Dear David,
Yes, I can confirm that the HF10 is a very good video camera indeed.
The latest videos from my duo on vimeo are filmed with this little
camera. The sound quality is quite decent. In this case the camera was
a bit to far away from the stage and the sound is not as defined as I
would want but I think that it is still good enough for internet
streaming. This camera has also the posibility of accepting an
external stereo mic (I havent tried yet) and has manual a recording
level option that take it apart from most of the other budjet HD
cameras on the market.
I take this apportunity also to thank Rob for placing the videos on
the lute channel on VIMEO.
Greetings,
Alfonso
Here are the links to the videos again in case any of you would like
to judje the sound and video quality of the camera:
Passava Amor su arco desarmado
http://www.vimeo.com/1974566
El baxel esta en la playa
http://www.vimeo.com/1983562
Fain would I wed by Thomas Campion
http://www.vimeo.com/1982787
Adorable Princesse by Pierre Guedron
http://www.vimeo.com/1986060
On Oct 22, 2008, at 2:07 PM, David Tayler wrote:
Of special interest to lute players are the Vivia HF100 and HF 11. The
HF100--the least expensive--is almost totally silent and records to
flash cards. The zoom is nearly silent as well. There is a trade
off--the quality is not as good as the Canon HV30, but you can put
it
four feet away and not record that awful hum. Has a mic input, as
well,
or I would not recommend it. Does not do long strings like the HV30,
but otherwise a nice HD camcorder at a great price. The built in
mics
are useable--not great, but certainly useable. They have an "easy"
button which actually works reasonably well.
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