Sony’s FULL FRAME Handycam Nobody Cared About

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My favorite cameras of all time are old school Sony Handycams. I grew up making home movies with them, and I pretty much owe my filmmaking obsession to those early years. But times have changed and now I'm making videos with DSLR shaped cameras, which have their pros and cons. But what would happen if we took the ergonomics of retro camcorders and smashed them together with the powerful specs of modern cameras? Well today, we just might find out in the Retro Review of the Sony NEX VG 900 full frame handycam.
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@ZachMayfield 11 месяцев назад

What retro gear should I spend way too much money on next time?

@chrisbrockhurst 11 месяцев назад

Furbys and Tamagotchi's.

@KyleErickson 11 месяцев назад

Gameboy camera

@RIVAS2004 11 месяцев назад

Please do one on the VG-30 next, I remember being interested in these cameras cause of how interesting & amazing the idea is. Like imagine if they re-released these but with better video specs, better autofocus & better for content creators than the mirrorless cameras we have now (*Cough* Sony ZV-E10 *Cough*)

@prefix808 11 месяцев назад

Panasonic AF-100 Cinema Cam!

@robann0 11 месяцев назад

Sony DSR-PD170

@raredreamfootage 11 месяцев назад

This camera represents the old Sony era when they protected their XDCAM / CineAlta line of cameras so they crippled it with XAVC HD low bitrate codec. After this camera then came the A7S and the rest was history!

@brycekhilton 11 месяцев назад

I learned the hard way with my og a7 - bought one as a newbie excited about fullframe - didn't comprehend how much of a difference that 24mbps bitrate makes

@ここ556 11 месяцев назад

It's similar to the current ZV E-1 concept, and the evolution of the FS → FX series is interesting.

@photoscotty 11 месяцев назад

Actually it’s worse than that. This camera only shot in AVCHD. XAVC would probably have been an improvement.

@adokapo 11 месяцев назад

To be fair everyone else used that codec at the time and that in it self was not seen as negative. Probably luck of lenses and odd body was what people dissed most.

@tomtoms15 11 месяцев назад

They? Who are they?

@BrianMakesFilms 11 месяцев назад

If only there was a modern 4K version similar to this. It'd be perfect for shooting weddings. FX3 and FX30 are awesome, but that small camcorder design... just so nice to work with.

@iyason6878 11 месяцев назад

I agree dude....great for vlog too

@woodvineandco 11 месяцев назад

My thoughts exactly!

@vittoriobiscaro7066 11 месяцев назад

Sony fs700?

@DanielRutter 11 месяцев назад

Sony NX camcorders can still be had. I just picked up an NX200 for next to nothing :)

@erroneousbosh 11 месяцев назад

I'd genuinely buy the absolute shit out of a line of Sony HVR-A1E size cameras that shoot to SD card instead of tape. I don't even care about 4K, 1080p would be nice, 422p would be bloody awesome, but light weight - even lighter than an A1E - and solid construction.

@shotmakermedia 11 месяцев назад

You are the funniest camera RU-vid channel I watch. Keep it up man.

@WasionKey 11 месяцев назад

Zach you are incredibly talented and entertaining and I love watching your stuff. They really should make an update to this camera it would SLAP

@BeMeCam 11 месяцев назад

Yup, like you said, it has the same problem as the Sony A7 full frame camera. Great big sensor, but not enough processing power to do a full sensor readout and scale it down to 1080p - instead it does Line Skipping which leads to nasty moire and aliasing on video footage. Only later generation Sony cameras started doing full sensor readout. Which is, interestingly, something that the Nokia 808 PureView did right from the start. And that was a frikkin' smartphone camera running on Symbian.

@sittingnow 11 месяцев назад

you should check out the JVC LS300. APSC sensor with a MFT mount. Similar form to this camera.

@IasKeysan 11 месяцев назад

The halo flood sounding theme when we get to hear the price.

@ogringonagringa 11 месяцев назад

I love the fact that you put so much effort on an review of an old camera and still make it better than most of the reviews that we see on the internet about any other camera

@savvyandskye 11 месяцев назад

The NEX VG-20 was my high school graduation gift from my family and got the NEX 5n as a B cam, lol. Thoroughly enjoyed your review of this one. 😆

@CritterElectronics 11 месяцев назад

My guess was $700. When you said $2800 I said out loud “rough.”

@ReachFilms 11 месяцев назад

hey my bro great vid!! btw if you upgrade the firmware on the fx30 to 2.0 or past it, the fx30 and fx3 have 1/48 now

@SimeonKolev 11 месяцев назад

Well I can tell why the footage from it sux :D it was the first gen of the 24mp sensor and it is slow. Slow sensor = line skipping = moire, noise, aliasing. Sony was trying to sell the "full frame" letters but they were not performing better than the APS-C models so... combine that with the crazy price and you see why it was not selling well. BTW even latest models from Sony with 24mp sensors can't shoot decent a 1080 :D.

@LongLongHoneymoon 11 месяцев назад

Great concept crippled by a weak codec. I wish they would bring this form factor back, and include all of the ZV-E1 goodies.

@KaseyAtkins 11 месяцев назад

some of me earliest shoots for clients during film school were shot with this camera. The specs I needed were a NO FUSS camera, long record times, and ability to use lens...and yes like he says, going hand held was a pain because it WAS VERY top heavy. As hard as I tried to stabilize, all my shots seem to dip a little (or a lot)

@buckleyrobinson7415 11 месяцев назад

You made me laugh with this. I'm not sure if you were intentionally being sarcastic or thought this was true. Literally no dad's and mom's were using this in 2012 to document everyday lives. We were 5 years into smartphones, 3 years or so since iPhone's got video. 😆

@mklphoto 11 месяцев назад

I heard that the APS-C version that they produced after this one, had a much better video image due to it avoiding the pixel binning that the full frame version had.

@Zarcon2008 10 месяцев назад

I recently read an article that stated that if you use a converter to use F-mount lenses you can get 4K out of this camera. The reason the article stated is because the E-mount lenses, like the one that came with the camera, do not use the entire chip, where the E-mount lenses do. I have this camera for 11 years and it still works great... if I can get 4K out of this camera I'll use it for another 10 years.

@sherbournesubwaymess 11 месяцев назад

I REALLY WISH Sony would bring this line back. I'd instantly buy them if they released a 4K/upgraded model. Name me another camera that had interchangeable lenses, EXCELLENT all day battery life (NP-FV100 batts were the BEST!) and THREE RECORD buttons! From any angle you could shoot with this camera...AND WAS NOT HEAVY! (The ergonomics was amazing on the wrists). Using a DSLR to shoot video (which is pretty much what most people use them for) is insanity. Carpel hell. The VG series cameras were AMAZING for all day shooting and the ability to slap on prime lenses? Killer feature.

@lukewood7060 11 месяцев назад

IMHO the FS100 was better than every sony video camera that came out until the FX3. This is for one reason only: it had a 2MP CMOS censor. This gave it a native 1080P photosite count. This eliminates moire as there is no line binning. Every other sony camcorder and video camera has generally used 8MP or larger CMOS sensors and either used cropping or on-camera signal processing to down sample the video resolution electronically. The results have been crap, and this camcorder is no exception. It's a point and shoot censor in a camcorder body and it shows.

@JeanSebastienLEGER 4 месяца назад

It was my first modern camera, I shot so many corporates, weddings and music videos with it. But my first camera was an old school Sony Camcorder (hi8). Right now I have a FX3 & FX6

@Tamajyn69 24 дня назад

I was really close to getting one of these back in the day but decided to hold off and a year or 2 later got the A7Sii after it came out

@Soundwave857 11 месяцев назад

I had the VG30 and loved the formfactor but my a6000 for half the price had way better video quality and more software features. Sold it fairly quickly again, was a very hard decision because i just loved how it handled and operated but yea, video quality sucked

@Patrick-jj5nh 10 месяцев назад

Perfect camera for overseas journalists, correspondents etc those who don't want to bother with changing lenses etc, I chose C100MKii at the time and was happy with it.

@chrisw443 11 месяцев назад

I been using the vg30, the vg900 is a kick ass camera, there just were no lenses for it at the time, now its more useable then it was. The output from these cameras really gets rid of those image artifacts btw.

@Mekaeshi Месяц назад

Indeed, I've been using my NEX VG-30 In church still running strong, i just need new lens since the original is broken, can you recommend me what's best lens for video shoot that can zoom in and out, the original lens is 3.5 - 6.3/18-200

@dirtystax284 11 месяцев назад

i think the issue is the bitrate of the video, its only 28mbps, my 2007 hpx171 has an old 3ccd sensor but the bitrate is 100mbps and the quality is great even though it is not 4k standards

@nrcgraphyofficial8682 11 месяцев назад

I had a pair of vg20's, absolutely fantastic cameras, the form factor was so awesome, kicking myself for selling them

@Ranger7Studios 11 месяцев назад

I see you also have mastered the art of the "Buy and Return" to Amazon. :)

@manucamarixta 11 месяцев назад

I remember wishing to buy this camera when I was 15 years old to shoot my first videos ❤ I also remember the obsession I had with the Canon 5D MkII 🥲

@artistjoh 11 месяцев назад

Funny how manufacturers get adventurous, then just as quickly pull back. I have the JVC LS300 which is a brilliant camera. Combines the MFT mount with a super35 sensor. Nothing else is like it, but JVC decided not to update it with a newer model. It is sad, but at least it is 4K, so it will remain relevant for many years to come. I love what I can do with it.

@MALZman 11 месяцев назад

Funny thing I've still have my VG10 laying around wish they used these type of body for the A7SIV 😊 that would be superb

@bobkrist1 11 месяцев назад

I had the VG10, 20, and 30 and I totally agree. An A7sII or IV with this form factor would be fantastic.

@aefilmsweddings 11 месяцев назад

The Halo music at the end got me tearing up 😭 Also great video! I got to use this camera for a bit back when it released and I was blown away at the time, but it was quickly ignored with the Mirrorless boom only getting crazier. I'd love Sony to revisit this format. An A7S3 in this body style with some other creature comforts would be killer.

@ailo4x4 11 месяцев назад

The Sony apsc vg-20/30 had better images. The 900 was actually a step backward even though it was FF. I picked up a good VG20 for next to nothing and love it. And that mic is still awesome for stereo sound. Yeah, it's a little bulky but it is great fun to use and you get an awesome Spielberg vibe when shooting with it. I've rigged mine out with a cage, monitor, and wireless mic input for when I don't want all that great surround sound. Don't get me wrong, the A6700 and FX30 are much better but I don't NEED them, much less their FF bigger brothers (and related price tags!)

@Fredo.heavyy 11 месяцев назад

eBay prices just went up, low key was looking into a Nex VG30 to just mess around with😅

@DiceDragondnd 9 месяцев назад

Dude, i watched a short from you yesterday and subscribed. This is my 2nd video I'm watching and im having a blast! The way you present stuff is hilarious (green screen caugh)! You are awesome!

@nope5399 11 месяцев назад

this camera's cousin Sony purchase next year is Alpha A7 that camera use the same sensor and have lots of same aspect for this VG900. both 1080p and 24megapixel photos.but in a smaller size

@Tuhueleamierda1991 11 месяцев назад

Better autofocus too

@ปากน้ําอุบลแชลแนล 11 месяцев назад

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@memphismadetez 11 месяцев назад

great mini documentary.. and I think those weird full frame Sony security cams that look like go pros with detachable lenses are great for mounting on bikes cars or reality tv room cams that won't show obviously in a frame.. but this handicam has been a gem of mines for a while.never got to own it but im in full sail university for film and about to own Sony fx6.. I still want this handicam tho I have the SONY NEX 5N so I know the NEX series is the original alpha series in a way.. they should bring it back

@flo4650 10 месяцев назад

I bought a Sony NEX-EA50UH from the US and imported it to Europe. It has been a great piece of kit for a lot of work. Do you have any opinions on this one?

@flo4650 10 месяцев назад

I paid 1400$ + Import Tax (450$) for the body without lens.

@WhenWillILearn 11 месяцев назад

There's one of these in the little second hand camera store near me and I keep nearly buying it to try out. Thanks for making this video and helping me with my GAS

@AZREDFERN 10 месяцев назад

I remember some RU-vidrs were using it when it came out. But what I think killed it was 4 fold. The Handycam format was dying, it was expensive, and Canon was killing it with their video enabled cheaper DSLRs, even if they weren't full frame. 2012 was about the year RU-vidrs switched from webcams to DSLRs. Finally, Sony themselves were starting to make waves with their own mirrorless line.

@BillStreeter 11 месяцев назад

I wanted this camera so bad when it came out. I just couldn't swing it at the time. I think it was one of the very first E-Mount video cameras. I ended up getting the FS100 (which I loved--and still have) and then the FS700 (didn't love it as much, even though it was technically a better camera than the FS100). I've been all in on Sony for a while.

@xuchenglin6256 11 месяцев назад

For today you should really take into account of the Gimbal revolution. If shoot handheld, as a "handycam", gimbals makes huge difference. It's interesting that the gimbal makers like DJI didn't make something that "holds" like a handycam, I feel this is a great "ergonomic" way to hold a camera though... Another thing is about APS-C, in the video world there's just no need. The whole pro industry lives off APS-C and they are perfectly fine. We don't complain feature movies or TV or Netflix videos "low image quality" is the best evidence of that, most of them are shot actually on a crop sensor. Actually full frame is the new kid on that scene. Now there are a lot of cinema lenses are built around the crop sensor and when you go full frame the choices actually becomes limited. There's just no real benefit if they shoot the same resolution, even for wider FOV, just get a wider lens, there're tons in the APS-C spec with smaller mm numbers and much cheaper price. The only thing that makes a sense to go full frame is the pursuit for higher resolution. The A7r2 introduced an 8K sensor, but it just lacks the processing power to do the 8K video. It took years until now the processing power seems caught up. The 6K and 8K probably is where full frame makes sense. Anyway it's just after the investigation of full-frame vs aps-c, my conclusion is pros know it better, full-frame is not necessary.

@SinVantoung 3 месяца назад

I'm Currently USING It 😅. I Never Thought Someone Will Make Video About VG 900. But Now You Did 🎉 😂 Thanks You Bro Ilike Your Video And I still Love Video Quality From My VG 900 ❤

@billykyle 11 месяцев назад

Dude this was so good. Great work, editing, and story!

@photoscotty 11 месяцев назад

I unfortunately owned this. The biggest reason the picture was awful despite having a good sensor (borrowed from the a99), was that it used line-skipping to get from 24MP down to 1080p, instead of down sampling. This is what causes all the awful moiré and why the image is brutally soft. Once I bought an a7, I never used this camera again and eventually sold it for $1200 Cdn. It did make nice still images though.

@brian.rafferty 11 месяцев назад

Came for the info, stayed for the Halo soundtrack

@wartono. 11 месяцев назад

12:18 wow $3000🎉🔥

@austinmcconnell 11 месяцев назад

I cared. *teardrop* ...I cared.

@WorkFromHype 11 месяцев назад

Nice video man! Now I must.. resist.. urge.. to buy a camcorder and add complexity to my video workflow...

@liberalpoet 11 месяцев назад

Great Video! So I bought this VG900 when it first came out. I LOVED it! Because there was nothing like it. And I fell in love with the Full frame images. I championed it and constantly had to defend it! (my reviews on Amazon) I used it for filming conferences and then bought another one for a 2 camera setup. I spoke to Sony Technicians quite a few times with issues early on, and asked about updates... Then one day, the Tech said , "I can't tell you much, but we're not updating it because we might have something else coming." Well that was the Sony A7. which came out at the Electronics show, and all the updates, they threw into that. and kicked the VG900 to the curb! Needless to say, I was pretty bummed. I got hooked on the viewfinder. and they don't have those on the cinema cameras at the moment. I've since bought A7's... But it's not the same. Hoping one the the cinema cams comes out with a viewfinder... Instead of just being a brick. Oh, And Also the VG900 has very little (if any) Rolling shutter!! Thanks!

@PiDsPagePrototypes 11 месяцев назад

The 900's rolling shutter, yuuuuup, considerably better performance then any of the A7 family that followed, but not quite as good as the Pentax and Nikon bodies that used Sony sensors at the time - K-01 and K-5 especially got better performance in that regard. First A7s was nearly as bad as the original BMD Pocket camera for shutter skew and wobble - rigs only, never handheld.

@Footage30 11 месяцев назад

Tips and tricks. My respects!

@jmthefilmmaker 11 месяцев назад

I shot a feature film with this camera back in 2014. camera was superb. ergonomics was extremely bad. (film is called beyond blue. langauge: hindi. available on prime in India)

@TheBoardGarage 8 месяцев назад

Had a Sony VG30 years ago, and it was the best in hand camera experience I ever had. I waited for a VG40 or some other version, and was saddened when the form factor died out.

@brandonalldredgeba 11 месяцев назад

I would love one of these cameras. Sony actually made 3 models before the vg900 which you probably seen when looking into the vg900. They were the vg10, vg20, and vg30. These did not have full frame sensors and I think the vg30 was the only one to feature a rocker power zoom. I was able to get my hands on a vg10 which actually came out in 2010. It was as still kind of expensive and the one I got the plastic was cracked where the tripod threads are. And it didn’t even come with the 18-200 lens. The vg10’s lcd screen wasn’t fully articulating either. So it only rotated 180 degrees. So there was no way to flip the screen around to see yourself. And in my opinion trying to hold the camera either dad cam style or even by the handle while also trying to manually zoom was super awkward and hard to do. Along with like what you said it’s super nose heavy so trying to counter the weight while also trying to zoom really starts to make your wrist hurt. But over all I did like the footage that came out of it😊

@KotsovosFilms 10 месяцев назад

As a fellow who worked at Sony retail, a corporate rep explained it, it was all about the glass. See when this camera came out it was using Sony's first-generation e-mount series that was originally created for the NEX series, those lenses were originally designed for micro 4/3rd frame NEX 3/5N cameras. However all the full-frame E-Mounts were only being made for Alpha series cameras, so they would have to make a third set of non-Alpha full-frame NEX series lenses just to be used for this one model of camera. Sony decided that the extra expense was clearly not worth it, however, the tech for this camera was cannibalized to make the Sony a7 which came out the next year. Yes, this camera died so that a full-frame a7 could be born.

@oscardamico815 11 месяцев назад

3:26 to 3:48 I can't stop laughing

@radiozelaza 11 месяцев назад

funny there's no surround sound support on RU-vid still in 2023, yet cameras from 2012 had it

@MuhammadKharismawan 10 месяцев назад

This, rx1r and A7r might actually all have the same sensor. I'm also quite impressed with how good my RX1R colors are.

@FilmSpook 11 месяцев назад

😄 Excellent content, as always, Zach, hehe!! You're The Man!

@KittraXI14 11 месяцев назад

Lol, the "Cranon" got a chuckle out of me.

@rekthoughts6401 11 месяцев назад

I am frustrated Sony doesn't take the Sony NX-80 style camera body and do an Interchangeable lens system with at least an APC. That small form factor handy cam style with a change-able lens system is super appealing to me.

@JovaunBrown 11 месяцев назад

I love that you bring these hidden gems forwards as you said 2012 was a monster year for cam CAMTECH maybe it was an experiment which help bring some other features we enjoy today Sony spends a lot of time disrupting the market with innovation even back then they were always trailblazing that path. with out companies like these forcing the bar to go up we wouldn't be enjoying what we have now!! Cheers!! Thank you for the share because that is still a gem

@daniellevy2272 11 месяцев назад

I LOVE the way camcorders feel when you hood them. So much more comfortable, but seems to be far less cinematic. Does anyone know which camera I can buy for 2,340$ that is both as confortable as a camcorder/handycam AND has cinematic featurs like shallow depth of field?

@eimimedia9897 11 месяцев назад

Sony handycam era is gone bruh. Even latest product are cheper and veliable.

@ChristoferKraft 8 месяцев назад

So! When I was on the search for an hd camera. I ended up getting the vg20. Sadly only a few month later this camera came out. I’m so sad I never got one and also sad that they still cost way too much. If I ever see one go for 4-500 I will buy it. Crk. But it was kinda good because I ended up investing in a vx1000 and I have own maybe 10 vx’s since then.

@ZDepth_VFX 10 месяцев назад

What about the JVC LS300?

@Soundwave857 Месяц назад

Here i am again being sad how there was no VG40 with the a6000 guts and looking at VG30 listings for 680 bucks 😭

@GhettoFabulousFILMS 11 месяцев назад

Please do a giveaway I'm based in south Africa 😢

@Techtacula 11 месяцев назад

The Halo music in the background worked perfectly for this. (At least I assume it was. My ears are almost never wrong when it comes to Halo XD ) But I agree, genuinely a cool camera and a cool piece of history.

@ivanshafiq2915 11 месяцев назад

fast AF ability .... we can not compromise on that , these days

@gohumberto 10 месяцев назад

I was interest up to the point I heard the price. I thought it may be $100. The Canon RP is available for under $1000 NEW!!!! and knocks this out of the park. But $2,800 gets you some serious full-frame cameras now, like the Canon R6 Mk2.

@PortierBlog 11 месяцев назад

Kamera bez wątpienia daje radę nawet dziś i jakość zarówno obrazu jak i dźwięku jest świetna, ale Jezu, jaka ona jest brzydka... Ideał jeśli chodzi o wygląd to np. AX2000 i pokrewne.

@twilightcitystudios 7 месяцев назад

I appreciate the use of the Halo music. While you did move to other cameras I do like seeing what some of the 4K camcorders can do nowadays and same with some of the 1080 camcorders that you mentioned. All cameras have their pros and cons to me. At the end of the day as long as you're doing something with a camera that's what matters to me no matter what camera you getting depending on your budget and other factors.

@bananasandbass 10 месяцев назад

The world wasn’t ready for something like an FX3 is now, but a few engineers did see that sticking a large sensor on something that records video can be cool. (Also, Super35 is adequate for cinematography. But yeah since larger sensors have become more affordable to make, and image processors have become vastly more efficient and powerful, it’s now a thing. (I’d still say that shallow depth of field in video is over-used a lot, but yeah))

@badgastein2 2 месяца назад

This camcorder gives lovely blurry backgrounds with divine bokeh when used with good quality SONY E-mount lenses. I only paid £800 for a pre-owned VG 900, half the price of the typical E-mount. Lenses.

@MichaelRelevant 4 месяца назад

Does it have SD card slots? Does it have two slots or is it a CF express card?

@billpolitis8855 11 месяцев назад

The oldest camera right now that has the best image quality is undoubtedly GH5, sharp and modern AF!

@askroller 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, like Canon... picture looks very old

@RIVAS2004 23 дня назад

Ngl, sucks ass you bought it for $2800, but in my honest opinion, the video was so worth it. We need more videos like these were we going into weird & niche cameras or look back at old ones that made an impact on both youtube & filmmaking!

@matthiasmartin1975 4 месяца назад

It is an absolute crime that this one and its super35 predecessor was discontinued. Before it we had shitty 1/3" sensor camcorders and after it we had 1/3" sensor camcorders. Except that no one uses camcorders anymore. I guess the reason for its demise was the fact that the people that still buy camcorders have no regard for selective focus, AKA toneh.

@davep8366 11 месяцев назад

I agree...I really wish (hope) sony would revisit that form factor with a7s (or better) sensor - I have a VG-30 and I love it...the video quality almost looks more (god I hate using this term) "Cinematic"

@Vegtor313 11 месяцев назад

In August.23.1990, I had Sony CCD -FX700e cost me AED4150 ($2400, 1993). I dreamed about Sony 3CCD VX3 1993, but it cost about $3000 ($6390 in 2023). Finally, In 2015 I bought it for about $500 refurbished.

@ingra888 10 месяцев назад

In this same year 2012 Nikon Produced a revolutionary camera the Nikon D800 DSLR movie cross over! Basic spec 7,360 × 4,912 (36.3 effective megapixels) Now that is a near 8MegaPixel sensor in a DSLR in 2012!!!!

@jujufactory 6 месяцев назад

The camera failed because it sat between two markets. The non professionals did not need a big sensor with a small depth of field and the professionals wanted Slog and XLR. This camera satisfied neither.

@mitchellneth 11 месяцев назад

Didn't know I needed nakeyjakey reviewing old cameras. But i do, and it was worth the subscribe.

@bananasandbass 10 месяцев назад

This thing also demonstrates how important image processors are. That sensor in there is actually very good in stills. But in video it had to probably line-skip or pixel-bin a ton of that original information and thus creating those ugly artefacts and hampering the dynamic range and resolution just to achieve a normal HD video at a playable frame rate. Now most of Sonys alpha and FX cameras over-sample their large resolution into a nice 4K image that’s so detailed and crisp. Even at high frame rates in a lot of cases. Cuz the image processors can handle the information the sensors spit out.

@AllThingsFilm1 11 месяцев назад

You said the FX30 doesn't have 1/48 shutter? It absolutely does. You have to update your firmware. Hello?

@JeffCreates 11 месяцев назад

As someone who lived through this era, I can tell you that there were a load of great cameras. But they weren't compatible in any way, so you fell down a rabbit hole when you entered into a purchase. The most annoying of all of the them - Sony's Memory Stick!

@ReliveTimeLLC 11 месяцев назад

Haha, I had one of these, and still have the VG-900 picture as one of my RU-vid channel profile pictures. Great video 👍

@PiDsPagePrototypes 11 месяцев назад

The "no lenses" argument in the comments dept, is BS. There were Sony A to E adapters included in the box, so all the A mount lenses from Sony and Minolta worked, and there were a ton of mechanical adaptors for classic lenses. As someone who owns and uses one of these, these are great cameras for HD streaming, recording to a Shogun or Video Assist. The main consumers of this body were the Weddings video industry, because of the shollow DoF of the FF sensor. Nah, the real 'issue' the VG-900 has, is Sony abandoned it, never doing any firmware updates and correcting the colour science, or enabling 4K output of the sensor - it's the drop from the sensor's native resolution down to the HD recording format that causes the Moire. Put some film-era FF lenses on it, or get the Lensbaby "Smooth" 35, 50 and 80mm lenses, which fall off focus to the edges, and it's pretty amazing, just, HD, and external recorder.

@God_gave_His_Son_for_you 11 месяцев назад

It seems that the E-mount was developed for APSC sensors.

@Yartin 11 месяцев назад

SNORTING GFUEL

@TylerLeeKenyon 11 месяцев назад

This was a dream camera right after I bought the Sony a99 with the same sensor....we've come so far it's insane. I still wish they'd remake this camera with the Sony a1 8K sensor and somehow implement ND

@clivemclaughlin3920 10 месяцев назад

Dang it, the footage is garbage. I've been using my old a7s2 as my backup wide angle for weddings, but the lcd screen has gone now and I need something else. This would have been really useful for that specific job is the footage wasn't so bad. Its only my backup camera - so rarely need to use on the timeline, but even still, I'd only be ok with it if I could find one used for like 4/500 bucks.

@seanmartinflix 11 месяцев назад

I would totally buy a modern-day version of this. Imagine specs of a74 but in this body. And zoom rocking. Seriously it'd be perfect in certain scenarios. Like honestly I don't know if I'd pick it over the standard mirrorless body that I'm so used to now. But I could see it. I mean Sony's releasing so many different bodies why not try it out come on Sony. Great video love it

@PiDsPagePrototypes 11 месяцев назад

Having use both the Sony Mirrorless (a7 shape and a6000 shape) and the VG-900E, if Sony did a new NEX-VG, loads of folks would grab the VG once they had it in thier hands. They're considerably easier to shoot with then the mirrorless bodies.

@w00die00 11 месяцев назад

Yo does anybody know any budget recorder to directly record the footage from hi8 camera like the on in the beggining of the video? Bonus points if its portable, and if it can start/stop record at the same time as the camera, thanks in advance :D

@fansofER 10 месяцев назад

I wish Panasonic would make a Micro Four Thirds camcorder with the new 25MP phase detect sensor in the G9II.

@lanolinlight 11 месяцев назад

A Sony NEX 5R will give you the same gorgeous photos, E-mount options and better video, for less than $200 today. That camcorder seems to have a dynamic range/codec problem.

@PushLiveCLT 11 месяцев назад

This was my DREAM camera when it came out. I was in m 2nd year of filmmaking and wanted to upgrade to this camera so bad. Never got around to it....I drank the kool aid and got an canon DSLR