TomParke
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May 23, 2005, 1:55 PM
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Re: [John K.] Tried out the Z1 - questions
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I have to ask this question: How do you define "true HD cameras"? It would be almost like saying a 1/3 inch DV camera is not true DV and the 2/3 inch camera is true DV.
Methinks you may not undertand the definition of HD. If I understand it correctly, HDV cameras are true HD. HDV includes a specific designation that a number of companies are using that defines the medium by which it is recorded. By definition, HDV is copied to tape at 25 Mbits/sec, same as DV, but not some reduced resolution. Otherwise, it is true HD and you will find no literature or definition to the contrary.
Yes, there are differences between the quality of both color space from 4:4:4 at the high end to something less, but 1080i60 on an HDV camera CAN be nearly indistinguishable from one of those $100K cameras. If you check, you will see that a number of Sony HDC-950 owners also have Z1Us for back up and for places where the large $100K camera won't fit.
I have used the Z1U for several months and I also used one connected to a $40K Sony monitor. If you compared this picture to one from the Sony HDCAM (and there was little movement and the lighting was good), I think you would have an equally difficult time telling the difference.
Tom Parke
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Tom Parke
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