Applications
Sports Shooting
If you’re shooting while taking part in extreme sports such as skydiving, paragliding or skateboarding, it is hard to check the images you’re recording. With the HXR-MC1/ACC, even if you attach the camera to your helmet, you can easily check the angles using the LCD panel of the control unit and adjust the angle of view with the zoom lever. Once the recording to Memory Stick PRO Duo™ has started, all you have to do is to enable the control unit’s HOLD switch to prevent operating error, put the control unit into your backpack or a pocket, and get going.
Motor Sports
With the HXR-MC1/ACC, it’s possible to capture powerful visuals in which the ground comes toward you just as though you’re riding a motorcycle or driving a racing car. The HXR-MC1/ACC’s tiny camera increases your choice of where to mount it on a car body. You can even shoot inside the cramped interior of a car by using an optional wide conversion lens.
Live Relay/Recording
The control unit of the HXR-MC1/ACC has connectors for both HDMI output and analog video output. By using a commercially available HDMI/HD-SDI converter or an A/D converter, you can also make live relays or recordings using HD-SDI signals. If you use visuals that close in on the subject, such as images taken by the HXR-MC1/ACC on the posts of a soccer goal or a close shot of a musician’s hands, you can achieve even more powerful live images. The HDMI and analog video connector outputs SD signals when the recording mode of HXR-MC1/ACC is set in SD.
Shooting Small Animals and Insects
The tiny camera of the HXR-MC1/ACC is also good for shooting small animals and insects. The small size of the camera makes it ideal for shooting wild animals, which are very cautious. It is possible to record continuously for about 405 minutes (6 hours 45 minutes)*1.
You can also shoot the world of insects by sliding the camera through the grass.
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- Continuous recording with the optional NP-FH100 battery (LCD backlight =OFF).
It becomes about 200 minutes under the ordinary use with frequent recording start/stop, zooming etc,
Images From Operators’ Sightlines
Images taken from the sightlines of operators with special skills, such as process engineers can be used as simulation material or as a training video to help others acquire such skills. Also the recorded video can be used later on to help the user analyze the actions or the action pathways made by a person or object carrying the camera.
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- The LCD panel does not display all captured area.
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- When the camera unit receives a sudden and very strong shock, the internal lens may move, and it may sometimes cause a momentary shift of focus position. The use of shock absorbers are recommended under these certain circumstances.
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- Sony does not provide any special mounting hardware. As for the positions and methods of installing the camera and the control unit, users should take good care to confirm safety on their own in advance. Sony cannot take responsibility for any problems arising from the installation of the HXR-MC1/ACC.
