How do I record straight to MiniDV?

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derekblais

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Hey Dudes,

I am in a bind... no P2 cards. All I have with me is the HVX and a MiniDV tape... I havent spent much time with this camera and need to record tonight direct to MiniDV (then do some fast edits in FCP)

What menus do I use and what settings to set the camera up to record straight to MiniDV as SD resolution (720x486) so I can get rolling quick and dirty...?

:dankk2:

Derek
 
Manual>open it> read it.

:)

Seriously, this is pretty much covered in a section of the manual.

Might want to start there and come here with issues.
 
i dont have the manual... just the camera... i would start with the manual if i had it. sorry for the n00b questions guys...
 
Like the time i shot a bands performance with the camera in 24pn mode but set to 30p accidentally, so they were 10% too fast (like a Charlie Chaplin movie) and completely silent.

Luckily another crew for a no-budget cable show recorded straight off the board and eventually got me some audio i was able to save the footage.
 
how much footage could a regular 60minute SP DV (dvx100) tape hold in terms of HD content taken with the hvx200 at 1080p 24pA?
 
That still just gives you SD DV.

The HVX does not record HD to anything but P2 media (or to something connected through a Firewire cable, like a FS-100 or a computer), and it is also not an HDV camera -- it records DVCProHD.
 
The HVX does not record HD to tape. When in tape mode and recording to miniDV it is basically a DVX100 with slightly less sensitivity and slightly sharper/better image in the progressive modes.
 
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