fplowman
Well its official, Im in the Hi Def crowd. I know there are others in the community that are using HD. i have seen some of you with Sony's FX1.
Ok so I called the video supply store I use here in KC locally and they informed me they could no longer rent me a DVX100. They were all Hi Def.
I use my DVX100A and rented another for weddings ( 2 cam ) and the like.
Wow as you can appreciate this puts me kind of in a bind. My equipment is antiquated to the point I cant rent the other equipment I need to do my business.
So I thought, the hell with it. Ill jump into HD.
Pros:
1.Wow HD is neato, almost 3d like.
2.Tornado footage in HD. Again wow neato!
3.Seems to be the trend for the future.
cons:
1.I dont have an editing machine to do HD nor software. ( required upgrade to Vegas 7 and a new computer ) $1,800
2.I dont have an HD TV to preview or even appreciate the footage I get in the field. $2,000
3. i didnt have an HD cam
Ok so again like many things in life Im irrational and sell out my existing gear at an extreme loss ( depreciative value of electronics ) and buy into this
Doohickey:
The Panasonic HSC1U
AVCHD Panasonic HD Pro Camcorder.
Its really small like a consumer camcorder, but it does 1080i video on an SD card ( SDHC actually ) 3 ccd 1/4 chipper.
I really, really like this camera. If you cant tell.
Did I mention i like this camera?
Well heres why. When making a purchasing decision I toiled with the idea that I would be trading my DVX100A SD camera with all the manual features I need as a pro/semi pro camera for another "consumerish" type camcorder just for HD capability.
Well as I progress through life I decided really I didnt want to do any more weddings etc. anyways, meeting deadlines and keeping happy customers seemed to take alot of time and became challenging when factoring in my day job.
Back to the cam.
This camera has auto everything. And the auto is fast. It will make it trouble free I think for in and out of a vehicle and the fast pace of a chase and shoot some professional HD video at the same time. It also allows me to toggle through a menu ( which im starting to get the hang of ) and manipulate manual features quickly.
The low light capability seems adequate. I think it will do just fine for low light capability after having done a little testing.
It came with this 40 Gig small hard drive device for storing the video on. the SDHC cards that come with the cam are 4 gig and hold 40 minutes of HD at highest quality setting. 400 min of video total.
Ok so there are pros and cons here. Mostly Im going to spend more $$$ to use this thing and edit the footage and enjoy it in my living room. The codec is new and is going to be a few more weeks before Vegas supports it. In the mean time Ill collect footage and edit it later when i get the cash to upgrade software and computer.
But the cam is nice and Im sure will make for some great tornado footage to come. I just jumped ahead of technology a little bit and left the old stuff behind.
Who here is using HD these days? Who wants to or is going to soon?
Ok so I called the video supply store I use here in KC locally and they informed me they could no longer rent me a DVX100. They were all Hi Def.
I use my DVX100A and rented another for weddings ( 2 cam ) and the like.
Wow as you can appreciate this puts me kind of in a bind. My equipment is antiquated to the point I cant rent the other equipment I need to do my business.
So I thought, the hell with it. Ill jump into HD.
Pros:
1.Wow HD is neato, almost 3d like.
2.Tornado footage in HD. Again wow neato!
3.Seems to be the trend for the future.
cons:
1.I dont have an editing machine to do HD nor software. ( required upgrade to Vegas 7 and a new computer ) $1,800
2.I dont have an HD TV to preview or even appreciate the footage I get in the field. $2,000
3. i didnt have an HD cam
Ok so again like many things in life Im irrational and sell out my existing gear at an extreme loss ( depreciative value of electronics ) and buy into this
Doohickey:
The Panasonic HSC1U
AVCHD Panasonic HD Pro Camcorder.

Its really small like a consumer camcorder, but it does 1080i video on an SD card ( SDHC actually ) 3 ccd 1/4 chipper.

I really, really like this camera. If you cant tell.

Did I mention i like this camera?
Well heres why. When making a purchasing decision I toiled with the idea that I would be trading my DVX100A SD camera with all the manual features I need as a pro/semi pro camera for another "consumerish" type camcorder just for HD capability.
Well as I progress through life I decided really I didnt want to do any more weddings etc. anyways, meeting deadlines and keeping happy customers seemed to take alot of time and became challenging when factoring in my day job.
Back to the cam.
This camera has auto everything. And the auto is fast. It will make it trouble free I think for in and out of a vehicle and the fast pace of a chase and shoot some professional HD video at the same time. It also allows me to toggle through a menu ( which im starting to get the hang of ) and manipulate manual features quickly.
The low light capability seems adequate. I think it will do just fine for low light capability after having done a little testing.
It came with this 40 Gig small hard drive device for storing the video on. the SDHC cards that come with the cam are 4 gig and hold 40 minutes of HD at highest quality setting. 400 min of video total.

Ok so there are pros and cons here. Mostly Im going to spend more $$$ to use this thing and edit the footage and enjoy it in my living room. The codec is new and is going to be a few more weeks before Vegas supports it. In the mean time Ill collect footage and edit it later when i get the cash to upgrade software and computer.
But the cam is nice and Im sure will make for some great tornado footage to come. I just jumped ahead of technology a little bit and left the old stuff behind.
Who here is using HD these days? Who wants to or is going to soon?
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