twenty2two

hi there - I just bought a CX 190, is this hypeyeD pro something that I can turn the camera on with to record? Does it include an led I can see to confirm its on record? I've just upgraded from a PC7 so I need lots of advice on how to get these dinky little cameras to work for me. I just spent hours grinding out my sidewinder helmet to make it fit, so I'm determined to see it through all advice welcomed on what I need to 1. switch it to record 2. see that it is recording 3. Take stills with it (can I do this whilst videoing?) will be greatly appreciated. I'll do the wide angle adaptation later BR mick yeah, the hypeye replaced the Cameye and is a remote controller for your camera that turns the camera on/off, starts/stops recording, selects modes and has a three colour LED indicator that tells you the status of your camera. All the info on it is the manufacturers website: http://www.gethypoxic.com/ You can take stills with the CX190 while the camera is recording without interruption to the video recording. You need the hypeye expansion kit to connect the bite switch. There's no view finder so the only way to see what it's recording is via the flip out display or connect it to an external display. I just plug mine into the TV to adjust the ring sight.

I've been using a CX190 for a couple of weekends now. It's proving to be a great little camera but these are a few things that you might want to consider. There is no filter thread. You need to epoxy a step ring to the front of the lense housing to fit a wide angle lense. I used a 30mm to 37mm step ring and 2 element Raynox wide lenses (heavy) and it's been spot on. The Hypeye D Pro works perfectly, as long as the flip screen is open. As the screen is rotated, when you turn the camera off then on again using the hypeye, the displayed images are in reverse, as are the menu items because once re-activated the camera doesn't know the display is flipped. It takes a few minutes getting used to navigating the menu backwards but isn't a problem One big plus is the joystick control. After having touch screens on my last few cameras, I find the joystick is faster and easier to use. The CX190 has electronic image stabilization and you can run it in active or standard modes, or turn it off, but either way, both modes worked perfectly in freefall. All other functions like focus, white balance etc.. can be set to manual control. It's a sweet unit for freefall.. once you do the step ring modification.

yep, the CX100 is a hybrid and has 8GB onboard memory while the CX110 required a removable SD card to store video files. There's also some differences in specs, like type ans size of CMOS sensor, etc.. The CX150 I'm not familiar with. The CX210 is basically the same camera as the CX200 and 190. None of 2012 sony CX cheapies have a filter thread, but the mod is real easy. Here's one I did this morning after seeing the method on gethypoxic.com. except I used 5 minute epoxy to get a little more working time and a hard plastic 30mm-37mm step ring. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab245/bunny_bucket1/DSC06682.jpg If you try this mod I recommend running some masking tape along the edge and over the lense cover switch to keep the job neat and prevent glue from running into the lense cover switch and locking it closed. Peel off the tape while the epoxy is still soft but not runny.

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