Is the HVX500 a broadcast camcorder ??

[sarah staar]

Is the HPX500 a broadcast camcorder ?? The BBC will only except 25% of any production shot on the HVX200 and i think Discovery HD is the same.

So is the HVX500 considered the same as the 200 by broadcasters.

I know that the BBC have approved the HpX 3000 for production but this camera is out of my price range.

[David Jimerson]

The 500 is a 2/3" camera which shoots 1080 and records in DVCPRO 100, which is what they're looking for.

http://hdmasters2007.com/pdf/Presentations/HDM2007_Quested-BBC.pdf

[gunleik]

AFAIK the HPX uses the same pixelshifting as the HVX.

But I'd be surprised if it wasn't acceptable.

Ask them. That's a pretty good idea.

Cheers!

Gunleik

[David Jimerson]

I don't think pixel-shifting is an issue -- it's an old, tried-and-true method common to many cameras.