Sweet - the use of a tripod would have made it even nicer. ;-)

loved the look of this. how do you get the blurry look around the sharper areas? is that something that happens when you film a certain way or is it added in post? thanks

Thanks for these nice comments.

Tom, the video is shot through an SLR lens screwed on the camera with a 35mm adapter. This is used to get a shallow depth of field -- the blurry look (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth-of-field_adapter).

Look for videos with tag/keyword "35mm" for other examples.

thanks man.. how do i go about purchasing something like this? would i have to buy a lens then an adapter so it fit on an hv20 or would the right size lens work? thanks if you can help me out with this. i can't get over how nice your video looks

Tom, I'm glad you like the videos.

Have a look at the wikipedia page to learn more about 35mm adapters. If you're considering buying one, take the time to understand what they're about and how to make sure you're buying the right parts.

You have to get the adapter and the lens separately. If you don't own SLR lenses already, you can get cheap ones on eBay. People often use 50mm lenses with wide aperture from Nikon or Canon. The adapter's mount must match the lens brand.

Then, depending on your budget, you can purchase your adapter from companies like Letus (http://www.letus35.com), Cinevate (http://www.cinevate.com), RNG35 (http://www.rng35.com)... or build your own adapter.

I built mine from Daniel Schweiner's tutorial (http://jetsetmodels.info/news.htm), buying parts from several vendors. Some people even sell ready-to-use adapters built from this tutorial (http://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?t=2825).

Good luck!

This is beautiful.
I'd love to download the full HD version

Vraiment très sympa.
le seul détail qui est dommage est le manque d'un petit peu de stabilité.

A bientôt !

Cette terre est-il sur l'écran de foyer ou la lentille primordiale ?

Bonsoir,

j'ai moi également tourné des images avec ce camescope ainsi qu'avec un adaptateur.

Mais comment faites-vous pour capturer les vidéos, et les retourner à 180° ?

Merci

D'accord.
Depuis jai trouvé un autre moyen. Je suis sur PC.

so awesome.......