I am looking at upgrading my camera and in a big way. As some of you
may know I have been starting to have people come to me to video
stuff. And while the camera I have has been able to do that, it
won't get me to where I need to be. SoI am looking at
upgrading. I know quite a few on th
Warning - long response.
First - if you have a good rental house nearby I would strongly
consider renting for your for-hire work unitl you get a good sense of
what cameras you like and how their workflow works out for you. That's
what I'm doing right now - there's still a lot of upheaval in the lo
Among the typos I left this out - despite the hubbub about the
HVX200's 540 line resolving power, everyone I know feels it holds up
to HDCam and even film outpt as well or better than its HDV
equivalents. Resolution isn't everything by a long shot.
Also be warned that the fake 24P on some of the S
> And I left out my summary: assuming 24P is necessary:
> Best value: Panasonic DVX100 (but doesn't do HD)
> Best HD option under 10k: Panasonic HVX-200
> Best Professional HDV for the money: Canon XH-A1
> Best Consumer HDV: Canon HV20
> Best Consumer DV: Sony's cheapos still have the picture
