Flintstone
Well-known member
Re: What camcorder should I buy?
First of all, in my opinion, if you want to shoot fast action sporting events, then you'd want to shoot in 60i. On the other hand, if you want to capture the action for post analysis, then your better off shooting 30p. As for weddings, you have your choice of 60i, 30p, or 24p, that depends on the look you want.
Secondly, if you get the GR-HD1 and shoot in HD 720p, how will you distribute your HD material? Other then D-VHS and Windows Media 9 HD encoded material; there are no other distributable media on the consumer market right now. There are 2 things going against this cam at the moment, number one being a first gen cam, and number 2, it is equipped with only 1 CCD. I have heard from reviewers that the quality of the imagery is acceptable. I don't know about you, but I am not interested in acquiring any sort of expensive gear that is only "acceptable". The HDV standard is not fully implemented yet, and I believe there will be some important developments in HDV announced at NAB2004, and quite possibly a varied assortment of HDV compliant devices marketed by fall 2004. The fact of the matter is, there are no certainties yet, and DV is here to stay for many more years to come. Whatever the outcome of HDV, the Panasonic DVX100 will always have its place, the quality is impressive, and its flexibility is bound only by your imagination. Besides, the HDV standard doesn't support 24p... something to think about!
Oh! And did I mention the DVX100 is cheaper? Also, if you want CineForm’s AspectHD plugin for Adobe Premiere to edit in HD (because the software that comes with the HD1 is very basic), it will set you back $1200US… something else to think about.
First of all, in my opinion, if you want to shoot fast action sporting events, then you'd want to shoot in 60i. On the other hand, if you want to capture the action for post analysis, then your better off shooting 30p. As for weddings, you have your choice of 60i, 30p, or 24p, that depends on the look you want.
Secondly, if you get the GR-HD1 and shoot in HD 720p, how will you distribute your HD material? Other then D-VHS and Windows Media 9 HD encoded material; there are no other distributable media on the consumer market right now. There are 2 things going against this cam at the moment, number one being a first gen cam, and number 2, it is equipped with only 1 CCD. I have heard from reviewers that the quality of the imagery is acceptable. I don't know about you, but I am not interested in acquiring any sort of expensive gear that is only "acceptable". The HDV standard is not fully implemented yet, and I believe there will be some important developments in HDV announced at NAB2004, and quite possibly a varied assortment of HDV compliant devices marketed by fall 2004. The fact of the matter is, there are no certainties yet, and DV is here to stay for many more years to come. Whatever the outcome of HDV, the Panasonic DVX100 will always have its place, the quality is impressive, and its flexibility is bound only by your imagination. Besides, the HDV standard doesn't support 24p... something to think about!
Oh! And did I mention the DVX100 is cheaper? Also, if you want CineForm’s AspectHD plugin for Adobe Premiere to edit in HD (because the software that comes with the HD1 is very basic), it will set you back $1200US… something else to think about.
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