Comments on: My New Favorite Camera: The Sony HXR-MC1 1080i High Defintion Lipstick System

By: Mark Windell

Mark Windell — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:02:10 +0000

Mounting “handycams” to my motorcycle has cost me hundreds of dollars in lost toys!! Not recommended.
Also; handycams have to be “open” to record; watch out for the wind closing them and stopping the recording (above 70mph), and road debris taking out/closing the cover.
This has all happened to me over the years.

Best solution(s) POV 1.5, Hoyt 11X or Elmo SUV or something like that.

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:41:52 +0000

Curious to know what type of mounting solution you use for the camera to the bike?

By: Neil Johnston

Neil Johnston — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:19:25 +0000

Dylan,
Thanks. Yes, we’re slowly getting the hang of the video stuff. It’s not quite where I want it, but getting there.
Likely the MC1’s price point is to spendy for our outfit, but I’m my eye on the new batch of Sanyo’s (VPC-CG10) hitting the market this month. Not lipstick, but small enough and cheap enough to be disposable in event of hard usage.
Neil

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:34:07 +0000

Hey ya Neil — I believe that the MSRP on the MC1 is right around $2,800, but with an extra battery and some Memory cards it’s more realistically around $3 to 3,100 USD… Not cheap by any stretch but imho the difference in quality from an SD lipstick is night and day… Also, the camera is permanently tethered to the record unit so there’s no chance of the camera ‘unplugging’ from the unit (which has inadvertently happened to me in the past with other lipstick units). The camera unit itself is a touch larger than traditional SD lipsticks too — so I’m not sure it would make the ideal helmet camera… But the real beauty of the system is the easy of use with the touchscreen record unit. Super simple and works like a charm… We’ll be using it on an upcoming broadcast project, so it should be cool to see how it really works in the field during extended use…

ps. the new vids are looking good … checked out the Monster 696 vid the other day!

Cheers,
D

By: Neil Johnston

Neil Johnston — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:27:38 +0000

Dylan,
What’s the price point on the HXR-MC1? We’ve started doing a fair amount of video ( a la http://cli.gs/F800GSReview ) and this looks to fit the need for on bike and helmet cam footage.
Cheers,
Neil

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:43:57 +0000

I believe it’s a CMOS chip.

By: andy cochrane

andy cochrane — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:40:38 +0000

Man, where was that 2yrs ago

Looks like it’s got a rolling shutter. does it say anywhere if it is CCD or CMOS? Either way, not bad at all. Wish I could go with you on the next expedition…