Multi Camera Shoot with 1080P AVCHD Camera and 720p Camera For Weddings

[Ken1212]

Can I shoot an event with one camera shooting AVCHD at 1080p and another shooting 720p, second camera being a JVC HD-110. Will I have problems in post. Or should I shoot 720 on both cameras?

 

[JT_Productions]

Why not full 1080p on the JVC?

 

[Jim Simon]

I personally would shoot with the same specs on both cameras. Same resolution, same frame rate, both interlaced or both progressive.

 

[Ken1212]

the jvc HD110 is only a 720 camera that shoots on mini dv.

 

[maranfilms]

Shouldn't be an issue at all. I would just down rez the 1080 to 720, then you should be fine.

 

[JT_Productions]

You could use 720p 60i on the HMC150, and use that camera for slow motion footage, while the JVC HD110, can be set to 24p.

 

[Jim Simon]

The info on the JVC page is difficult to accurately discern. On one page it says the camera can do "Full HD", which technically means 1920 x 1080 progressive. On another page the site says it can only record up to 720p. On that same page it says it can do 720p/24, which is a normal HD spec. But it also lists 720p/30, which is not a normal HD spec (won't go to Blu-ray as is), and it can't do 720p/60, which is the normal HD spec.

It's very confusing, but I still think you should do your best to match all specs on both cameras.

 

[Philip Goetz]

24p JVC capture is hell. I think that having both cameras at 30p or at 60i is a bigger concern that the 720 or 1080 question. JVC is 720 only.

 

[JT_Productions]

All right, then 720p 24p for the HMC150, and 720p 60i (shutter 100-125) on the JVC should work out fine for you, for both aspects of shooting and editing.

 

[Jim Simon]

Except that one will look like film, and one will look like video.

That's no good.

Match both cameras fully.

 

[JT_Productions]

Yes, but the one that looks like video, could be slowed down, thus becoming a designated 'slow motion camera'.