meddesigner
Active member
Well I now have both the HVX DVD that Panasonic sent and the HDV that Sony sent. It is very disappointing that there is no footage shot with the HVX on the Panasonic DVD. It gives me pause for thought when considering their product – is there some sort of deception going on?
As far as the HDV DVD I was not super impressed. I watched both the down converted material on my plasma off my DVD player and the high def Windows Media Files on my PC although I am a Mac snob.
The material on my plasma was all right but not ground breaking and the material played back from the Windows Media Files was all right but there were some compression artifacts and some sort of strobe in shots that panned. The image latterly shifted in sections at a time then reassembled itself a moment later.
I will reserve judgment on the HVX till I see some real material but have to wonder about all the delays and the lack of material to view. Another problem is that when you look at this material and compare it to the stuff on INHD or Discovery HD I think we will all be very disappointed. To get that level of quality we will have to spend $$$$$. If that is what it takes so be it. There might be some level of misrepresentation to call these cameras High Def based solely on the fact they can record 720p or 1080i.
If it does not look that much better than a DVX or not as good as a 2/3” SD camera then why bother and why make the investment in the technology that is only going to lead to disappointment in the end results?
My main point is after reading this form for the last few months I think we might be expecting too much from this/these new cameras, as it really will not be able to compete with it’s higher priced siblings. I guess it is time to consider an HDX-400 for HD or an SDX-900 for SD.
Any thoughts?
As far as the HDV DVD I was not super impressed. I watched both the down converted material on my plasma off my DVD player and the high def Windows Media Files on my PC although I am a Mac snob.
The material on my plasma was all right but not ground breaking and the material played back from the Windows Media Files was all right but there were some compression artifacts and some sort of strobe in shots that panned. The image latterly shifted in sections at a time then reassembled itself a moment later.
I will reserve judgment on the HVX till I see some real material but have to wonder about all the delays and the lack of material to view. Another problem is that when you look at this material and compare it to the stuff on INHD or Discovery HD I think we will all be very disappointed. To get that level of quality we will have to spend $$$$$. If that is what it takes so be it. There might be some level of misrepresentation to call these cameras High Def based solely on the fact they can record 720p or 1080i.
If it does not look that much better than a DVX or not as good as a 2/3” SD camera then why bother and why make the investment in the technology that is only going to lead to disappointment in the end results?
My main point is after reading this form for the last few months I think we might be expecting too much from this/these new cameras, as it really will not be able to compete with it’s higher priced siblings. I guess it is time to consider an HDX-400 for HD or an SDX-900 for SD.
Any thoughts?
