HDR-HC1 E
The Sony HDR-HC1 E is the first high-definition video camera to be produced for private customers . The designation HDR-HC means "High Definition Video Recorder - Horizontal Compact"
Video system
The camera supports the video systems PAL ( CCIR standards 1080 / 50i specification) and NTSC (1080 / 60i), whereby a corresponding camera version exists for each of the two video systems.
Areas of application
Although mainly developed for the consumer sector, the video camera is also used in the professional sector because of its small dimensions (71 × 94 × 188 mm), its low weight (680 grams) and its sharp images.
Technical specifications
The HDR-HC1 E records the image in HDV format, which corresponds to an anamorphic 4: 3 image of 1440 × 1080 pixels in the field method. The image is reproduced with interpolated 1920 × 1080 pixels in 16: 9 .
Instead of a CCD sensor , Sony (for the first time with HDV) uses a 3-megapixel 1/3 ″ CMOS sensor (2,969,000 pixels), although around 34% of its area is used for the digital image stabilizer . The fast CMOS sensor enables an adjustable readout frequency for the image information of up to 10 k Hz .
The bright Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T * lens with a focal length of 5.1-51 mm or 41-480 mm (converted to a 35 mm small camera) has a 10x optical zoom (120 -fach digital).
The MPEG-2 data stream generated by the camera is recorded on a DV tape at a data rate of 25 Mbit / s .
The photo images recorded with the camera in a resolution of 1440 × 1080 (4: 3) or 1920 × 1080 (16: 9) are saved on a MemoryStick Duo Pro and can later be transferred to a PC via the USB interface.
The recorded film material is transmitted via an i.LINK interface ( FireWire ).
It is also possible to record just one DV signal (4: 3/16: 9) and convert an HDV tape recording into DV format and output it via i.Link or the video component output.
Variant for professional use
The variant of the HDR-HC1 E for professional use is the Sony HVR-A1E. It is identical to the design of the HDR-HC1 E, but has additional functions, which are mainly in the audio area. For example, an additional external microphone was installed on the HVR-A1E.
Production period
Sony launched the HDR-HC1 E in mid-2005, where it remained the only consumer HDV camera until the end of the year. In the months that followed, the first HDV models from the competition appeared. In mid-2006 Sony stopped production of the HDR-HC1 E and dedicated itself entirely to the successor models, the HDR-HC3 and HDR-HC5.
