
Review Summary
2011-06-02T21:00:00
This is overall a pretty great camera. If you like the footage from the new DSLR cameras then you should take a look at this camera. I do think it is a little poor in low light, even with the f2.8 wide angle lens. I was at a wedding a few weeks ago and had to use put a light on the camera during the ceremony. There is also no zoom rocker, so you have to zoom with the lens barrel which causes some noise in the audio. It also only records 12 minute clips, then puts them together into one clip, but there is a few frames missing when it pauses on its own (I believe this is its biggest down fall) and I cant believe Sony would let this happen to such a great camera style. That being said, there are a number of old Minolta lenses available to use for about $20 on eBay with wide apertures, but you will need an adapter. It has great auto focus. The sound is absolutely amazing, sounded better than my zoom h4. The footage is really great when you have it dialed in correctly, it has a lot of auto options available if you don't want to do full manual. I bought it from Adorama about a month ago as a demo and overall am very happy with the purchase. I can work around the limitations, but I hope Sony makes some firmware improvements.
DAVID W.
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7fps
Photo Mode: Single-shot, Continuous, Self Timer
2 sec or 10 sec delay
Auto: 1/30 - 1/4000 (Movie) , 30 seconds - 1/4000 (Still); Manual: 1/4 - 1/4000 (Movie) , 30 seconds - 1/4000 (Still)
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus
Multi Point AF (25 points), Center Weighted AF, Flexible Spot AF
Predictive Focus Control, Focus Lock
25 points
0 EV to 20 EV (at ISO100 conversion with F2.8 lens)
Contrast AF
Optical Steadyshot image stabilization with Active Mode
Easy-to-understand Graphic Display
Yes (Photo Mode Only), 6-image layering
Yes (Photo Mode), (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
BIONZ image processor
Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
RGB primary color filters
Approx. 14.2 megapixels
1.5x
Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.4 X 15.6mm)
Approx. 14.6 megapixels
3.0in Xtra Fine LCD 180 deg. swivel display (921K dots) w/ TruBlack technology
Opening: 90 deg., Turning: 180 deg.
Backlight Bright Control: Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)
100%
Yes (On/off)
Yes, (Constant AF Live View)
Exposure Compensation, WB, Creative Style
PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2
Windows XP SP2 (32bit), Vista SP2 (32/64 bit), Windows 7 (32/64 bit)
Yes
100%
Swivel EVF 0.43in Xtra Fine w/ 1152K dots and Backlight Brightness Control
Sony E-mount interchangeable lens Handycam camcorder
Sony E-mount lens, (A-mount lenses when used with LA-EA1 lens adaptor)
E-mount
Lens Cap
Yes
Auto Shut-off
Slide Show, Playback Zoom
E-mount 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
Circular
67mm (included SEL18200 lens)
76 deg. (included SEL18200 lens)
F3.5 (wide end) - F6.3 (tele end) (included SEL18200 lens)
F22 (wide end) - F40 (tele end) (included SEL18200 lens)
7 blades (Circular aperture)
4 (5 surface)
3in x 4in / 7.62 x 10.16cm
Yes
Yes
Photo: 27mm-300mm; Video: 32.4mm-360mm (35mm equivalent) (included SEL18200 lens)
12 groups, 17 elements (5 aspheric surfaces, 1 ED-glass element) (included SEL18200 lens)
Sony E-mount
Optical Steadyshot image stabilization with Active Mode (included SEL18200 lens)
18.5 oz (included SEL18200 lens)
0.35x (APS-C)
1ft (wide end) - 1.6ft (tele end)
Dual (Alpha shoe and Cold Shoe)
HDMI (Type C mini)
Yes (Stereo mini 3.5mm)
Single slot accepts: - Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo/PRO-HG HX Duo media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
Yes (Stereo mini 3.5mm)
USB 2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage)
11 lux (Shutter speed: 1/30 sec, Iris: F3.5, Gain: Auto)
2500 - 9900k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W
Yes: (Auto, Level 1-5, off)
+/-2EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M)
Still Mode Only: Auto, 200 to 12800
Still Mode Only: 49 Segment metering from CMOS image sensor
Still Mode Only: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Still Mode Only: 0EV-20EV, (at ISO 100 equivalent with f/2.8 lens)
Long exp. NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: Auto
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Temp./Filter, Custom
+/-2EV,1/3EV steps
Fill-flash, Rear sync., Slow sync., Red-eye reduction
Auto-lock accessory shoe (alpha)
1920 x 1080 captured at 30p (29.97p), recorded in AVCHD 60i (59.95i)
Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
sRGB, Adobe RGB
Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo/PRO-HG HX Duo media SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card (both sold separately)
14.2 megapixels
JPEG (Standard, Fine)
L (12M): 4592 x 2576 M (6.3M): 3344 x 1872 S (2.9M): 2288 x 1280
L (14M): 4592 x 3056 M (7.4M): 3344 x 2224 S (3.5M): 2288 x 1520
AVCHD (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
AVCHD: 1920 x 1080/ 60i (FX/FH); FX- 24Mbps, FH - 17Mbps; 1440 x 1080/60i HQ -9 Mbps
Accepts Type V Battery; Supplied: InfoLITHIUM NP-FV70
3.88 x 5.25 x 11.5in / 97 x 132 x 294mm (with supplied lens) Approx.
Approx. 1 lbs / 620g (body only, excluding battery)
Approx. 2 lbs / 1.3kg (with battery, 18-200 lens and media)
Presenting a creative breakthrough: the first Handycam camcorder to accept interchangeable lenses. The ergonomically designed NEX-VG10 camcorder has a large Sony Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor that boasts 19.5 times the surface area of conventional8 camcorders resulting in gorgeous, cinematic, depth of field. Shoot AVCHD video at up to 24Mbps at full 1920 x 1080 HD resolution captured at 30p and recorded in 60i, plus still photography up to 14 megapixels.
Pursue your creative vision with the supplied 11x zoom 18-200mm Optical SteadyShot image-stabilized lens. You can also add your favorite A-mount lenses including award-winning G lens and Carl Zeiss lenses, via an adaptor (sold separately). A Quad Capsule Spatial Array stereo microphone records spectacular audio to complete your creative vision.