Sony HDR-FX1000 / FX1000E (Camcorders)

Promising pro performance for less than its fully pro camcorders, how does Sony's HDR-FX1000E shape up?

The Sony HDR-FX1000E's name is rather reminiscent of the seminal DCR-VX1000E, the camcorder which arguably kick-started the digital video revolution. This model is far less of a radical change, but it's still a great professional camcorder, and...

You can choose between recording in standard definition and the clear and crisp high definition. The ClearVid CMOS Sensor with Exmor™ technologies built right in you can now get better video quality, these technologies have been included in this...

At over £4,000 the HDR-FX1000E isn’t a cheap camcorder, however, like with most things, you get what you pay for. Check out the advert below for some great savings on this superb camcorder.

Hi-Def isn't just about boosting resolution you know. Sony's HDR-FX1000E camcorder also uses an optically pure wideangle 20x zoom lens, CinemaTone Gamma and CinemaTone Colour, and Optical SteadyShot stabilisation to deliver those eye-bledingly sharp...

Eye-pleasing videos, bursting with colours and sharpness

The price. And so many buttons

When you see the Sony HDR-FX1000E's video quality for the first time, it's a bit like when the Wizard of Oz goes colour. Comes at a price though...

HDV (1080i/25p) camcorder with 20x zoom lens, 1/3-inch low light CMOS sensor, photo-realistic 3.2-inch LCD and Optical SteadyShot stabilisation. Measures 349x178x169mm and weighs about 2.2kg.

Consumer HD camcorders are fine for immortalising drunken antics and re-enacting Watchmen with home-made capes, but if you want to break into the big time, you’ll need some big-boy kit. HDV gear doesn’t come much sweeter than the FX1000E. From its...

It’s a tough slog to the top. First thing to do is master the operation of Sony’s 4,374 tiny little buttons, each one of which can screw up your movie in a unique and special way if it’s not set just right. Or you can just set it to auto-everything and...

Sublime audio and earth-shattering video quality is the prize, talent and hard work is the price to be paid for seizing it. Do you have what it takes to master this semi-pro camcorder? Slap down a couple of grand and find out.

Despite having been all but abandoned by the consumer-level camcorder industry, HDV remains the high-definition format of choice for serious videograp...

Superb video quality, professional components and design, 24p progressive scan mode for film-like pictures

Limited audio capabilities, 1.2-megapixel stills image mode, HDV at risk of becoming antiquated

The HDR-FX1000 is a worthy successor to the FX1/FX7. It will make an ideal stepping stone into the world of professional video, as well as a solid secondary unit for established videographers.

With an MSRP of $3199, the Sony HDR-FX1000 is an HDV camcorder that's packed with enough manual controls and features to keep most people happy. If you're a professional videographer, however, you'll likely be disappointed with the camcorder's lack of...

The Sony HDR-FX1000 ($3199 MSRP) doesn't offer quite what you'd expect from a professional camcorder-most obviously noted by its lack of audio controls, connectivity, and a detachable lens. However, our tests show that it can hang with the pros when it...

View all of the best consumer video production products of 2009, selected by the editors of Videomaker Imagine That Costing $3,200, the HDR-FX1000 is Sony's new version of the HDR-FX1. Sony has included three 1/3-inch ClearVid CMOS sensors instead of...

Very professional feeling consumer camcorder ; 29.5mm wide-angle G Lens ; Film-like progressive Scan: 1080/24p, 1080/30p, or 1080/60i

No knob on the zoom ring ; Servo focus only

The Sony HDR-FX1000 is the ultimate consumer camera that thinks like a professional.

THE HDR-FX1000 is an ideal stepping stone into the world of professional video.

Superb video quality, professional components and design, 24p progressive scan mode for film-like pictures

Limited audio capabilities, 1.2 megapixel stills image mode, HDV at risk of becoming antiquated

The HDR-FX1000 is a worthy successor to the FX1/FX7. It will make an ideal stepping stone into the world of professional video, as well as a solid secondary unit for established videographers.