[MacDV] Sony HDR-HC1 Bottom Feeds

[Gordon Alley]

My old Canon ZR40 was a bottom-loader. That's one reason I switched to
their Elura line when it was time to get a new one. The Elura 65 is a
top-loader.

On 7/17/05, Vtstream <vtstream at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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Gordon B. Alley
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