[MacDV] Sony HDR-HC1 Bottom Feeds

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So, is the fact that it feeds from the bottom the ONLY
thing wrong with the camera? If it is, it seems there
would be someone out there who would design an adapter
plate so that the magazine could be loaded without 
removing the camera from the tripod. Some kind of
offset configuration. But one would wonder why it was
designed that way to begin with. Must be a reason. 


--- Kunga <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> wrote:

> Sony really screwed up. I was going to buy one of
> these until I just  
> found this "feature". This is a spec that makes this
> camera a deal  
> breaker for me. I cannot tolerate bottom feeders. So
> I won't be  
> buying this camera after all. Man this makes me very
> angry and upset.
> 
> From
> 
>
<http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-HCR-HC1-Review.htm>
> 
> Other Features (6.0)
> Bottom Loading Tape This really isn't a feature per
> se, but this is  
> the best place to complain about it. Tapes on the
> HDR-HC1 load from  
> the bottom of the camcorder, not the top, which
> makes operating this  
> camcorder when attached to a tripod a huge pain. If
> you want to  
> change tapes, you need to remove the camcorder from
> the tripod, take  
> off the tripod plate, change the tape, put the plate
> back on, and  
> reattach the camcorder to the tripod. It's quite the
> hassle.
> 
> Taylor
> 
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