Audio recording on HVX

[smelni]

The audio tracks are independent of the video and the framerate - correct?

If so then when recording wild lines or room tone straight to the camera you should make the frame rate the lowest available to save on digital storage - do i have that right?

 

[khmuse]

I believe that you are correct. Using the lowest data rate video (assumed to be SD) will not have an impact on the interleaved audio quality. It will still be either 2 channels at 16 bit 48 kS/s or 4 channels of 12 bit 32 kS/s audio. I don't think that there will be an option to record just audio (though that would be great) but since the final feature set isn't known, everything at this stage is speculation.

 

[eLeventy]

It will still be either 2 channels at 16 bit 48 kS/s or 4 channels of 12 bit 32 kS/s audio.

I don't see any reason the 200 should be different from its big brother, the 800, and not record 4 channels of 16bit/48khz. The 12b/32khz is an old limitation of DV-tape. And tape is gone...

 

[Neil Rowe]

it CAN .. i repeat CAN record 4 channels of 16 bit 48khz audio.

http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webap...d=14571&modelNo=AG-HVX200&surfModel=AG-HVX200

 

[luke43]

I don't want to nitpick but it would be much better if it were 24bit/96khz which is quickly becoming a standard, certainly in professional use.

 

[cre8tive]

It can record four channels of audio, but only for HD. SD recording is two channels.

Channels 3 and 4 (for HD) are the left and right capsules of the camera mic. I'll bet that is one of the first aftermarket things that will hit the street--a device to plug into the mini jack and let channels 3 and 4 become XLR.

Regards,

Cre8tive

 

[Barry_Green]

It can record four channels of audio, but only for HD. SD recording is two channels.

Well, no, actually it can record four channels in all modes.

For DV, you can get four channels of 12-bit 32khz audio. For DVCPRO50 (which is still SD) you get four channels of 48khz 16bit audio. And in DVCPRO-HD you also get 4 channels of 16-bit 48khz uncompressed audio.

I guess the question is whether DV mode lets you record all four tracks live or not... but DVCPRO50 definitely does. DV mode should, I would think...