Panasonic DV Camera For use in Capturing

jaredsilvia

jaredsilvia

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Hey, I was considering purchasing a cheapo Panasonic MiniDV Cam for use in capturing... essentially like a cheap dv deck, this instead of purchasing a dedicated DV Deck. Other than the commercial consumer grade heads potentially wearing the tapes, is there any serious problem to doing this? I've read the threads on here about "what is on tape is what is on tape, period..." so theoretically any DV Deck/player/recorder/camera should work for use in capturing 24p footage. I've read on here that a few of you use a commercial cheapo camera for digitizing...

I know that panasonic tapes use a dry lube vs. sony's wet lube and thus the potential damage/clogging to heads (why I'm looking at a panasonic dv camera to match brand of tape and cameras).

So, if my quest to capture without using the DVX as a "capture deck" or buying a pro deck (ack, after buying the DVX there's no way I'm going to be able to scrape up another 1k+) is misguided, let me know. Thanks a bunch, especially for patience, heh.
 
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I use a panasonic pv-DV52 (bought long time ago) but i use it to capture not because of the reasons you mention, but because i'm a bit lazy. i'm in production and taking the DVX in-and-out of it's case back-and-forth from set to studio when all i need to do is take the tape out...just easier for me with another camera waiting for me on the desk.
 
I would also like a cheap cam for rewindning and winding tapes
and perhaps even capturing.
Is Panasonic NV-GS17 an alternativ?
Its the cheapest here in Sweden (with 3 years warranty 450 dollars).
/Aje
 
You can use Panasonic tapes in other cameras. What you want to avoid is switching brands of tapes.
While a Panasonic cheap camera is good becuase you can use the same batteries most of them don't provide time code reading. Sony and other cameras do.
If possible buy an inexpensive camera from a dealer that has an easy to return policy.
 
jaredsilvia said:
Hey, I was considering purchasing a cheapo Panasonic MiniDV Cam for use in capturing... essentially like a cheap dv deck, this instead of purchasing a dedicated DV Deck. Other than the commercial consumer grade heads potentially wearing the tapes, is there any serious problem to doing this? I've read the threads on here about "what is on tape is what is on tape, period..." so theoretically any DV Deck/player/recorder/camera should work for use in capturing 24p footage. I've read on here that a few of you use a commercial cheapo camera for digitizing...

I know that panasonic tapes use a dry lube vs. sony's wet lube and thus the potential damage/clogging to heads (why I'm looking at a panasonic dv camera to match brand of tape and cameras).

So, if my quest to capture without using the DVX as a "capture deck" or buying a pro deck (ack, after buying the DVX there's no way I'm going to be able to scrape up another 1k+) is misguided, let me know. Thanks a bunch, especially for patience, heh.
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Alot of people use cheaper cameras for capturing and work pretty good.
Pretty much the benefits of a desk are faster rewing and Fast forward, Better connectivity to production monitors, stronger tape transport and a few others that I can't remember.

Also I spoke with 2 phone agents with sony and they stated that they are dry lube.
 
If you get an old PV-DV53 for this purpose, you can use the battery charger for your DVX batteries.

I use a PV-GS150. Different battery, but the quality of the video is pretty good (3CCD).
 
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good to know re: old PV-DV's - I'll keep my eyes open for one on ebay at a good price. Thanks everyone for your suggestions/ideas!
 
Sean Michael said:
If you get an old PV-DV53 for this purpose, you can use the battery charger for your DVX batteries.

I use a PV-GS150. Different battery, but the quality of the video is pretty good (3CCD).
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Of course if you're just using it for capturing it would plugged up to the power adapter
 
Here's a link to a post I made in another thread:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?p=535168#post535168

To sum it up, I mentioned I got a Panasonic G35 to do transfers and it was about $260 out the door at Best Buy. At that price, I could go through 3 of them and it's still cheaper than getting the cheapest standalone deck out there. Plus I have a B-camera for behind the scenes footage.

-GageFX
 
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