HVR-V1U Test Images, The Good, and the Not-so-Good

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VIDEO SAMPLES from HVR-V1U	STILL FRAMES CAPTURED FROM V1U VIDEO
Rendered to Windows Media, extremely compressed!	These images captured from video in Vegas 7 and recompressed as JPEG.
	Tower Wide This image was shot from 5.11 miles linear distance to the tower.
	Tower Full Zoom This image is at full optical zoom. Pretty impressive for over 5 miles away looking at the top 400' of a radio tower.
	Tower Full Zoom w/ Dig Ext This image was shot with the 1.5X digital extender in interlaced mode (because tele-extender is not available on progressive scan mode.
	New York 92 This shot shows off the impressive zoom lens on the V1U--you can count the bricks on the Chrysler Building.
	New York 32 This shot, taken on 7th Avenue shows the color and exposure lattitude.
	New York 21 The foreshortening effect of a long lens makes for a theatrical effect in this shot. Notice the heat rays from the bus exhaust..
	Fireworks 06 This shot makes use of the zoom capabilities of the V1U and gives a seldem-seen perspective on fireworks.
	Fireworks 11 This shot makes use of the zoom capabilities of the V1U and gives a seldem-seen perspective on fireworks.

HVR-V1U HDV Test Images, showing some of the artifacts you may encounter in typical shooting situations.

Sample stills, extracted from actual video, are available in the right hand column. HDV is a highly-compressed format, and, in my experience, seems to exhibit quite a bit more noticeable artifacts than DV. In the river scene, shimmering blocks in the lower left portion of the water became visible as the sky started to fill the frame during a slow pan. The second still image illustrates what happens when a saturated orange object is captured. While HDV is better overall than SD, it does bring with it a new set of visual distractions. The third image is what happens when 1/4" chips are used in a low illumination situation. Gain up +18dB

VIDEO SAMPLES from HVR-V1U	STILL FRAMES CAPTURED FROM V1U VIDEO
Rendered to Windows Media, extremely compressed!	These images captured from video in Vegas 7 and recompressed as JPEG.
River Scene Macroblocks appeared in the water as the sky entered the frame.	River Scene 01 Macroblocks appeared in the water as the sky entered the frame.
	River Scene 02 Shows 4:2:0 color subsampling limitations effect on strong colors.
	Low Light Test The HVR-V1U produced this picture by the light of a single 40W bulb. Gain up, +18dB.
	Dance Party Low Light This is a typical scene one might encounter at a wedding reception: Deejay effects lighting and the room lights turned down low. Shutter at 1/15 second, Gain limit at +12dB and using all of it.
	Fireworks 01 This shot demonstrates the breakdown of the longGOP CODEC under dynamic situations.
	Fireworks 01a This shot demonstrates the "rolling shutter" readout issue with CMOS imager chips. Rapid flashes do not write to the entire frame, top to bottom.


For comparison purposes, here are some of the same scenes shot with the Canon HV20:
	Low Light Test The Canon HV20 produced this picture by the light of a single 40W bulb.
	Park Shot #1 Shows the detail capability of the HV20.
	Park Shot #2 Contrast, color and detail capability of the HV20.
	Park Shot #3 Zoom lens detail capability of the HV20.
	Park Shot #4 Shows cleanness of HDV CODEC on the HV20.
	Rocks (Cinema) Shows softening effect of Cinema mode.
	Rocks (Program) Shows how sharp the HV20 is without Cinema mode processing.

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