2010-7-30 1.44
cd watch Japan with a google translated review
dpreview has travel zoom group test
EOSHD take on the HX5 part 1 part 2
Luminous Landscape reviews the HX5
dc watch Japan HX5VB review with lots of samples
digitalkamera.de HX5v review in German and translated in English
Photographybay has a short review of the HX5
HX5V Chasing the Cherry Blossom a Japanese review
dkamera has the first German HX5Vreviewtranslation
all the way from AustraliaHX5V review
DCResource also tried to review the HX5V, sadly Jeff did not understand the Exmor sensor at all
Trusted Reviews has also a HX5V review
DC Watch Japan has a HX5V review with comparison active mode vs steady shot
Camera Labs brings you a HX5V review all the way from New Zealand.
Imaging Resource with the HX5V review
The first HX5V review comes from quesabesde. In Spanish and the Google translation into English
2010-07-30
2010-07-18
Sony HX5 - Video Encoding
2010-7-19 15.21
Why would you want to re-compress you video files?
Well, I don´t know about you, but with the quality the HX5 gives me in videos, I find myself using the video function more and more. And that shows on my disc. Where before a DVD was enough to archive several years of picture memories including some clips, now a DVD would be filled in a matter of weeks.
So I need a way of keeping the videos I want but if I could get them smaller without loss of visible quality that would be perfect.
After spending several days work to try all kinds of programs and fiddle with the settings to get exactly the results the way I wanted it it is time to share that information with you. In one sentence: You can save 50 to 75% of space and keep a good quality.
If you have lots of movement over most of the screen, then re-compression might not save you much. This 3 min clip "Fiesta del Carmen Gran Canaria 2010 - Sony HX5.MP4" in the original is 150 Mb re-compressed with RF:25 (see below) brought the file down to 132 Mb. In a case like this you already got the best compression / quality ratio in the original file.
If you have a mostly static scene like on this 32 second clip a small grasshopper drinking, you can archive a compression from the original 24 Mb to 3.3 Mb at setting RF:25 what is quite a lot for nearly the same quality. This clip was taken to test if the HX5 macro sweet spot from 2.4 x works also in video mode. And yes it does very well, our grasshopper here is roughly 1 inch = 2,5 cm long. Focus was set to spot.
Why would you want to re-compress you video files?Well, I don´t know about you, but with the quality the HX5 gives me in videos, I find myself using the video function more and more. And that shows on my disc. Where before a DVD was enough to archive several years of picture memories including some clips, now a DVD would be filled in a matter of weeks.
So I need a way of keeping the videos I want but if I could get them smaller without loss of visible quality that would be perfect.
After spending several days work to try all kinds of programs and fiddle with the settings to get exactly the results the way I wanted it it is time to share that information with you. In one sentence: You can save 50 to 75% of space and keep a good quality.
If you have lots of movement over most of the screen, then re-compression might not save you much. This 3 min clip "Fiesta del Carmen Gran Canaria 2010 - Sony HX5.MP4" in the original is 150 Mb re-compressed with RF:25 (see below) brought the file down to 132 Mb. In a case like this you already got the best compression / quality ratio in the original file.
If you have a mostly static scene like on this 32 second clip a small grasshopper drinking, you can archive a compression from the original 24 Mb to 3.3 Mb at setting RF:25 what is quite a lot for nearly the same quality. This clip was taken to test if the HX5 macro sweet spot from 2.4 x works also in video mode. And yes it does very well, our grasshopper here is roughly 1 inch = 2,5 cm long. Focus was set to spot.
2010-07-16
Sony HX5 - canceling the wind noise
2010-7-16 2.36
...by now you have seen that funky "hat" my HX5 has.
I read a bit around how other people tackle that problem. I want an eye pleasing - but worst case - a not too disturbing look.
...by now you have seen that funky "hat" my HX5 has.
Let me tell you about that. I did some research with different materials to check what works easy and effective on my Sony HX1. See my post: SONY HX1 - Silence, I kill you
I read a bit around how other people tackle that problem. I want an eye pleasing - but worst case - a not too disturbing look.
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