Sony HVR-Z7E reviews: Flash storage Full HD camcorder

Sony HVR-Z7E reviews: Flash storage Full HD camcorder reviews

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9.2 out of 10 based on 5 reviews.

Sony HVR-Z7E: Horizontally held, 12x optical zoom camcorder using . See full product description

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Paul, UK

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: To get a crad based and tape back-up 25p HD camera that works seamlessly with our 270e's is just amazing at this size and weight and price.
Bad points:: To be picky its probably 1 stop on the F-stop out compared with the 270e but apart from that its identical.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Sep 2009

Adam, London Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Fantastic camera. Great results from it so far. Love the prorgessive scan CMOS chip in it. Also the picture presets have been quite handy. Plus the ease of switching between auto and manual modes is a big bonus - although use it on full manual to get the best out of it.
Bad points:: Focussing can be a little tricky at times. Best advice is get a monitor and use that too. Also - no BNC out...bit of a pain, but I can deal with it. Umm thats about it for the bad methinks. I love my new camera.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Dec 2009

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Product Features

Resolution quality	Full HD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	12
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Flash
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	Firewire

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Type of image stabiliser	Electronic
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	1.120

Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/10000
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	2400
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	3.2
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	39.5

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	474

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2008-04-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: HVR-Z7E, Sony HVR-Z7P

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Manufacturer's Description

New flexibility, new features, new opportunities

The HVR-Z7E is the world’s first HDV handheld camcorder with an interchangeable lens system, native progressive recording, and solid-state memory recording.

A variety of video lenses can be attached to the HVR-Z7E, which is equipped with a universal standard 1/3-inch bayonet mount mechanism for the quick changing of lenses.

Added to this a streamlined nonlinear editing workflow can be achieved using the supplied memory-recording unit, which provides HDV/DVCAM/DV file recording on a standard CompactFlash® solid-state memory card. This offers customers varying levels of flexibility and hybrid operation which is becoming an important requirement in video production.

The HVR-Z7E also features 25p HDV native progressive recording mode and HDMI output.

This new handheld Camcorder further enhances the operational versatility of the Sony professional HDV lineup, and opens up a world of possibilities for high-definition digital video production. Whether it’s for documentaries, general TV production, low-budget movies, music videos, IPTV, education, or a wide range of corporate and event videography applications, Sony’s new HVR-Z7E is ideal.