Wow the technical battle of the ages. Exciting isn't it.
My 2 cents/ experience so far is that HD is definatly generating business for me. I literally walk around with 8/10 single frame print outs from my DVX100 (in 30P) and then show a customers single frame print outs of from the HD100. the difference is beyond night and day. It literally looks like a digital still camera without any lights or tripod. Customers right away get it.
I am sorry to say that my beloved DVX100 is for sale after my last two weddings for the year. The more I get use to the HD100 the more DVX just feels so small and inadequate in my hands.
I am looking forward to the HVX though. If i generate enough business from up an coming wedding shows I wouldn't mind having both. The higher resolution in aux cam gives me more space to zoom in at post.
I had an interesting conversation in a store concerning the battle between the two cams (HVX vs HD100).
another customer was saying that he read on the internet that the HD100 was crap and that the HVX resolution was 1080p. I turned to them and said "do you date a girl based solely on her breasts?". (OK some of us do but not the point). There is more to a cam than just resolution. Pulled out my frame captures. First of all as you can see Resolution of 720p is at least a D cup. But have you noticed this macro feature. I room into the scratches on a penny on the counter. try it on I say, notice the stability and center of gravity with the shoulder mount form factor. Also notice the Studio Returns that allows you to use this cam in a broadcast environment. For you movies (I was talking to film students) isn't it nice to know that you could rent for a day a $15,000.00 lens and all that effect to your cam.
So if your holding out for only the cup size take into consideration that entire picture and various gigs instead of the one idea you think your going to use your cam for.
I swear I don't work for JVC :^)
My 2 cents/ experience so far is that HD is definatly generating business for me. I literally walk around with 8/10 single frame print outs from my DVX100 (in 30P) and then show a customers single frame print outs of from the HD100. the difference is beyond night and day. It literally looks like a digital still camera without any lights or tripod. Customers right away get it.
I am sorry to say that my beloved DVX100 is for sale after my last two weddings for the year. The more I get use to the HD100 the more DVX just feels so small and inadequate in my hands.
I am looking forward to the HVX though. If i generate enough business from up an coming wedding shows I wouldn't mind having both. The higher resolution in aux cam gives me more space to zoom in at post.
I had an interesting conversation in a store concerning the battle between the two cams (HVX vs HD100).
another customer was saying that he read on the internet that the HD100 was crap and that the HVX resolution was 1080p. I turned to them and said "do you date a girl based solely on her breasts?". (OK some of us do but not the point). There is more to a cam than just resolution. Pulled out my frame captures. First of all as you can see Resolution of 720p is at least a D cup. But have you noticed this macro feature. I room into the scratches on a penny on the counter. try it on I say, notice the stability and center of gravity with the shoulder mount form factor. Also notice the Studio Returns that allows you to use this cam in a broadcast environment. For you movies (I was talking to film students) isn't it nice to know that you could rent for a day a $15,000.00 lens and all that effect to your cam.
So if your holding out for only the cup size take into consideration that entire picture and various gigs instead of the one idea you think your going to use your cam for.
I swear I don't work for JVC :^)