Recent content by andynick

The DISP/MODE CHK button is great for de-cluttering the display, but is there a way to have the display clear by default?

We shoot high contrast subjects and having tried HDR (and experimenting with DRS) I'd like to try V Log if it's available for the CX350. Can anyone supply a link or information about it's availability please? I realise it's a paid upgrade. I can find no mention of V Log in Barry Green's book...

Having managed to purchase a CX350 (in the UK) I have no doubt that it was money well spent, but I'm astonished by the lack of information on how to "drive" it. The official online "Operating Instructions" are near useless...

Just wondering if this is possible with the EX1. The audio I'm recording has huge variations of level, so I'd like to record one track at a lower recording level than the other to "hedge my bets". Can I do it?

I see Barry S's sticky saying there will be a top level forum for the EX1 and I've been searching but can't find it. Is there such a thing here, or did it get combined into this Sony XDCAM EX section? If it did, it may be a good idea to remove or re-word the sticky because I've spent quite a...

Video Source, Panasonic HVX200 - P2. Clip 1 Format: 1080i 50 25fps FCP Sequence: 1080i 50 25fps Audio Sync: Perfect Clip 2 Format: 720p 50 50fps FCP Sequence: 720p 50 50fps Audio Sync: Perfect Clip 3 Format: 720p 50 25fps FCP Sequence: 720p 50 25fps Audio Sync: Terrible - and drifting further...

I recently upgraded to FC Studio 2 and since then have experienced audio sync issues. I tried dragging contents folder and last clip txt files from each of the two No Name (volumes?) to separate folders on my desktop then I used FCP Log and Transfer from there. The clips play fine in the Log...

I'm shooting sheepdogs (herding dogs) in action and it's frustratingly difficult to keep a subject in focus when you don't know which direction it will move next. So I'd like to set my iris at (say) f8 (the highest Barry recommends) and shoot as wide as I can but of course it's not always...

I don't know whether this is worth making into a sticky? (There's probably more than enough here already)! Panasonic (in Europe at least) are now offering a 2 year warranty deal with 5 day repair or a free Loan Unit! The best part is, it applies to ALL HVXs - even those registered before the...

OK - we've been giving some of the less-popular aspects of the HVX an airing recently - but why don't we give the guys at Panasonic a break now, and tell them what features REALLY ROCK! What is it you really LOVE most about this camera . . ? Andy

OK - the wish list that's current is all very well, but the HVX200's made to a price and we all subscribe to that price bracket, so if Panasonic are listening to our comments, why not let them know some of the things we'd happily EXCHANGE for the improvements we want? I'm going to kick off with...

Trying this for the first time - No CC or anything but I just thought you might like to see how the HVX handles this! Shot at 50fps then conformed to 25fps using Cinema tools. (The water's red because we have red clay here). Right-Click and Download please...

Some of you may have seen from previous posts that I'm getting down into the mud with loads of dogs at the moment - very fast action and pretty spectacular! I want to do some SloMo and I'd LIKE to do some Speed Ramping - but of course I can't do Speed Ramping with the HVX200 . . . or can I...

Simple but REALLY annoying . . . I want maximum Depth of Field and the exposure looks just right at f11 but resolution's not good at f11 is it? So I bring in the ND . . . (easy-peasy) 'cept we're now talking f4.8 - what DOF are we going to get with that? OK - OK. "buy a 1 stop ND filter" I...

I'm in a "run-and-gun" situation here and desperately need a really good LCD Monitor to mount on the HVX200. Shooting mainly action shots onto 8GB P2s - 720p but 1080i as well. Does anyone have any hands-on recommendations please? Having bought a 7" VariZoom when I got my Prolite, I never...