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Not a DVX, but a DVC60 - 7 months, roughly 110 hours. (ahh, the fun of being an ENG shooter)
 
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9 months today July 06! 97 hrs. Minimal digitizing! Never ever used anything but Panasonic Consumer, Professional Quality (mostly used), and Master Quality tapes! Stay away from anything else.
 
dvxdu said:
trezpasser, that means they only use the camera to shot footage and not as a tape deck to aquire or digitize footage into the computer.
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whoa, hang on. if you don't use your camera to digitize your footage, how do you put it on computer? can someone clarify?

thanks,
phileas
 
Yep. Or a deck. Digitizing with the DVX itself is a no-no if you want it to last. The idea of digitizing through the DVX makes me cringe.
 
I've had mine since February it has 35 hours on it but I have never captured with it once. I have a cheap panny mini dv cam that works great for capturing.
 
thanks guys - i was clueless on that. would've assumed using a cheap different cam would compromise the quality. peace out,

phileas
 
D-Day said:
Yep. Or a deck. Digitizing with the DVX itself is a no-no if you want it to last. The idea of digitizing through the DVX makes me cringe.
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any suggestions for brands of decks or cams? what should i consider when getting a digitizing unit? how low can i go dollarwise to get what i need?

all replies welcomed, thanks!
 
I am using a Sony DSR-11 to capture right now. It works great! Does anyone recommend NOT using it for capture and getting a cheap cam instead? I ask because I'm getting ready to purchase one for my home studio.
 
Buy a crappy capture cam, less wear and tear on your GOOD camera's heads

EDIT- read it wrong, is it a capture deck? you should be fine
 
TheComo, are you saying that the DSR-11 has more robust heads - is designed for more hours? My uneducated (very) would be that the head would be the same in both the deck and the cam.
 
Capture decks are designed for capturing.

A cheap solution would be to buy a mini-DV camera. That's what I'd do personally.
 
My guess is that you are fine with what you got. You said something about buying something, buying what, a tape deck or a capture c amera?

Im prtty sure your deck is fine, just dont use your dvx, or whatever camera you got, it wont KILL it, but its just less wear and tear if u dont use your DVX.

Back me up guys!!
 
here's an additional thoughts guys - i have a panasonic camera so i use panasonic tapes. i read it's bad to use tapes that are made by a company that isn't the same as the one that made your camera. does this bear relevance when it comes to digitizing? will i muck up my tapes with foreign brand oils if i use , say, in my case, a sony cam for this purpose?

my guess is that perhaps it would if you were to use the same tapes in your main camera again later after digitizing. any thoughts?

cheers!
 
Try and use Panasonic tapes. IF you switch to another brand like Sony, RUN a head clean through your camera FIRST, then put the Sony tape in and go record.
 
160 in 8 months. but probably only like 60 on the heads. i play with my cam tooooo much!
 
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