New York Film Academy (NYFA) chooses HVX.

I think they still have a few pd150 but they mainly use the DVX100s and DVX100As
 
Well, the PD150 was one of the best DV cameras for quite a while, even more so than the XL1S just on the low-light capabilities alone. People still use those all over the place for many different things.

It's good to hear the HVX200 is doing so well and that it's being chosen over HDV simply because it's not HDV. If a whole bunch of schools get HVX200s, then I think the HDV manufacturers will have to come up with something to compete in that market. Otherwise, schools could be churning out a bunch of Panasonic fans! :)
 
I think it's in character for NYFA to choose the HVX-200: besides their use of DVXs for a while, the HVX in my opinion most closely resembles a Bolex H16, the portable variable frame rate camera from the 40's and 50's that they are so fond of using in their film programs. The similarities to the Bolex were part of the reason I purchased one (the other being my disdain for HDV compression).
 
And thank GOD the one option kicks booty. When one works, why fix it? Maybe this will lead to some interesting choices from Sony, canon and JVC... hmmm. As I've wrote a few times, editing HDV sucks and I can see why people use another codec. I didn't have the time so I struggled through it.... It was good looking footage but a real biotch on the system.
 
Our school purchased 4 Sony Z1Us. I forced all the students to ingest via HDV and then to a batch convert to DVCProHD for editing in FCP. Was cumbersome but worked out much better in the long run.
Of course, if we made the decision to purchase now, the HVX would be a no-brainer...
 
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