Nik Manning
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Okay I read that the Sharpness was adjustable on the HV10. Has anyone played with that? Because that seems to be what alot of shooters adjust when shooting hd for a film look. I hope HV20 can adjust the sharpness.
Canon HV20
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AuditoryVisuals
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I don't know about realease in Australia.
The other questions have already been discussed and are at various websites, but anyway here are your answers:
Well, atleast you didn't ask if it had a glass lens, or if it's digital.
The other questions have already been discussed and are at various websites, but anyway here are your answers:
Yes, it shoots 16:9 but it is recorded as 4:3 in 1440x1080, however, the live output through HDMI is 16:9.
Yes, it shoots to MiniDV tape using the HDV codec at 25mb/s.
Well, atleast you didn't ask if it had a glass lens, or if it's digital.
for those not following the other (later) thread, more info on the HV20:
Engadget:
...Japan's Impress Watch are first to get their hands on a unit for review and although we had to read it using machine translation, it's easy to see that they are, er, impressed. Issues with low light shooting that plagued the HV10 seem to have been resolved on the HV20. While the CMOS sensor remains the same size, they've added the noise reduction technology found in their EOS camera lineup to bring low-light sensitivity down from 5lux to 3lux. In fact, the HV20 "eradicates" the HV10's weaknesses "entirely." Impress will be hitting a review of Sony's comparable HDR-HC7 -- a similarly spec'd HDV camcorder that also supports the xvYCC standard found in HDMI 1.3 for wider color range and space -- to see how they stack up side-by-side. No worries, you can wait, the HV20 won't hit US stores until April...
Engadget:
...Japan's Impress Watch are first to get their hands on a unit for review and although we had to read it using machine translation, it's easy to see that they are, er, impressed. Issues with low light shooting that plagued the HV10 seem to have been resolved on the HV20. While the CMOS sensor remains the same size, they've added the noise reduction technology found in their EOS camera lineup to bring low-light sensitivity down from 5lux to 3lux. In fact, the HV20 "eradicates" the HV10's weaknesses "entirely." Impress will be hitting a review of Sony's comparable HDR-HC7 -- a similarly spec'd HDV camcorder that also supports the xvYCC standard found in HDMI 1.3 for wider color range and space -- to see how they stack up side-by-side. No worries, you can wait, the HV20 won't hit US stores until April...
BARYE said:for those not following the other (later) thread, more info on the HV20:
Engadget:
...Japan's Impress Watch are first to get their hands on a unit for review and although we had to read it using machine translation, it's easy to see that they are, er, impressed. Issues with low light shooting that plagued the HV10 seem to have been resolved on the HV20. While the CMOS sensor remains the same size, they've added the noise reduction technology found in their EOS camera lineup to bring low-light sensitivity down from 5lux to 3lux. In fact, the HV20 "eradicates" the HV10's weaknesses "entirely." Impress will be hitting a review of Sony's comparable HDR-HC7 -- a similarly spec'd HDV camcorder that also supports the xvYCC standard found in HDMI 1.3 for wider color range and space -- to see how they stack up side-by-side. No worries, you can wait, the HV20 won't hit US stores until April...
Camera Looks Amazing
HV20 footage is available at Japan site http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/ or at www.listvideo.com
Darth_Fluffy
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Is it okay to refer to another message board on this board? Sorry if I'm stepping on toes, but I'll post this anyways, and obviously take it down if I broke a rule or two.
Cine Color Mode on the Canon HV20
In Chris Hurd's overview of this camera over on DV Info, he writes:
"There's a Cine color mode available as well, which can be used with or without 24p. It's actually based on one of the Custom Presets included with the Canon XH A1 and G1 camcorders, number 8 (Cine.V.) The parameters of that preset are Gamma: Cine 1, Knee: Low, Black: Stretch, Sharpness: -4, Color Matrix: Cine 1, Color Gain: -20, Color Phase: +5, Red-Blue: -5, Green-Red: -5, Blue-Red: +5, and Red-Green: +12. When the HV20 begins shipping in April, it'll be interesting to see how this Cine color option matches up with Custom Preset 8 from an XH A1."
Assuming it is close to the Custom Preset 8 of the XH A1, and with the idea of shooting as dynamic an exposure as possible, for either better color correction in post or for a film out, does anybody have an opinion as to how this Cine Color Mode stands up?
Thanks,
Cine Color Mode on the Canon HV20
In Chris Hurd's overview of this camera over on DV Info, he writes:
"There's a Cine color mode available as well, which can be used with or without 24p. It's actually based on one of the Custom Presets included with the Canon XH A1 and G1 camcorders, number 8 (Cine.V.) The parameters of that preset are Gamma: Cine 1, Knee: Low, Black: Stretch, Sharpness: -4, Color Matrix: Cine 1, Color Gain: -20, Color Phase: +5, Red-Blue: -5, Green-Red: -5, Blue-Red: +5, and Red-Green: +12. When the HV20 begins shipping in April, it'll be interesting to see how this Cine color option matches up with Custom Preset 8 from an XH A1."
Assuming it is close to the Custom Preset 8 of the XH A1, and with the idea of shooting as dynamic an exposure as possible, for either better color correction in post or for a film out, does anybody have an opinion as to how this Cine Color Mode stands up?
Thanks,
Barry_Green
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It's months away from release. We can't know until we get it in our hands and try it. It sounds promising, like they intend to make it able to match.
Elton
Veteran
I only said that in general the settings work well on the H1 and A1. It may match fairly well, but I don't expect it to be exactly like you get with the more expensive cameras.
It'll probably have its own distinctive look, but like you said Barry, we won't know until its released or Kaku comes to the rescue!
It'll probably have its own distinctive look, but like you said Barry, we won't know until its released or Kaku comes to the rescue!
Barry_Green
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I certainly expect Kaku to be the first on the block shooting footage. That guy gets the first of everything!
Giallogreg
Active member
Some laptops have a DVI input, could you maybe use one of those HDMI-DVI adapters?
agwah
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footage but not kaku this time
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fav%2Fdocs%2F20070207%2Fzooma294.htm&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8
will it be possible to use the sony recorder on this one and maintain the 24p frames after it has been deinterlaced
Sony HVR-DR60
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=461819&is=REG
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fav%2Fdocs%2F20070207%2Fzooma294.htm&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8
will it be possible to use the sony recorder on this one and maintain the 24p frames after it has been deinterlaced
Sony HVR-DR60
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=461819&is=REG
Inexistence
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Does anyone know if 1/48th shutter is an option on the HV20? If it is I'm putting
in my order!
in my order!
Inexistence said:
I can't imagine it not being an option. You might want to get your pre-order in for an early arrival. That'll leave the option to cancel your order when full specs come out.
But again, Canon's "techy" cams have been quite fully featured the last couple of years (especially starting with the Optura 40). I just can't imagine they wouldn't make 1/48th shutter available in 24P mode...
Norbert
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From what I understand it will not be possible to set the shutter and iris independently on this camera? So if I want to keep the shutter at 1/50 the iris will be on auto? Will it be possible to lock the iris? If not, how could anyone use this camera for narrative work if the exposure keeps changing all the time?
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