At 05:10 AM 1/6/2006, Sune Alexandersen wrote:
>Hi Julian (and everyone else!)!
>I've read some very interesting articles on HDV and they conclude that HDV
>is first-generation HD for amateurs. Some TV-stations won't even accept this
>format, they rather have miniDV or DVCam. Therefore I am quite hesitant when
>it comes to going for HDV. My brother has the low-end Sony HDV camera, and a
>friend of mine in the business has the mid-range. They are both quite
>satisfied, but the mid-range user tells me stories about how bad it handles
>poor lighting. But the NTSC/PAL/16:9 capability is much desired.
Hi, Sune,
The HDV camcorders from Sony shoot DVCam as well if you'd rather not
shoot HDV. Or the camera will down-convert HDV footage to SD when you
capture via Firewire, so you can have both HDV and SD in the same
recording. My experience with the HVR-A1U is that its HDV footage
looks beautiful in both HD and SD, but you're right about low-light
limitations -- you won't be shooting on dim streets at night. I've
been told by owners that the FX1 or Z1U is much better for low light.
In any case, don't give up on HDV because it's compressed, unlike
full-on HD. The HD image is still spectacular, and you can always get
excellent SD video from it if you need it.
Mike Boom
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