Sony CCD-V110 Review: Prosumer Powerhouse!
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Dave, the retro video lab tech, takes a look at Sony's CCD-V110 8mm video camcorder. The 'V110 was manufactured in 1987 and marketed as part of Sony pro-sumer line of camcorders.
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Wow I can't believed I just found you! Your content is so high quality, you really deserve more subscriptions and views!
Wow, thank you!
Your channel just made me happy for this day. Thank you!
I'm so glad!
informative and entertaining! Can’t wait to see more!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job Uncle Dave!
Man, great video, you know your stuff and you can tell you actually used the camera before talking about it, very cool. Thinking about picking one of these up that came up on a local online listing.
I appreciate that!
Excellent job on the production! I am surprised how good the video looks off of that 30 year old CCD technology . I actually used one of these back in the 80’s for a local cable access program. The weak link was the 8mm format low resolution and chroma noise.
Many thanks for bringing back great memories!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for the feedback!
Great content, keep it up Dave!
Thank goingcrazy! I appreciate the feedback.
omg i love your channel already 10 seconds in
Only ten seconds in!?!? I’m so glad you like our channel. In the fall we will have more content coming.
SUPER VIDEO!! TNX!!
Glad you liked it!
Like the review. The Mic and DC out are for an auxilliary microphone that you can attach to the top hand grip. At least that's what the picture shows.
Thanks for the tip.
Just bought one of these off of eBay this morning. It's a beautiful machine and I can't wait to use it. Looks like it has lots to offer :)
When I was a kid, @ when the 110 hit store shelves,I thought it was so pro looking. 😄
@@davesretrovideolab2709It still does to this day! I'm learning the ins and outs of it, and it's amazing what they managed to cram in here in the mid 80s.
Also, quick question: how did you go about digitizing the footage you recorded while outside? I've had varying results with varying capture cards & programs, but none looked that crisp (all had janky deinterlacing/flickery luma).
My very first camcorder! Fascinating to watch and 're-learn' what it offered. Looking at copies of those 110V videos today makes me realize it definitely was not a low light and resolution champ, compared to the Hi8 machine I eventually traded it in for (to say nothing of the 4K cameras I currently use!)
Hey Dale,
It's funny what we forget about these old cameras. We're so used to HD, 4K etc, we forget just how low res the images the cameras produce trulyare. That being said, with the right balance of light you can get a fairly good image. It's not easy to achieve, but fun to try. Thanks for watching! - Dave
wow neat camera! nice quality also!
Thanks!
Dave,
I've recently started collecting (fairly) retro cameras myself, and I recently bought this camera. It's the European model for PAL, the V100E, and I looked for some examples of the camera working. Seeing such a high quality production about something I'm quite passionate about (and I'm sure you are too) brings a smile to my face. I'm glad I discovered your channel, and I look forward to more of your camera reviews!
If you're wondering, the other cameras in my collection are:
- A Sony VX9000E
- A Sony TRV340E
- A Panasonic M7 (it's branded as a National, but it's basically the same thing)
Compared to your collection of Newvicon, Saticon and Whatevercon cameras, these seem kinda... boring, but it's the most I can afford, haha.
I'm fascinated by the DSR-300, and once you get it working I'd love to see a review of it!
- Louie
Hey Vaux',
The 'V110/V100E is one of my favs. Maybe all my cams are my favs, lol, but the V110 certainly is near the top of the list as far as my favorite retro video camcorders are concerned. I think it has something to do with the overall look of the camera maybe?? That all being said, throw in VU meters and a pro looking mic and the Sony CCD V220 PRO is the bomb. Now if I can only find one that works. Thanks for watching! 😊
Like the location for the end.
It's a great place with lots of space for testing out old video cameras.
Sweet Vid, I just got a sony ccd-v9 and a minolta super 8. I've been getting into retro cams lol
Oh Johnny, Congratulations and welcome to the rabbit hole. LOL
great little camera. we have one of these (1988), hoping to fire it up soon! fun channel and great video Dave, keep em coming! 🔥
Thanks for checking out my channel Super'! I hope to produce a video each month...trying at least. Thanks again for watching!
wow i just got my hands on one for 20$ in a thrift shop thanks for the vidéo man!
It's a fun camera to own. Enjoy!
I would like to get that Sony v110 camcorder.
hi always nice videos and explanations-have a CCD-V100 pro-use clinch 3color cable to hdmi cabel to my laptop-but not working.....also RF out kabel to tv antenna not working what can do to picture in some of the monitor?thank
Are you using an analog to digital converter?
so with the input segments, would i be able to go tapeless with this?
I have (had) a video 8 af, the milky glow comes from some kind of mold that forms inside the low pass filter glass that sits on top of the ccd, I took it apart thinking I could just clean it off, but it's sandwiched in-between the layers of glass, no fixing it without new glass. I destroyed the camera in the process.
Hey Chris, I can't even begin to tell you how many of these Sony CCD cameras I've come across with the same issue. I took a Sony BMC-550 apart to see why this was happening. ua-cam.com/video/ZXsvCvwtplE/v-deo.html. I don't think the engineers at Sony would've ever thought we would still be using these old cameras 35 years later. Thanks for watching!
Hi Dave, Thank you for this video. I have this model and over the years has lost the block adapter you plug in to play it over the television. Would you tell me what the model of that unit is I cannot make it out. It looks like RFU 87uc? Thank you in advance!
I’ll get back to you shortly with the block adapter info. Thanks for watching.
Hi dave! Does this camera also recored audio with the inbuil mic and do you need to use 2 different cassettes at the same time for it? most videos I see from the camera online just has music over the video. Thanks in advance
Hey Flying TV,
The built-in mic audio and video are recorded onto one tape at the same time. Thanks for watching!
good evening, can you test the panasonic v3 retro video camera??? Best Regurds
I will try!
Is that a DSR-300 I see on the shelf in the background? Those are so cool! I have a DSR-250 but I wanna buy a 300 to have as well.
Hey GB, Thanks for checking out my channel. Yes, that's a DSR-300 which has seen better days...Unfortunately, it's a tape eater. Amazingly enough the head still work which matters to me most.. I hope to review it soon. Please check back in for updates! Thanks again, Dave.
DAVE'S RETRO VIDEO LAB yeah I’ve never seen one in person. Super expensive but super cool. Keep up the great work! There isn’t a channel like yours here on UA-cam,
@@garbagebanditdayz819 Thanks for the positive feedback! Always apprecIated!
I just recently snagged a Sony CCD-V110. This is my first vintage camcorder, so I am still confused on some of the workings of the camcorder. When I look through the viewfinder the image lacks color and is very white and bright, is this normal? Or is this the condition you were talking about at 5:11?
Hey Jonathan, I would like to thank you for checking out my video. With the older camcorders, the viewfinders will indeed be black and white. There maybe be a way to reduce the camcorder's viewfinder brightness however. If you flip the camcorder over and look at the bottom of the viewfinder block, there may be a brightness control pot which will require a very small screwdriver to adjust. I can't recall if the v110's viewfinder can be adjusted or not. We're expanding the lab currently so all my cameras are offsite at the moment, otherwise I would check it out for you. My comment at 5:11 refers to an issue which plagues old Sony CCD cameras such as the v110. Over time there is this buildup for gunk which permeates the glass block which sits on top of the CCD housing. It causes the image to be fuzzy or "milky"-ish looking. I have a video which delves deeper into the problem:
ua-cam.com/video/ZXsvCvwtplE/v-deo.html
Good luck and I hope you're enjoying your vintage V110.
I’m about to buy this exact same camera this Saturday and I’ll be using it for nightclub video, do you know how well it shoots on low light settings?
Lowlight may not look so good with camera. It’ll be very grainy.
Hello Dave, i have a ccd v100e and video tapes from my parents. I would like to convert the tapes into digital sources.
What is exactly the adapter that you use in this video ? I cant found it. Great video btw !! 👍🏻 (sorry for my english)
Hey MiK, Thanks for checking out my videos. I really appreciate it. To transfer your family videos, I would recommend using the following device:
Hauppauge 610 USB-Live 2 Analog Video Digitizer and Video Capture Device
It's easy to use and and is available on Amazon.com for @ $50 US dollars.
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Perfect Dave, I will take this one 😁
Thank you for the advice 👍🏻 !!
as the batteries are obviously old and last a few minutes on a full charge, Is there a way to make some sort of battery bank for it?
I know a few fellow retro video camera hobbyists who take these batteries and rebuild them with new cells.
Hi do you know what kind of tape this camera takes? Is it Hi8 or 8mm ??? :)
Hey Jen. Most cameras should have some sort of format identifier on the camera. Essentially a big ol' sticker that reads Hi-8 or 8mm. If there is truly nothing on the camera, which says which format it is, look up the model number on the good ol' google and that should send you in he right direction. BTW, a Hi-8 cameras can playback 8mm tapes.
Dave one question 🙋♂️:
Can you recommend a vhs camcorder with manual aperture control ?
Hmmm, good question. Most of the consumer camcorders with manual aperture control are basically all the same. Little plastically knob and is quite clunky and too sensitive. That being said, if you move up towards a "pro-sumer", "pro-line" or industrial grade cameras, you may get better manual aperture functionality for more "artistic shots'. I have a Panasonic AG456 which I'm itching to test to see if I can get nice bokeh for cinematic style lighting. I'm sure a camera like that won't even come close to what I want to achieve, but I'm certainly willing to give it a shot. I'm sure my answer was way more than what you wanted to know. Thanks for watching!
@@davesretrovideolab2709 youre answer was exactly what I wanted to know , thank you , I am too looking for something with more bokeh control for portraits filming on vhs tape or other analog cassettes media
The best thing would be a vhs or video8 recorder with interchangeable lens option , burning think this does not exists
Does anyone know what type of tapes these use and where I can buy them? New to all this. Thanks!
They use 8mm video cassettes which are available on eBay.
I have a v100e and it has the milkyness to the lens. Do you know how to fix that?
According to one viewer, there may be a way to clear up the milky mess, but it requires taking apart the camera to get at it's CCD and replacing the block filter which sits right in front of it. I have a video (Sony BMC-550 Teardown which shows what this glass block looks like. Good luck!
where can i find the adapter, in order to hook it to my tv?
When you say adapter, are you talking about the little RCA/RF block adapter which comes with the camera? If so, I'm sure eBay has tons of those available for sale.
RFU-80UC
I just picked one of these up. And it didnt come with the av adapter that plugs in the back. If anyone knows where i could pick one up please let me know. Thank you ao much. 😊
Most likely you’ll find one on eBay. Part # RFU-87UC
www.ebay.com/itm/196218064693?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=1-eozeloscq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=kawmZN7gSVO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
@@davesretrovideolab2709 thank you so much Dave. Will be picking this up. And love the channel. I collect old digital camera's too. Each one is exciting to get. Take care.
I uesed to have that camcorder.the Sony ccd110. i have shot weddings and birthdays with that unit,
I’m guessing that ‘110 was very popular with event videographers.
@@davesretrovideolab2709 I would like to get that Sony v110 camcorder.
The V8 footage would have looked much sharper if you followed certain guidelines of capturing analog video, I can see line artifacts and blur from using wrong digital processes.
Hello! I know there is got to be a better way to capture and upscale the footage I record. I would appreciate any advice you can provide which would ultimately improve the overall quality of my footage. Currently I record the output of my cameras using a Black Magic analog to digital converter mated to a Black Magic Video Assist Recorder. The footage is captured as a QuickTime movie. I then upscale the footage using Topaz Video Enhance prior to importing into Adobe Premier for editing. The QuickTime files are not highly compressed either. Thanks, Dave
@@davesretrovideolab2709 Hmm, I think you should leave out video 'enhancing' software in videos like these. I'm no expert but I don't think these HD capture devices like Black Magic's ain't ideal either. Get another capture device (I use the USB Live-2, it's aight) and capture at 480/576 with a lossless codec, deinterlace with QTGMC, it's pretty good, and then use in your final video.
@@prebenjaeger Is what I use with my digital videos (digital 8 and miniDV).
Now that I adquiere a high end megapixel digital 8 camera with analog playback and TBC/DNR functions I can get the footage very good from analog cameras capturing with FireWire or using s-video and virtual dub with lossless codec at 720x576 YUY2. I use Staxrip to deinterlace my footage with QTGMC when I use FireWire, if I use my analog card I need to deinterlace in ffmpeg with bwdif and then move the file to Staxrip and set QTGMC filter in “progressive full repair” to fix some shit from the yadif/bwdif filters.
@@prebenjaeger Also I adquired now a Sony CCD V8AF in a perfect state I can’t wait! Because I have my digital 8 camera I can get the footage from that camera at the best quality with TBC/DNR functions.
Do you know if this camera can play hi8 tapes?
Unfortunately it's not able to playback Hi-8 tapes. Only standard 8mm tapes.
I have the same Camera but it won’t power on can someone pls help me what may couse That problem? Camera is in great condition and I cleaned the contact but no luck :(
I’m sorry to hear about your 110. Since the contacts have been cleaned and the v110 still doesn’t work? It can be any number of issues. Typically, bad capacitors are the culprit. You can get them replaced, but it probably won’t be cheap. It may be easier, and cheaper, to try and find a working 110.
@@davesretrovideolab2709 Thanks for reply!! Yes I tried to clean all Contacts but no luck… I opened the Camera but all compositors (what I can see) Are good… Idk do u mybe know some trick what I can try to power IT… I really want to fix it ! I even have original Sony case adapter for tv batteries and wireless remote with adaptor for it
dave do you sell any of these? you should set up a store i would buy all of these from you haha if you have extras
Hey Ryan! How funny you should ask. I'm thinking about selling some of my gear. I'll let you know what I decide. Thanks for watching! :)