Recent content by chrisbhall

I bought this like-new Canon XL1 used from someone on the DVInfo.net board about 2 years ago. He said he bought it new and it had no more than 10 hours on it, mostly because he found it too cumbersome for kids' school videos and such, and because he preferred still photography. A month later...

Hi: I'm sure other people have had this experience: You search the excellent archives on DVXuser.com for a tip on exactly the product you need, and then when you go to buy it online, somewhere like B&H, and you discover 20-30 variations of the item and you don't know which one to get. It...

I need to put some raw HVX imported Quicktime files (unedited) onto DVDs for a friend (who does not have FCP) to review the raw footage. It was shot as 720p 24Pn. I'm learning all this at once (HVX, FCP), so I'm not sure where to start finding how to convert/compress so I can get the footage on...

P2 Log seemed to fix my issues...or something did, anyway.

Hi: I've found some older postings about on-camera lights for other cameras and maybe they're all pretty much the same, but I need one for the HVX200 and wanted some updated suggestions. One particular application in my case will be to tour the unlighted (or very dimly lighted) interior of an...

I'm new to all this but I'm having trouble figuring out the basic differences between the upcoming HDX100 and the HVX200. It seems like people are more excited about the HDX100 now. Why, in a nutshell? It sounds like the prices won't be too far apart? Is the HVX200 outdated already? Thanks...