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Sony Handycam HDR-SR1
Sony Handycam HDR-SR1
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Gilbert (charrua) 0 pts
September 8, 2007 8:06 PM
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Can I use UV Filter and Wide angle lens on the HDR-SR1?

I bought a Hoya 30mm UV Filter and the Sony 30mm VCL HGO730X 0.7 Wide Angle Lens for my SR1,,can I use them togeather??
Like can I install the UV Filter First and then since the UV Filter also has threaded end I could install the Wide angle lens,,,is that ok to do?
Or by having the Wide angle lens the UV Filter doest do anyhing???
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 15843 pts
September 12, 2007 11:05 AM
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You can use a 30 mm UV filter yes, and it's highly recommended that you add a 1A skylight filter as well. Not just for the benefits of cutting back the UV, but also for insurance. I can't tell you how many 1As I trashed due to impacts, but saved the lens because I had it on. As for the wide angle screw on lens, there is a tradeoff. You will end up "tubing" the image (think like glocoma) at the extreme wide angle, lose about a stop of light and it will affect the clarity slightly. My opinion is that any advantage you get adding a converter is usually lost in the tradeoff.

And yes, you can use both. But remember what you lose.
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Gilbert (charrua) 0 pts
September 12, 2007 6:04 PM
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Ok got it,,I kind of figure I would loose some but I kind of need it for when shooting indoors or in tight spaces where I need more of the picture to show.
Thanks you for your comment!!!
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 15843 pts
September 12, 2007 6:07 PM
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Just so you know going in of the tradeoffs involved, you should be fine. And you can also compensate for some of that in the settings.
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Gilbert (charrua) 0 pts
September 12, 2007 6:08 PM
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ok thanks again!!!
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Viken 0 pts
November 9, 2007 12:58 AM
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hey gilbert .. i have the same camera of urs i just wanna ask which edit programme do u use and what is the format of the video ??
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Gilbert (charrua) 0 pts
November 9, 2007 6:21 AM
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Hey Viken I use few different softwares to edit video since most of the videos I make are for the website they need to be compressed a lot.
I'm using Pinnacle Studio 10 or Unlead Video Studio 8 and sometimes Windows Movie Maker this is juts to make Videos and post them on the web.

Then I Use InterVideo WinDVD Creator to make DVD's and with this one you can directly cut Video and stop from the Camera since I just Plug the Video/Audio RCA Connectors from the camera to my Computer,,, but I dont think it does full HD DVD's.

To make Full HD DVD you would have to use the Picture Motion Browser software and copy the HD Files from your HD Camera and compy or make DVD like that but I dont have an HD DVD player so when I made one like that didnt work on my DVD Player.

I hope this helps!!!

Gilbert
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