Hi Martin,
Thanks for your comments and detailed information, I appreciate you
taking the time.
Also thanks to Stephen & Daniel for your comments.
On 23/06/2006, at 11:37 PM, Martin Hill wrote:
From: Ronda Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Is anyone using a Hard Disk Camcorder?
If so, what are your impressions please?
Yesterday I purchased a JVC HDD GZ-MG37AA Camcorder. It has a 30GB
HD.
Rhonda, we've been using the earlier 4GB JVC GZ MG50 Everio HDD
camcorder to
record lectures at our Margaret River campus for uploading into
Curtin's
iLectures system and we've been reasonably happy with it.
It is great just copying the video files off the camera's hard disk
over USB
2.0 onto the Mac at much faster than realtime speeds, but it is a pain
having to convert the muxed MPEG-2 video file into a format
Quicktime based
programs like Discreet Cleaner, FCP or iMovie etc can understand.
With
Apple's MPEG-2 playback codec, the video shows up fine, but the
AC-3 audio
doesn't work. Hello silent movies. :-(
The Capty MPEG Edit EX for Everio converts the MOD files very quickly
into DV Stream.
We're currently about to purchase the new Sony DCRSR100 (Aus$1799):
http://www.sony.com.au/dis/catalog/product.jsp?categoryId=30727#
This HDD camcorder has the option of an external Bluetooth
microphone for
Aus$349 which eliminates all of the time-consuming setup of a
traditional
separate wireless lapel microphone and receiver. Just what the doctor
ordered for simple setup by lecturers. :-)
* 30GB hard disk 21hrs of ³DVD quality² video at lowest quality
setting
* 3 megapixel digital still camera with flash
* HD widescreen recording
* analog audio and composite & S-Video video in and out
* Super NightShot (not sure how this compares to the JVC though)
Yes, this is what I'm concerned about.
The only reason I'm upgrading from my Sony DV Camcorder DCR-TRV320E
is the NightShot & Super NightShot was terrible.
Sony are saying that this new 'Super Nightshot' gives natural looking
video
without the overall monochrome colour that was common with earlier
low light recording.
If I was certain this worked as well as the JVC LED light that you
set to automatically turn on when shooting in insufficient light
conditions, I would try to exchange it for the Sony DCRSR100 ???
Hmmmm, I've already taken back one JVC Mini Camcorder & exchanged it
for the JVC HDD Camcorder.
I really need to be VERY sure of this before I try to exchange again!
Many thanks for your help.
Cheers,
Ronni
Car'n The Pies
