Comments on: Sony Handycam HDR-TG1 Review

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:54:29 +0000

hi i have HDR-TG3. I am totally useless with things like this and i was wondering if someone could explain to me in very simple terms how i can capture images from a video i have taken. I would be really grateful x

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:41:17 +0000

I need to download movies to my Mac. Any suggestions on software. Will Final Cut Pro work?

By: JRCX

JRCX — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:00:32 +0000

Final Cut Pro 6 has limited support of AVCHD, but no sony application comes with it for mac, why, I don’t know. I still love the camera, the light sensitivity and quality is remarkable for its size. I am very satisfied with this purchase.

By: J_Whitt

J_Whitt — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:07:35 +0000

Why no Mac support? The creative world is ruled by Apple Mac computers. When will manufacturers like Sony realize they are hurting their sales by not including Mac support.

By: Jiji

Jiji — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:59:50 +0000

Bought TG1 last month in the Sony building shop on Ginza. Although the price was 50CHF more than the best on-line price I've found in Switzerland, the overall cost was at least 100CHF lower, when I bundled camera with 16GB memory stick pro duo (and a very kind sales person offered a leather case as a gift!) My primary use of the camera is for home/travel videos and image stabilizer, compactness and robustness are of my primary concern. TG1 answered those requirements better than any other model on the market. On the points of HD video quality and the choice of codec, they both fit perfectly to my current home equipment Bravia TV with PS3 (I'm not a Sony addict, have other brand too ) The advantage is great when I can only insert memory stick to the PS3 and watch videos or copy them to the hard drive (I've added external USB HDD to the PS3). I've converted to Mac last year. iLife 08 that is compatible with TG1 camera. For photos I mostly use my Nokia N95.

By: Bary

Bary — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:15:10 +0000

Yes you’re right about the stupidity of connecting the handy cam to the compter while installing the software, I recently bought a sony SR 11E and although the photo is said to be 10.2 megapixels I dont know how the hell have they maid these low quality photo system the quality is less than three mega pixels photo captured be a Nokia mobile even!!! I’m realy disapointed by this pour quality photoes that camcorders take

By: JRCX

JRCX — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:39:50 +0000

To update my previous statement, the footage really does look amazing. I tried shooting the exact same scene, panning left to right, both indoors and outdoors, both in 1080 & 720 and no matter how many times i watched it (up close watching every detail), I can’t honestly say I can see the difference between 1080 and 720, if I were to say 1080 it would only be because I know it was shot in higher resolution, but I agree with the person on this thread that said the lens is not good enough to resolve the higher 1080. Either way, if you have an 8gb stick in there, and you know you won’t shoot more than an hour, use 1080, if you know you need to shoot closer to 2 hours, use 720, in the end I doubt You (or anyone else) will know the difference, I didn’t and I look at and edit video nearly 10 hours each day.

By: JRCX

JRCX — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:41:15 +0000

I too got the camera and love the size and EASY UI, just play with it for a few mins and its actually almost foolproof. My problem is getting it INTO my computer, no mac app will convert it to something i can edit in (professionally or even in iMovie) and still trying to figure out how to use it on a PC even though i am using SONY Vegas ON a SONY laptop... If anyone knows how to get the full HD into the PC or mac, pls let me know! Also, is the reviewer certain 720p video comes out better/clearer than 1080i? This does not make sense to me. Thanx!!

By: sko

sko — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:53:32 +0000

I’ve been using the TG1 for a couple of weeks now – on an overseas shoot and at home. The form factor is great and the camera sits well in the hand. The quality of the image is good – I’m using it for some B-roll on cable TV. Low light is not that bad with some careful angling. The UI is no problem and it’s quick to set white balance, focus etc. With an adapter the AV connection allows me to monitor sound through headphones – unusual in a small consumer model.Sum up: great for candid shooting and traveling. Minuses: no mic inputs, lens definitely not wide enough, bad red eye on still photos.

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:36:29 +0000

TG1 great CAM.
I see np on the UI. Its actually very handy on the buttons and control.
Designs and buttons are all created for start-and-shot.

Perfect TG1 would need a few degrees more on the wide angle range.