The Sony HDR-FX1: A work horse for filming in the Third World

We purchased the camera as a backup to the FX1 that we own. This camera is in excellent shape as it had been handled with immaculate care. The Sony FX1is a superlative camera in every respect. It's only drawback today is that it does not have the capability of recording to a solid state chip, recording only to mini DV tapes. Our original FX1 has been around the world a couple of times, from the jungles of southeastern Costa Rica to the streets df Phnom Penh, Cambodia and has never failed to capture the work. We do documentary work for missions and generally find our selves in the poorest places on the planet. The FX1 is a work horse strong enough to take the abuse of a dugout canoe on the Amazon River or the back of a pickup truck bouncing along the worst of paths that Haiti can offer. The new FX1 is headed to the mountain jungles of Chiapas, Mexico soon and will, I'm sure not faint in capturing the story of solar electrical power coming to six small villages there!Read full review