Virtual Riding Television is very pleased to announce the addition of a third high definition video camera for this riding season, the Sony HXR-MC1 Digital High Definition Video Camera Recorder.
A list of all the camera equipment used by Virtual Riding TV is available on the FAQ page.
Sony HXR-MC1
Control Unit
- 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 11/16 inchs (81 x 107 x 42 mm)
- 2.7 inch (16x9) 210,000 pixel LCD screen
- Touch screen controls
- Exmor CMOS Sensor
- Records to "Memory Stick Duo Pro"
- In HD recording mode, video is recorded ACVHD using Mpeg-4 AVC/H.264 compression
- In SD recording mode, video is recorded in MPEG-2
- Still picture recording at 4 m pixels (2304x1728) Dropping to 2.3m pixels when in movie mode
- Approximate weight 500 grams (1lb. 1oz.)
Camera Head
- 1 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 3 1/2 inches (37x42.5x86.5 mm)
- Full HD shooting in 1920x1080i
- 10x optical zoom
- 120x digital zoom
- Built-in microphone
- Splash-proof
- Carl Zeiss vario-tessar lens
- Cable length 9.18 feet (2.8 meters)
Sony HXR-MC1 Specifications
These images were pulled from the video footage (1.9m with an image size of: 1,600x1,200)
First test ride with the Sony HXR-MC1 Digital HD Camera Video Recorder. This POV (point of view) footage was shot in the Fraser Canyon from Hope to The Last Spike Point of Interest, located between Spences Bridge and Ashcroft British Columbia, Canada. Footage shot on May 28th, 2009.
Test #1 Settings:
- Rec Mode: AVC HD 16m FH
- Micref Level: Normal
These images were taken in Photo Mode. (4.0 m with an image size of: 2,304x1,728)
AVC HD 16M (FH)
- 1GB 6 minutes
- 2GB 10 minutes
- 4GB 25 minutes
- 8GB 55 minutes
- 16GB 110 minutes
AVC HD 9M (HQ)
- 1GB 10 minutes
- 2GB 25 minutes
- 4GB 55 minutes
- 8GB 115 minutes
- 16GB 230 minutes
AVC HD 7M (SP)
- 1GB 15 minutes
- 2GB 30 minutes
- 4GB 65 minutes
- 8GB 140 minutes
- 16GB 280 minutes
AVC HD 5M (LP)
- 1GB 20 minutes
- 2GB 40 minutes
- 4GB 85 minutes
- 8GB 180 minutes
- 16GB 355 minutes
SD 9M (HQ)
- 1GB 10 minutes
- 2GB 25 minutes
- 4GB 55 minutes
- 8GB 115 minutes
- 16GB 230 minutes
Standard Definition Record Time
SD 6M (SP)
- 1GB 20 minutes
- 2GB 40 minutes
- 4GB 80 minutes
- 8GB 170 minutes
- 16GB 340 minutes
SD 3M (LP)
- 1GB 20 minutes
- 2GB 40 minutes
- 4GB 85 minutes
- 8GB 180 minutes
- 16GB 355 minutes
High Definition Record Time
NP-FH50
- HD: 80 minutes
- SD: 100 minutes
Approximate Charge Time
135 minutes
Battery Pack Approximate Continuious Recording Time
NP-FH60 (supplied)
- HD: 105 minutes
- SD: 130minutes
Approximate Charge Time
135 minutes
NP-FH70
- HD: 170 minutes
- SD: 215 minutes
Approximate Charge Time
170 minutes
NP-FH100
- HD: 385 minutes
- SD: 485 minutes
Approximate Charge Time
390 minutes
(Please Note: For the purpose of this test the audio was not altered)
Special thanks to our sponsor KBC Performance Helmets for providing this FFR Envy helmet.
Sony HXR-MC1 All-In-One POV camera system mounted on a motorcycle helmet.
These images were pulled from the video footage (1.9m with an image size of: 1,600x1,200)
Test #2 Settings:
- Rec Mode: AVC HD 9m HQ
- Micref Level: Low
Virtual Riding TV's second test ride with the Sony HXR-MC1 Digital HD Camera Video Recorder.
This POV (point of view) footage was shot while riding from Hope to Princeton British Columbia. The Hope Slide point-of interest is also featured near the end of the video. On January 9,1965, an enormous landslide of 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock and snow, crashed down in seconds from a 2000 meter mountain near Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
Special thanks to our sponsor Tiffen, their UV Protector filters are on all three of our HD video cameras and provide crystal clear protection from UV, rocks, dirt, bugs, and road grime. They have saved our camera lenses on a number of occasions!
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