HoffmannFilms
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Does anyone have opinions on the best mini dv tape stock to use with the HVX200 ?? Sorry posted in wrong forum..
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Best Tape stock for HVX dv recording
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mikecentola
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i guess you mean which mini dv tapes? panasonic recommends their MQ series, and we've only used MQ's in our GL2 / DVX / HVX
TedRR
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AY-DVM63AMQ is absolutely the only tape that goes into our HVX. We get them for about $7 each. Not too much for peace of mind!
Read about it here: open the brochure for what sold me.
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?displayTab=O&storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&itemId=93406&catGroupId=14633&surfModel=AY-DVM63AMQ
Whatever you do, don't mix tapes in your camera. There are a lot of stories of problems when people keep swapping tape stock in the DV cameras.
Get a couple cases and don't ever run out.
Read about it here: open the brochure for what sold me.
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?displayTab=O&storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&itemId=93406&catGroupId=14633&surfModel=AY-DVM63AMQ
Whatever you do, don't mix tapes in your camera. There are a lot of stories of problems when people keep swapping tape stock in the DV cameras.
Get a couple cases and don't ever run out.
mikecentola
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SUPPATIME
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ozduc said:
Tape, a form of cassette, and stock, a synonym for merchandise.
You can find it in the name of this website here, which sells tape stock.
http://www.tapestockonline.com/mini...key=dv_tapes&gclid=CPm75OHa04gCFRLNSAodo1cCQQ
SUPPATIME
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Oh, and to answer the question...
Panasonic's AY-DVM63AMQ Master tapes are probably the best, but Sony's PHDVM-63DM don't have any drop outs. The age-old question with Sony cassettes, however, is in their magnetic structure and how they can damage video heads over time...
If you can swing for it, stick with P2 cards.
Panasonic's AY-DVM63AMQ Master tapes are probably the best, but Sony's PHDVM-63DM don't have any drop outs. The age-old question with Sony cassettes, however, is in their magnetic structure and how they can damage video heads over time...
If you can swing for it, stick with P2 cards.
mikecentola
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Are you guys noticing any difference between the AMQ's and the MQ's ?
DGW
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I haven't. You're only shooting 480i (60i, 30p, 24p or 24pA) in tape mode anyway.
I suspect I'll get spanked for this, but...
I suspect I'll get spanked for this, but...
my HVX shows 514 hours, (I just checked it), and nearly every one of them has been while recording to TDK DVM60MEZ tape. (I haven't yet taken the plunge for large P2 cards). Call me a cheapskate, but the TDK's can be found for as little as $ 2.50 each.
I've shot a number of jobs (upwards of 50) for others where I've just handed the tapes over to someone else and have never had a complaint. Most of those keep coming back to me with more work. (Matter of fact, for one job, a veteran indie from a Western state hired me sight-unseen, flew-in for the job, and after the job, even paid me more than agreed-upon for a single days work, simply because he liked what he got. (I'll not mention a name, but I know he's a frequent and long-time contributor here and at other forums).
Personally, of those 514 hrs, I've had 1 tape - just 1 - that ever resulted in dropouts, and after running into that, I slid open the cover and you could see a small imperfection in the tape right at the point where the droput occurred. Of course, it's always better to have zero dropouts, but these tapes have a pretty good record in my camera. Even for the jobs I've done for others, no one has ever come back to me and said "Get better tape".
Let the paddling begin.
I suspect I'll get spanked for this, but...
my HVX shows 514 hours, (I just checked it), and nearly every one of them has been while recording to TDK DVM60MEZ tape. (I haven't yet taken the plunge for large P2 cards). Call me a cheapskate, but the TDK's can be found for as little as $ 2.50 each.
I've shot a number of jobs (upwards of 50) for others where I've just handed the tapes over to someone else and have never had a complaint. Most of those keep coming back to me with more work. (Matter of fact, for one job, a veteran indie from a Western state hired me sight-unseen, flew-in for the job, and after the job, even paid me more than agreed-upon for a single days work, simply because he liked what he got. (I'll not mention a name, but I know he's a frequent and long-time contributor here and at other forums).
Personally, of those 514 hrs, I've had 1 tape - just 1 - that ever resulted in dropouts, and after running into that, I slid open the cover and you could see a small imperfection in the tape right at the point where the droput occurred. Of course, it's always better to have zero dropouts, but these tapes have a pretty good record in my camera. Even for the jobs I've done for others, no one has ever come back to me and said "Get better tape".
Let the paddling begin.