<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Device
DCR-VX1000	I-Device
was	O
a	O
DV	O
tape	O
camcorder	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
DCR-VX2000	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
the	O
DCR-VX2100	B-Device
in	O
mid	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
three	B-Algorithm
1/3	I-Algorithm
-inch	I-Algorithm
CCDs	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
digital	O
sensor	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
410,000	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
an	O
analog	O
horizontal	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
better	O
than	O
530	O
lines	O
,	O
its	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
and	O
video	O
clarity	O
were	O
nearly	O
unsurpassed	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
models	O
far	O
past	O
its	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
camcorder	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
video	O
information	O
via	O
Firewire	B-Protocol
to	O
an	O
ordinary	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
both	O
the	O
MiniDV	O
tape	O
format	O
and	O
three-CCD	B-Algorithm
color	O
processing	O
technologyboasting	O
twice	O
the	O
horizontal	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
VHS	O
and	O
triple	O
the	O
color	O
bandwidth	O
of	O
single-CCD	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
rival	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
XL1	I-Algorithm
and	O
shorter-lived	O
"	O
budget	O
"	O
three-CCD	B-Algorithm
DV	O
models	O
like	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
GL1	I-Algorithm
and	O
Sony	B-Device
DCR-TRV900	I-Device
,	O
the	O
VX1000	B-Device
revolutionized	O
desktop	O
video	O
production	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
delivering	O
quality	O
comparable	O
to	O
then-dominant	O
analog	O
Betacam	O
hardware	O
at	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
years	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
,	O
the	O
VX1000	B-Device
enjoyed	O
a	O
devoted	O
secondhand	O
following	O
from	O
skateboarding	O
and	O
BMX	O
action	O
sports	O
filmmakers	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
relative	O
portability	O
,	O
sturdy	O
construction	O
,	O
and	O
fisheye	O
lens	O
attachments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
the	O
VX1000	B-Device
is	O
used	O
among	O
cult	O
skateboarding	O
filmmakers	O
and	O
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strongest	O
symbols	O
of	O
street	O
skateboarding	O
culture	O
since	O
it	O
has	O
featured	O
in	O
iconic	O
videos	O
over	O
two	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VX1000	B-Device
was	O
based	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
earlier	O
VX1	O
(	O
PAL	O
)	O
and	O
VX3	O
(	O
NTSC	O
)	O
Hi8	O
camcorders	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
similarly	O
intended	O
as	O
"	O
prosumer	O
"	O
models	O
,	O
targeted	O
at	O
both	O
high-end	O
consumer	O
and	O
low-end	O
professional	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
their	O
iconic	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
distinctively-shaped	O
stereo	O
microphone	B-Application
array	O
at	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
handle	O
,	O
was	O
reused	O
by	O
the	O
VX1000	B-Device
and	O
numerous	O
later	O
Sony	O
DV	O
and	O
HDV	O
camcorders	O
in	O
the	O
VX	O
,	O
PD	O
,	O
FX	O
and	O
Z	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
features	O
included	O
XLR	B-Device
inputs	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
in	O
the	O
higher-grade	O
DVCAM	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VX1000	B-Device
however	O
had	O
no	O
professional	O
equivalent	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
shoulder-mounted	O
VX9000	O
and	O
DVCAM	O
equivalent	O
DSR200(with "A" and "P" variants )	O
-	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
3ccd	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
chips	O
and	O
lens	O
,	O
however	O
used	O
fullsize	O
DV	O
tapes	O
compared	O
to	O
miniDV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VX1000	B-Device
was	O
used	O
to	O
film	O
the	O
British	O
hidden	O
camera	O
show	O
Trigger	O
Happy	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
