Tom's Hardware Guide tests the Sony HC1 and examines and evaluates the various functions and reports as the cutting work with the resulting HDV material in Premiere and Pinnacle Studio works. Thus any differences between the different resolutions can evaluate themselves, are the videos in different formats offered for download: once with HDV 1.440x1.080 pixels in WMV9 format (H.263 / playtime 1:23 minutes / Size 17 MB) then with 720x540 (PAL) and 320x240 (VHS-equivalent) pixels.