JMG-Galleries – Landscape, Nature & Travel Photography » And My New Camera is… the Sony HXR-MC1

Date: 13 May 2009

Comment: 4

There was a lot of curiosity as to what my new camera would be and it kept a lot of folks guessing as seen in my Reader Contest post Guess My New Camera, Win A Print. No one guessed the exact model (Sony HXR-MC1), but a few did guess I had my eye on a video camera. The one subtle… well not so subtle hint was the domain of my store/gallery site http://www.jmg-stock-photo-video.com. So why the Sony HXR-MC1?

The Sony HXR-MC1is a High Definition 1080 Point of View (POV) video camera. POV being the key component that caught my interest. The camera has only been out a month or so and is built in such a fashion that I can extend my creativity to explore unorthodox perspectives. As modeled by one of my photo assistants (see below), the camera has a compact lens unit tethered to a remote control unit with a touch screen. By no means is this camera perfect. I’m used to much sharper image quality particularly on the wide end, but its a start as its highly mobile and light weight. I’m looking forward to deconstructing my view of the world to identify new perspectives. Expect to see a little more video in the future along with my still photography.

Moe (my tripod with attitude) displays the Sony HXR-MC1 video camera with wide-angle lens adapter

Oh finally I should note that while no one guessed the exact model of my new camera I’ll give Nelcha and Jeremy Joubert a tie for the win. E-mail me directly what image you’d like for your 12×18 print along with your mailing address. To everyone who took part in the contest… Thanks. This won’t be the last so stay tuned.

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4 Comments

David Sanger May 13, 2009 at 5:09 am

Very cool Jim.. Look forward to seeing a full review.. and more results..
Jim Goldstein May 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm

@David I’m looking forward to working with it more. I’ll be sure to post a review at some point in the near future. Now to build a better dog mounting system.
Mandy May 13, 2009 at 5:48 pm

Congratulations on the new camera, this one looks like a lot of fun. With endless possibilities…

Hope you can keep up with your new assistant (very cute by the way!)
D. Travis North May 14, 2009 at 12:56 pm

Wouldn’t your “tripod with an attitude” be a quadrapod?

I’m kicking myself now, of course, because a video device would only make sense with what you’ve been doing. I’m looking forward to seeing what you’re going to create with your HXR. Especially the videos from your assistant.

That was a fun little game – lots of interesting observations from your readers. Hope you do more like that.