More Cameras: HDV Hits Its Stride

Jeff Carlson's avatar Jeff Carlson on February 20, 2007

When Steve Jobs declared 2005 the “year of high-definition video,” there wasn’t much available to shoot consumer HD, and the only HDV camera at the time (the Sony HDR-FX1) cost $4,000. Now it’s 2007, and the number of HDV camcorders has gotten larger while the prices have started to come down. EventDV.net has published an article looking at 12 HDV cameras available now: “HDV Hits Its Stride.” If you’re thinking that this is the year to move into high-def, it’s definitely worth checking out. (Via Camcorderinfo.com).

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Published by Jeff Carlson

Author, photographer, and late-nighter Jeff Carlson writes for outlets such as Popular Photography, DPReview, Creative Pro, and others, and is a contributing editor for TidBITS. He is the author of Take Control of Your Digital Photos; The Photographer's Guide to Luminar AI, Take Control of Apple Watch, and Take Control of Your Digital Storage, among many other titles.

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    Joe February 26, 2007 at 10:05 am

    Hey Jeff
    Thanks for linking to this article. I’m in the market for a new HD camera and found this article especially interesting. There’s also a nice, extensive review (more oriented towards consumers) on Media 3.0:
    
http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2006/12/hd_camcorder_as.html
    The reviewer recommends a Sony HDR-HC1 as his first choice (even though they aren’t making it anymore).
    Joe

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