DTE for the HV20

Nathyn

Nathyn

Low Budget Ninja
What is a good DTE for the HV20. I assume it would be something that could be used on the Canon A1s or XLH1s as well?

-Nate
 
The only firestore to use with the XHA1 or XLH1 series is the FS-C. I believe that no firestore understands the Canon 24F mode, except for the FS-C.

But you don't need to use the FS-C with the HV20, you could use any firestore HDV with the HV20. I do believe the FS-C will work fine with the HV20, so that's probably the one you want.

(at least, I think this is correct)
 
Glad you asked because I was trying to find the same information for the HV30.

I just looked at Focus Enhancements website and they have a chart of "Recommended" units to use with certain cameras and it implies that only the FS-4 HD and FS-4 Pro HD models are compatible with the Canon HV20/30.

Barry is right about the A1 and all other Canons being able to be used with the FS-C. But it is still unclear if this is absolute or just a "Recommendation."

Here is the chart.

http://www.focusinfo.com/dynassets/...eStore-DTE-Compatibility-7.12.07-US_72dpi.pdf
 
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My understanding of this is the FS-C is *required* if you want to record 24F/25F/30F footage.

The FS-4 HD could be used for recording 60i HDV (including from the HV20/HV30) but if you want to use "24F" (from your XLH1 or XHA1, etc) then *only* the FS-C recognizes that mode.

If anyone has concrete information to the contrary, please share. This was the understanding I got from a Focus representative.
 
I suspect that you are right about it being required. I would use whatever they "recommended."

It is still unclear to me if the HV20/30 works with the FS-4 in the 24P mode. Here is another page showing the recommended FS-4 for HDV and it talks about 1080i for HDV but I can't make out if this would handle the HV20/30' version of 24p.

http://www.focusinfo.com/dynassets/documents/products/Focus FS-4 Line.pdf

For HDV recording it lists ".m2t 1080i 50/60." Does this mean it can or cannot work with the HV20/30 version of 24PF which as I understand it is different than other Canon versions of 24P or is it 24f?
 
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I wouldn't think there would be a problem since the hv20/30 records 24 frames wrapped in 60i. It's just recording 60i, which is why you have to remove the pulldown to edit in a 24 frame timeline.
 
Agreed. Canon's "24p" mode is recorded as 60i, so any 60i HDV firestore should work.

The incompatibility is limited to the 24F/25F/30F modes, which are not 60i, therefore they need the special FS-C.
 
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