Digitizing HDV footage with a Consumer Grade HD Camcorder

[filmnoir1944]

I have HDV footage on mini-digital tape. I need to digitize using Final Cut Pro. I shot the footage using a Sony HVR-V1U camera at 24p (an HDV camera and recorded onto mini-digital tape. I no longer have convenient access to the Sony HDV camera and was wondering if I can simply use a consumer grade high-definition camcorder to digitize the footage into my computer. If so, is there any quality degradation?

 

[NoahK]

Depends- what camera? Best thing is get the taking camera back or rent one like it.

Noah

 

[VictorS]

Unfortunately, Sony uses a 24p HDV recording method that can only be captured from Sony 24p equipment.

 

[Aroon_Narayanan]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that specialized 24p used only on the Z7U and the S270? I thought the V1U recorded 24p "normally", over 60i with a 2:3 or 2:3:3:2 pulldown...