dolby sterio!
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  • pfou 5 months ago
    thanks for the job. At last, a real comparison.
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  • Steve McDonald plus 5 months ago
    These uniform tests are very useful and well-shot. I think the HX1 clip looks a bit better than the others and has less rolling-shutter artifacts. The 5D Mark II shows geometric distortion at the sides, when it's panning.

    I have a raw HX1 clip on my Vimeo album, that was shot with a 1.7X telextender, using 720p, which I think looks sharper on the HX1, than the 1080p mode. It's at full zoom of a total of 952mm, most of the time. The HX1 gives a basic 640mm at full zoom, in 1080p video mode and 560mm in 720p mode.
    vimeo.com/5390016
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  • kedarvideo plus 5 months ago
    It's not fair to compare a clip (Sony) in HD with the other clips in normal mode!
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  • Gordon Laing plus 5 months ago
    I don't know what you mean kedarvideo - if you follow the links I posted to the other three cameras, ALL are using their HD modes.
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  • Gordon Laing plus 5 months ago
    PS - thanks for your comments Steve! Don't forget to also check out my full reviews at cameralabs.com !
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  • bolinoga 4 months ago
    hi there

    this days I'll buy new camera and I have found out your tests very useful. Thank you.

    With respect for dSRL-s, l'am still prefering "all in one" camera for capturing stills and clips from our travels.

    As Canon user since first poweshot 10 ten years ago,
    SX1 was my logical choice, but reading your reviews and looking this clips on Vimeo helps me to see that
    HX1 will better fit my needs....

    ....after all I think you know very well that processing and uploading clips is very time consuming thing :)

    feel free visit europeroadtrip.net/
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  • Armando Ferreira 4 months ago
    hi my friend, thanks a lot. It's a great camera.
    I'll make some guitar class videos with HX1 and share soon as possible. Sorry about my poor english folks!
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  • Gran Canaria 4 months ago
    pew, I put in several hours to honestly compare similar videos from the HX1, SX1, GH1 and the EOS 5D II

    I was looking just for quality and detail. Since it is next to impossible to have 4 HD screens parallel running the 4 videos simultaneously I did the next best thing. I grabbed comparable frames and compared them.

    In the end to check my findings I checked the histograms from the frames too.
    You are welcome to have a look at:
    sony-hx1.blogspot.com/2009/08/movie-time-1080p-competition.html
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