For Sale: This is an NTSC version digital Handycam made in Japan for use in the USA.
YouTube demo video taken of this working, playing back, etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQcdKCBeRpQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Cg9sDZT04
Please read the ENTIRE listing text and view the ebay video before purchasing so you will know what to expect. Also check the higher resolution photos carefully- the photos ARE the description and what you see is exactly what you will receive.
Carefully tested on record and playback- no issues found. Autofocus and manual focus both work well. Motorized zoom is perfect. Motorized tape load and eject working with no issues. All the controls and features I could test are working well. LCD display works well. Camera and accessories are clean and show little wear- some small marks on the finish in places, some general very minor wear, not bad. The one minor issue found is that when you look through the viewfinder and the lens cap is on or display is dark/nothing playing back you can see some small light marks in the display. These marks are not really noticeable to me when looking at live video through the viewfinder or looking at a tape playing back through the viewfinder. Color in viewfinder is good- it's bright and focus is sharp. When playing back a tape or viewing live video with an external monitor hooked up to the camera the marks are NOT present at all. I took the eyecup part off and on the viewfinder screen underneath I can see some light wear on it which correspond to what I see in the viewfinder so am sure it is what is causing the this minor issue.
Includes 4 genuine Sony LiOn batteries- all 4 of them charged up using the included Sony charger. There is a yellow LED on the charger which turns off when finished charging. Not sure how much of a charge they hold- could be 75% or could be 5% or they could all die after a few uses. The one I tested longest was for over 20 minutes recording and playing back and when done it still had some charge left- my guess is that 3 will be usable. Two of the other ones show a full charge on the LCD battery icon when first put in the camera which quickly goes down to showing about half charge, so these two may be good as well. The 4th battery I think is probably not going to be usable.
NOTE: camcorder batteries are all included AS-IS and you may need to buy new batteries
Included is the original Sony battery charger, original Sony strap in good shape, a large rubber eyecup, a standard rubber eyecup, and Macro lens that screws onto the front lens- see photos for details. Haven't tested the Macro lens but looks good, includes front/back lens caps and soft case. A brand new CR2025 clock/backup battery has been installed 10/2025. No tapes are included you will need MiniDV tapes.
The hard case is Quantray brand. It's solid and latches are in good shape. The internal foam is custom sized for the camcorder and it works well to protect the camera- foam is not sticky or disintegrating but it's been pushed out of shape in places, see photos.
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More info from the Wikipedia page:
The Sony DCR-VX1000 was a DV camcorder released by Sony in 1995. It was the first to use both the MiniDV tape format and three-CCD color processing technology—boasting twice the horizontal resolution of VHS and triple the color bandwidth of single-CCD cameras. It was also the first consumer camcorder with the ability to transfer video information via Firewire to an ordinary Windows or Macintosh computer. Together with the rival Canon XL1 and shorter-lived "budget" three-CCD DV models like the Canon GL1 and Sony DCR-TRV900, the VX1000 revolutionized desktop video production in the late 1990s, delivering quality comparable to then-dominant analog Betacam hardware at a fraction of the cost.
The VX1000 was based on Sony's earlier VX1 (PAL) and VX3 (NTSC) Hi8 camcorders, which were similarly intended as "prosumer" models, targeted at both high-end consumer and low-end professional users. In the mid-1990s, Sony began to move away from Hi8 tape in favor of the emerging DV format, and as a result the VX3 and VX1 were discontinued in 1995. However, their iconic form factor, with a distinctively-shaped stereo microphone array at the front of the handle, was reused by the VX1000 and numerous later Sony DV and HDV camcorders in the VX, PD, FX and Z lines. The camera's MSRP was USD $3500 when it came out. With three 1/3-inch CCDs, a digital sensor resolution of 410,000 pixels, and an analog horizontal resolution of better than 530 lines, its resolution and video clarity were nearly unsurpassed, even by models far past its price point.
The DCR-VX1000 became iconic for its use in many skateboarding films in the late 90s and early 2000s and therefore is an important part in the history of skateboarding culture.
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