D_Odell
Active member
Hi,
I have been filming with each of the DVX cameras under one and a half year. The non A, A and B version seems to me have great differences. This isn't news at any point, but I really want to hear peoples opinions on the DVX100 bringing a much cleaner picture than the A or B version. I can't speak truly out of the B version because I only used it under two days, and that was only interviews.
But as a owner of a DVX100A for about half a year, it's utterly disappointing that the picture is very (!) noisier than the non A version. In fact I have ideas to move back to the first series instead of the current A version.
Some could say that; give it some light and the grain goes away and that's partly true. But when filming in winter here in Sweden the light often isn't inadequate. And the grain doesn’t just disappear.
I worked with a non A version for a year, some time ago. And the material that will be used from the three versions in a documentary is different in saying the least.
This message I try to write is do not just buy a A version. I find the older much more price worthy and the most extraordinary thing it bring much better picture. (You can't tweak the cam as much as in A or B, but it brings better pics. And you can easily sync the sound in post.) And last, what an updat from Panasonic...
Shut me up if I am wrong somewhere.
Regards,
Odell
I have been filming with each of the DVX cameras under one and a half year. The non A, A and B version seems to me have great differences. This isn't news at any point, but I really want to hear peoples opinions on the DVX100 bringing a much cleaner picture than the A or B version. I can't speak truly out of the B version because I only used it under two days, and that was only interviews.
But as a owner of a DVX100A for about half a year, it's utterly disappointing that the picture is very (!) noisier than the non A version. In fact I have ideas to move back to the first series instead of the current A version.
Some could say that; give it some light and the grain goes away and that's partly true. But when filming in winter here in Sweden the light often isn't inadequate. And the grain doesn’t just disappear.
I worked with a non A version for a year, some time ago. And the material that will be used from the three versions in a documentary is different in saying the least.
This message I try to write is do not just buy a A version. I find the older much more price worthy and the most extraordinary thing it bring much better picture. (You can't tweak the cam as much as in A or B, but it brings better pics. And you can easily sync the sound in post.) And last, what an updat from Panasonic...
Shut me up if I am wrong somewhere.
Regards,
Odell
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