glimmer
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Jul 18, 2005, 3:14 PM
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Re: [francoism] New Sony A1U HDV camera
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I see it like this; Sony's cameras do 1080, JVC's new camera does 720, both are different ratios. There is still no definitive and true delivery method and everything has to be downconverted and this and that. If a client wants true HD, rent the proper cameras, an edit suite, and deliver the content. With the way things are now, I personally think you should use your 150's as long as you can until something is determined with a standardization on both formats for recording as well as (dvd) delivery. Until then, a lot of people are making promises of reconverting a HDV tape to a HD-DVD in the near future with no grounds that this will be parallel to what is presently available.
In addition, if you want to do HDV, why get the consumer cameras; it's a few steps backwards. If you have the 150 and utilize the professional settings and XLR audio, get the Z1U's; but I'd still wait. Don't forget, too, that it's the cameras, new lenses, new mics (in some cases), new editing systems, new hdv-compatible deck, new ntsc/hd monitor, and much more. Unless your market is asking for it and putting you behind others or you feel you need to learn it now, why change what is working at the present time?
If you need a camera now, get a 170; it's a step up from the 150 and is tried and true with solid performance. Some will disagree, but what's stated is quite true. :)
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