• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

HD Camcorders & CMOS

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The year 2009 I will upgrade to High Definition video. I am a solid Sony loyalist and have had them in one way shape or form. The camera I
buy will be used for my business as well as storm chasing. I've been shooting with a couple of Sony PD-150s since 2003 and they have served
me well. Now I am faced with upgrading to the new High Definition formats to stay future proof. I really like what I see in high def cameras but
the common denominator falls to this. Most models that I want are CMOS based cameras(Sony). Business wise, they work great for my application.
Storm chasing wise, great for low light, great format but suck in lightning illuminated environments. I've done considerable research on CMOS
vs CCD and what I've see from these examples really is a little frustrating. I can speak from experience and state that 90% of all the tornadoes
I've videotaped were either in low light environments or near/after dark. I've read on another forum that most of the DC Storm Chasers series was shot
on Sony Z7 cameras which are CMOS based. The lightning in some of the footage was a little bothersome because of the rolling shutter.
Did anyone else notice this? Maybe it bothers me more now that I know what to look for.Would this persuade anyone from not purchasing a
CMOS based camera? I need to choose a camera in HD format and exceptional low light performance. This example is the best that I could find
with a Sony camera I would like to own.
http://vimeo.com/1277358
Here is another example of CMOS and lightning.
 
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