[Randy Strome]

“Probably by the same method the camera uses when it down-converts to HDV on the fly via the iLINK port. This is also a setting available from the menu. ”

Thanks for the response. I inquired to Sony, but they did not know, were going to look into it, but have not responded yet. When someone gets their hands on one a quick test will tell. Compose a shot with an object at the perimeter of the frame at full res. Reshoot at the two reduced resolution options. Check the footage to see if the perimeter objects are present or have been cropped out. The viewfinder will not nescesarily tell the story, so it would need to be from the recorded footage.

I can see that 720 could posssible be a down-convert, but I could not see how 1440 could. That seems like it would certainly be a 25% crop. So at the very least it seems that the camera is offereing two diferent fields of view (straight out of the camera).

[Randy Strome]

I wonder. That would seem tricky, as the SP mode, for instance, has a different aspect ratio, and could not really use the full width of the sensor. That alone would change the FOV. 720 and 1080 have the same aspect ratio, but I wonder how the downres is accomplished.

Thanks!

[Randy Strome]

Any thoughts on the crop factor?

720 is a pretty significant crop of the full sensor size. That has the image reduced to the very center of the image circle (and the sharpest portion of the lens). So for distant subjects that might be quick moving (i.e. sports), and seeing as that true 60P is only available in that reduced resolution, it would be nice to know what the 35 mm equivalent is (or what the muliplier is for all of the resolutions). Any thoughts?

[Randy Strome]

…Also no push auto focus or manual focus on any of these. I really enjoyed that on my old varizoom through Lanc. Is this not possible for this cam?

[Randy Strome]

…Also no push auto focus or manual focus on any of these. I really enjoyed that on my old varizoom through Lanc. Is this not possible for this cam?

[Randy Strome]

…Also no push auto focus or manual focus on any of these. I really enjoyed that on my old varizoom through Lanc. Is this not possible for this cam?

[Randy Strome]

Thanks again guys,

Steve, I had not seen mention of an 8 pin connector. Where did you find that info (and where is the port located)?

If that is the case, then it would seem that all of the 8 pin controllers should work.

[Randy Strome]

Thanks for the response:

I had found this https://www.mainconcept.com/site/consumer-products-4/mpeg-pro-hd-7850/information-7862.html but have no experience with the company or the wares.

I would rather save the $450.00 if Adobe support for the cam is looming near.

I found the following on a download spec sheet:

5.8 to 81.2 mm (equivalent to 31.4 to 439 mm on 35 mm lens)
but the sheet did not state which of the 3 resolutions that was for 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 or 1440 x 1080. If the latter two are crops of the 1920 x 1080 sensor, then each should have a more narrow field of view again, but it would be nice to know the 35 mm equivalents for all 3 resolutions.

Any more info on controllers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!