How long will an HVX last?
- Thread starter Jet Nine
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Barry_Green
Moderator
Well, in P2 mode, there are no heads and nothing to wear out.
The tape heads should be good for around 2,000 hours or so.
The tape heads should be good for around 2,000 hours or so.
Ted Spencer
Veteran
On the HD side of an HVX, the only motorized or moving parts aside from buttons, switches, and the LCD cover are the zoom/focus/iris servos and the OIS image stabilizer. I'd expect it to go for many trouble-free years...
Donald Gregory
Well-known member
I've got over 1100 hours on my first HVX. Someone must have one with 5000 hours or more. Speak up if you do 
Timothy Harry
Active member
I will have 3 years of use on my HVX200's. They were used for almost a year of everyday use in a commercial setting, and now they get used regularly, but not everyday. I just got them back from repair at specc-comm, and they work just as good as the day they were brand new. One piece of advice is to remove the battery when you transport the camera. I had an accident 3 months ago with my production trailer and that is the reason the both had to go to specc-comm, there were no battery tabs left on either camera from that one, but other than that they have been flawless!
Ted Spencer
Veteran
The connectors are fragile too. Care must be taken with all of them - D4 component video, audio, headphone, firewire, etc. All are consumer grade except for the XLR mic inputs, and are a big expensive hassle to fix.
