Sony HX9v video quality beats the Canon 600D (EosHD)
Andrew Reid from EosHD (Click here) compared the Sony HX9v vs Canon 600D video quality: “The new Sony HX9v compact out-resolves the 600D’s video mode for resolution, and has 1080/60p. It is also a lot closer to a DSLR in terms of dynamic range than I expected it would be. It fits in my pocket and has a stabilised 24-380mm lens.”
This is just to show the power and knowledge from Sony regarding the video technology. Let’s hope the A77 will become THE camera that features full manual video controls and decent quality (at least better than the Canon 7D please!).
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kalpurush :)
2 years ago |Andrea, please show us some a77 video and pic!
lifeispixels
2 years ago |That’s great news. However I would love to see Sony + Minolta soon develop still photographic technology that will beat the crap out of Canon, and Nikon
It has been so boring that these manufacturers only add 1-2 buttons, a few more mega pixels, several toy features in new models and have not delivered any break-though… Japanese style of work :S
Gunnar
2 years ago |+1 first do a kickass photocam .. then worry about the rest! sony anyways wants you to have a still cam and a videocam(as separate items) .so hopefully they get the A77 right in regards to still shooting
loverhd
2 years ago |The sony HX9V is a small sensor videocamera put into the photocamera box. So compare to the videocamera’s it is smaller and cheaper, at the price of the lack of the moveable screen, bright optics (thus has bad low light performance), and powerful battery.
loverhd
2 years ago |The sony HX9V is a small sensor videocamera put into the photocamera box. So compare to the small sesnor videocamera’s it is smaller and cheaper, at the price of the lack of the moveable screen, bright optics (thus has bad low light performance), and powerful battery.
MF
2 years ago |why are we still “hoping” to beat the 7D on the A77??? Seriously… innovation dont exist no more??? the 7D is like 3 years old!!! what the hell will Sony do if they bring out a 7D mk2??? come on guys… we need to think about how to take 3 steps ahead of anything that is coming out…
its a disgrace that Sony has taken this long to release the A77… Yes i will buy it… but I still think there needs to be something special in the pipeline for the Full Frame line…
pancanikonpus
2 years ago |I just want a ‘basic’ camera @basic car -equipped with power window, centre lock, electronic mirror, immobilizer, air bags, reverse sensor….
and not…screw up live view AF speed, screw up video AF tracking, no manual control, no vari-angle LCD, no mid jack, no stabilizer, no 24p, no FHD60p
mayday! mayday! fox 9 fox 9 repeat! we are under OlympusAF attack, their gun are fast focus!
sonyboy68
2 years ago |SONY is leader in Video so it is normal that SONY beats CANON.
SONY will beat every other brand because they have the video
knowledge.The future will definetely be good for the future SLT
Gunnar
2 years ago |seeing Sonys past politics about video i highly doubt they will make a A77 a video powerhouse.. doesnt it say all, that a cheapo compact has much better HD video then the newly released NEX-C3 which easily could outperform a compact, sony just thinks its too dangerous for their higher end video cams.
kurth
2 years ago |don´t believe everything you read on the internet ! The hx9v has a 1/2.3 sensor versus an aps in the 600d. It has a really slow lens. It does have 1800/60 and good video performance for a compact but it´s still performance is really badddd even compared to other compacts, esp.- canons.
Sky_walker
2 years ago |Hmm…. impressive result I must say. But still it’s just a compact with small sensor.
What I’d love to see is a DSLR/SLT with dedicated video lenses – SSM, ability to switch between standard and slow AF speed (for smooth transitions between background and foreground), and being a variable prime lens (so you can change focal length without changing focus at a time).
sleek
2 years ago |i second that andrea. sony please!!! beat that 7D out of the market especially on video
Loplop
2 years ago |I believe it; I have a hx9v along with my nex5 and a55, and in good light I far prefer the video of the hx9v over either of the aps-c cameras! It is very, very good. The camera is quite good at stills if you are more interested in prints than looking at images 100%, but if you do view at 1:1 then you can see the typical Sony smudging of detail, high nr, and high sharpening. I hope the a77′s video is as good as the hx9v, and allows for full manual control…
Joey C
2 years ago |If they would put the same sized sensor as the canon g12 or nikon p7000 in it I’d pay $200 more than whatever they are asking for the ability to capture low light and have a zoom over 7 times in something I can put in my pocket.
RichT
2 years ago |Honestly I thought the A55 already had a better 1080 quality (barely) than the Canons, though of course without any control over video it’s a nonstarter for videophiles. If I understand right the HX9v doesn’t have manual controls over video either but hey it’s a $350 camera (and I hear there are a lot of “scene” modes you can use for video that make it much more flexible than the A55).
One issue Sony will have to deal with on the A77 is how to get the phase-detect focus working well at smaller apertures; that was, after all, the half-hearted excuse they offered to everyone as to why the camera couldn’t have manual control. (Aren’t there some old Minolta f/6.3 or slower lenses out there? It’d be interesting to know how well they focus on the A55)
If the recent compacts are any indication, it may not be unreasonable to think the A77 may have 1080/60p if heat buildup isn’t an issue. The HX9v’s videos are really good looking, better than most camcorders in my eye, about the only fault I can see with them is a bit more wobbliness from the rolling shutter. As a hybrid still/video camera it and the HX100 have to be the best out there right now, no camcorder can come anywhere close to the quality of either Sony (how many camcorders could remotely begin to take stills with the kind of dynamic range you can get from the HX9 in its special multishot mode?)
Sony has really been impressing me the past year with their product releases, they have been innovating at a much faster rate than Canon or Nikon. They seem to “get” the idea of the digital camera as an electronic gadget capable of many more tricks than was ever possible with film cameras. Recent releases certainly show that they’ve been taking video more seriously. If they could get their video sampling routine up to the level of Panasonic’s GH2 then they could really be able to cause some damage.
Peter
2 years ago |My video review of the HX9V
http://youtu.be/_cz2FH_imSM
Adam Welz
2 years ago |This is a really poor comparison – it looks as if the Canon lens is actually out of focus in many of the shots. The tester doesn’t even tell us which lens/f-stop/shutter speed he used! Not much use, sadly.
Aaron
2 years ago |If you like to ‘ Catch things in the act’, and then post good quality video on the internet, then this really may work well for you. I found the autofocus great for following people, can even set it up to focus on the smaller person vs larger which could be used for focusing on someone further away.
I did find the coloration and crispness not very film-like and that it relies mostly on a small aperture and everything was quite clear.
But with some of the great new video editing software out, you can transform the video into something honestly comparable to professional work, that will not distract from the subject. Isn’t that all we really want anyway?
But Easy to use in a pinch! Absolutely! This small camera can reside in your pocket and won’t call attention to yourself when you decide to film in public. It looks just like another mediocre, cheap camera like everyone else’s. They won’t suspect that you are putting them potentially on a big screen.
I found the zooming really really smooth and easy. And I was especially impressed with how smooth I could be with it. I bought the camera on this virtue alone because I get really tired of cleaning up shakes on my Canon 600d.
I am the kind of videographer that comes up with shots, get them and come up with a few things that I see around me that can add good B-Roll, close ups, and moving shots. With this camera I can get really creative with what I am filming.
So currently this is a fantastic camera to have handy and I am so happy to have one!
Nowhere to plug in an external microphone (would have been nice to add a shot gun mic), but I carry a digital audio recorder that comes in really helpful.
Will the new mirrorless cameras coming out later this year compare? I am extremely anxious to see what is coming.
Things I would add to make this even better: an LCD screen that is comparable to an iPhone 4; a manual focus option that was controllable with a smooth action like the zoom has or a touch sensitive screen that will focus on whatever object you touch on screen and follow that until you touch another object; The ability to really shrink the depth of field, and way to control the whole camera remotely via wireless.— I do think that these things shall soon come. Get ready everyone, because there is a whole new class of videographers on the horizon that these new breeds of cameras are going to bring. Professionals are not going to be so clearly better then some kid who learned how to make movies a few weeks ago.