Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder
! > What is the best low-light performing hard drive/solid state based HD > camcorder with a price up to $1300 out there? I heard Canon HV20/30 > are great in low-light, but they are tape based. This is a good question. I'd love to hear people's answers. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder
> What is the best low-light performing hard drive/solid state based HD > camcorder with a price up to $1300 out there? I heard Canon HV20/30 > are great in low-light, but they are tape based. > Any comments are truly appreciated. Hey Renat-- the lack of response leads me to believe that no camera really stands out. or there just isnt as much good experience with these new hard drive/solid state based HD camcorders. You know how it is...most cameras suck in darkness. i wouldn't buy a camera based just on how it does in low light. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder
How do you find editing the AVCHD format? I have the Canon HV20. I wouldn¹t call it particularly good in low light, but it¹s a great little camera. It has a little built in spot light that I use for some instances but not for impt. Stuff. Irene Duma Strange Duck Media Web Design and Creative Marketing Blogging easy computer tips http://www.strangeduck.com/blog and comedy at http://www.bittertonic.com Tel. Toronto: 416-535-0652 St. John¹s Address: 12 Allan Square St. John's, NL A1C 4A8 Tel. St. John¹s: 709-726-6178 From: Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:46:43 -0400 To: Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder > What is the best low-light performing hard drive/solid state based HD > camcorder with a price up to $1300 out there? I heard Canon HV20/30 > are great in low-light, but they are tape based. > Any comments are truly appreciated. Hey Renat-- the lack of response leads me to believe that no camera really stands out. or there just isnt as much good experience with these new hard drive/solid state based HD camcorders. You know how it is...most cameras suck in darkness. i wouldn't buy a camera based just on how it does in low light. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder
You won't find a hard-disk or card based AVCHD or HDV format camcorder that is better in low light than the HV20. Yet. Unless you want to spend several thousand on an HVX or the Sony EX. Also AVCHD, even the new higher-bitrate implementation, still lags WAY behind HDV in image quality (and HDV kinda sucks to begin with). I think within a couple of years it will be better than HDV but the real-time capture implementation has a long way to go. People's experiences editing with AVCHD vary widely, but if you have a way to convert it to an intraframe codec your life will be easier. I am dying to switch to a tapeless camera, but there isn't one yet that tempts me. I use an HV20 as my everyday (and use lots of other cams of all types in connection with work), and despite the inconvenience of tape (and since I shoot 24p the inconvenience of removing pulldown on everything before editing) it's still worth the bother for its image quality and low light capability. You could also look into a portable hard drive based capture system for your HV20 instead of spending probably close to the same amount for an inferior camera - you'd get the HV20's quality and get to go tapeless. Can't vouch for this model, but I know that people use it: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/553295-REG/Focus_Enhancements_ASYF_1314_01LF_FS_4_HD_Portable_DTE.html#specifications Brook ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder
In my experience, Canon video cameras do very well in low light. I tested the Canon HG20, and it was as good as the HV20 in low light - pretty good. But editing AVCHD footage without the latest version of FCP and without a super powerful new Mac was almost impossible. I won't touch it for the foreseeable future. Easier to work with tape. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 28-Sep-08, at 6:18 PM, Irene Duma wrote: How do you find editing the AVCHD format? I have the Canon HV20. I wouldn¹t call it particularly good in low light, but it¹s a great little camera. It has a little built in spot light that I use for some instances but not for impt. Stuff. Irene Duma Strange Duck Media Web Design and Creative Marketing Blogging easy computer tips http://www.strangeduck.com/blog and comedy at http://www.bittertonic.com Tel. Toronto: 416-535-0652 St. John¹s Address: 12 Allan Square St. John's, NL A1C 4A8 Tel. St. John¹s: 709-726-6178 From: Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:46:43 -0400 To: Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Best Low-Light HD camcorder > What is the best low-light performing hard drive/solid state based HD > camcorder with a price up to $1300 out there? I heard Canon HV20/30 > are great in low-light, but they are tape based. > Any comments are truly appreciated. Hey Renat-- the lack of response leads me to believe that no camera really stands out. or there just isnt as much good experience with these new hard drive/solid state based HD camcorders. You know how it is...most cameras suck in darkness. i wouldn't buy a camera based just on how it does in low light. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
