HVX200 vs HPX170

sigepwriter

sigepwriter

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I've been looking between these 2 cameras... is it true, these lists of differences?


-Same chipset so you get the same great low noise, low light performance.
-Wider lens. 3.9-51mm aka 28-368. Now you're talking! That's pretty wide for a fixed lens.
-LIGHT: 4.2 lbs as opposed to the chubby HVX.
-Histogram for exposure control
-In-camera image flip for use with lens adapters
-3 kinds of focus assist
-More useful user button selections like "delete last clip"
-NTSC/PAL switchable
-The joystick from the DVX is back as opposed to the crappy 90 degree buttons on the HVX
-6 pin lockable firewire interface
-HD-SDI out (!!!!!)
-8 Scene File settings
-3 ND filers (1/8, 1/16, 1/64)

I pulled this from a website comparing the two and was just wondering...
 
-The HPX has a histogram for focusing, and waveform for exposure.
-You have to send the HPX into Panasonic if you want a ntsc/pal switchable camera

Unless you need a tape drive, I'd go with the HPX170.
 
HPX is WAY BETTER !
(unless you are still in looove with your miniDV tapes)
The best thing you forgot to mention is the 5 YEAR WARRANTY ! as there are no more moving parts except for the lens, everything else is fixed and strong solid state.

Things I really love about the HPX are the Waveform monitor, the light weight the black and white setting for the viewfinder (priceless to see contrasts !) and the best of all HD-SDI !

there are actually 4 ND filters.
 
Don't forget you can still shoot DV to the p2 card. Unless you are doing client hand offs on tape there is no reason to buy an HVX.
 
Buddy of mine got the 170. It refused to do the auto-switch thing in clip mode. Is there a way to turn that on?

I guess I should look at the manual, but the HVX manual was shite vs Barry's book so I was trying to use that plus the 1st look, 2nd look articles. But it actually looked thicker than the HVX's manual so maybe it's worth something.
 
What do you mean, the auto-switch thing -- you mean where it plays back the clips regardless of format? It doesn't automatically do that, you have to hold the joystick in the "down" position for a second in order to get it to switch.
 
I think I just realized what I've been doing wrong. I thought you were saying hold the joystick down, like pressed down. Not the down position as in the "Stop" command. Thanks!
 
Yeah, that was a confusing one to figure out from the initial japanese-translated documents I saw. I thought it meant to push it in also, but it literally means "hold it in the down position, towards the stop command".
 
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