JVC HD250 vs HVX200

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JimmyTheSaint

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I'm doing a little research on the JVC to see how it stacks up, and thus far I can't see any value in it over the HVX. It records HDV unless it's tethered to an HD deck, then the best you can get is upconverted 1080i from 720. That alone counts me out.

I do like the shoulder mounted operation, the left or right eyed VF, the ability to flip the VF image and the lens interchageability.

10K for the body and who-know-what for a good lens seems kinda overpriced.

Can anybody in the know chime in and tell me what I'm missing?
 
As you say, HDV only is not such a good thing, especially for field use, but the 250 doubles as a studio cam with remote (RCU or CCU) capabilities. So having a studio cam with HD-SDI far outways the HVX. And that makes it interresting for studio users.
 
Yes, but isn't the HVX able to be outfitted for multi-cam/remote studio use? Or is that where the extra $$ gets justified on the JVC?
 
JimmyTheSaint said:
It records HDV unless it's tethered to an HD deck, then the best you can get is upconverted 1080i from 720. That alone counts me out.
Can anybody in the know chime in and tell me what I'm missing?
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Well you dont seem to be missing a thing if the HDV and upconverted 1080i "counts you out"
 
The JVC is designed for that, the HVX not so much, it's designed to be a handheld/field camera. Night and day design philosophy differences between those two (and huge price difference too).

A more appropriate comparison would be between the new HPX500 and the JVC HD250, there you're getting shoulder-mount interchangeable-lens HD-SDI cameras compared against each other. In that comparison the HPX is more expensive but also offers 2/3" chips and 1080 recording and variable frame rates, the JVC is 1/3" chips and 720p-only recording. But they're both interchangeable-lens, HD-SDI, timecode in/out, genlock, etc.
 
JimmyTheSaint said:
I'm doing a little research on the JVC to see how it stacks up, and thus far I can't see any value in it over the HVX. It records HDV unless it's tethered to an HD deck, then the best you can get is upconverted 1080i from 720. That alone counts me out.

I do like the shoulder mounted operation, the left or right eyed VF, the ability to flip the VF image and the lens interchageability.

10K for the body and who-know-what for a good lens seems kinda overpriced.

Can anybody in the know chime in and tell me what I'm missing?
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Two totally different cameras at two totally different price points.
 
if you want to compare the LOOKS, you could go onto my site and check it out. www.dandobi.com ... BIG D was shot on HVX (with 35 lenses) while A DAY TO REMEMBER was HVX stock lens. BLEEDING THROUGH was JVC ... take a look! : )
 
dan, are you and rob brothers? i see you link to his page. i'm a huge fan of his design work. and your videos are also pretty solid, btw.
 
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dandobi.com said:
if you want to compare the LOOKS, you could go onto my site and check it out. www.dandobi.com ... BIG D was shot on HVX (with 35 lenses) while A DAY TO REMEMBER was HVX stock lens. BLEEDING THROUGH was JVC ... take a look! : )
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Videos look great. What lens did you use with the JVC to shoot BLEEDING THROUGH? Looks sharper than the other videos.
 
man, i loved that hvx with 35 lenses video, but damn the jvc looked awesome too. cameras are just going to keep getting better and better arent they?
 
jake stutheit said:
man, i loved that hvx with 35 lenses video, but damn the jvc looked awesome too. cameras are just going to keep getting better and better arent they?
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Yeah, the HVX200 reproduce the colors very well. But I haven't seen any HVX200 footage that looked sharper than the JVC. Now if you could combine the strengths of both cameras into one you would have a truly great little camera.
 
Mediacre said:
Videos look great. What lens did you use with the JVC to shoot BLEEDING THROUGH? Looks sharper than the other videos.
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thanks! ... it was the stock lens believe it or not, hah ... you can get some great images outta that thing :)
 
that kind of pricing for an HDV camera is totally insane! as ive said before, IMO - HDV is a transitional format and in time im sure it will be seen as the "8-track tape"" of video that i have always called it.
 
I havn't seen HD250 footage but I've seen a lot from the HD100 which I believe uses the same chip set. After seeing both the HD100 and HVX200 side by side, they're comparibly sharp. However, I find the HVX200 to produce much more natural colors with a more film-like gamma curve. I also HATE HDV and short GoP formats. I've also come to enjoy the variable frame-rates and versatility of the HVX200.

All that said, the HD250 is a different form-factor with a number of advantages (all of which have already been mentioned) though it's also more expensive. It depends how much image, price, and features matter to you.
 
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