HVX LCD screen not up to par?

[taubkin]

Both.

And, for racking focus between shots, those "useless" numbers are actually more useful. i.e., if you're setting up a rack focus, it's easier to remember to rack from MF38 to MF72 than it is to remember to rack from 8.62' to 31.44'...

Anyway, it does both.

I know what you mean. I guess it works better to others than me. I just hate when people miss their marks or improvise (the terror of DV) and the previoulsy memorized F number marks turn meaningless, and you can't judge focus by eye. DV's low COC and 1/3" CCDs high DOF kept saving my ass most of the time, but I'm happy to know that in the HD camera, we will have better ways of ACing. The DVX (especially without the century focus gear with hard stops) is a nightmare to first assistants - I'm living it right now.

Cheers!

 

[Barry_Green]

so no info on the usability of the lcd screen in daylight, what do you think Barry, Jarrid????

It's the same LCD as the DVX100B (I believe). So without a hood, it will be of limited value. With a hood (Petrol or Hoodman) it should be perfectly usable. If you don't have a hood, just use the viewfinder,