Posts Tagged Sony HVR-A1U

List of Sony HVR-A1U Resources, Tutorials, and Test Footage

May 21

Posted by Adam in Roundups, Tutorials | 4 Comments

We’ve had a lot of readers come to the site looking for information on the Sony HVR-A1U. It’s a great, affordable camcorder with a lot of great professional-end features. You can check out our review of it here, and our tips on using it for a documentary here.

To make things easier, we’ve gone ahead and scoured the net for the best HVR-A1U reviews and tutorials. Check ‘em out!

Warning: We could not find any decent tutorials on the HVR-A1U online, only test shoots and hilariously bad related videos. We’ve embedded them for your enjoyment. We’re going to make an HVR-A1U tutorial video soon. You can see my descent into madness as the post continues.

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Shooting a Documentary with the Sony HVR-A1U

Mar 23

Posted by Adam in Tutorials | 11 Comments

A few weeks ago I wrote a post which was basically my review of the Sony HVR-A1U. Since then, I’ve noticed a good amount of traffic to the site from people searching for info about shooting a documentary with the HVR-A1U.

Sony HVR-A1U Camcorder Front View

I recently completed shooting on my first documentary, “Pope Michael“, using the Sony HVR-A1U as my only camera. Last week when I released a trailer with some footage in it, a few people told me the footage looked great and asked me what camera I used.

Let’s be honest here: the HVR-A1U is not the camera the next “Avatar” is going to be shot with, but with some effort you can produce some fantastic results in a documentary setting with it. Here’s an overview of the lessons I learned with my A1U over the course of shooting the documentary.

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Camera Review: Sony HVR-A1U

Feb 12

Posted by Adam in Reviews | 2 Comments

Oh my Sony HVR-A1U, it’s been with me through a lot. I’ve used it in a variety of shooting applications over a period of two years, so here are some thoughts after a long time in the field with this one.

When you are looking for a camera on a budget, like I was, there is a threshold of professional features vs. cost that you inevitably run into. Sometimes its easy to think of a camcorder as a camcorder, but the difference between prices often means a difference in features. Going lower on the price chain means giving up some of those features. When you’re in a situation when you need some of those more pro features for your production, it can get frustrating.

Enter the Sony HVR-A1U. The HVR-A1U is a really interesting little hybrid camcorder that makes it great for DiY productions. For me, it really does a fantastic job of packing in some great features into a little body and a substantially lower price. Let’s take a look at some details.

Sony HVR-A1U Camcorder Front View

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