I haven't been on this site in a long time. Hell, I didn't even know there was a dvx100b??!!! Any way, my question is in regards to an external drive that can connect to the camera (DVX100) and will record the footage like a tape. What are the best products out there. I love my original DVX100. Glad to be back to this site. Any and all info will be quite helpful.
recording video direct to hard drive. Products?
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Barry_Green
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There are three main products: the nNovia, the FireStore, and everything else (which is all the same product: the CitiDisk, the ADS, and the Quickstream are all made by CitiDisk).
The CitiDisk products are not well regarded as reliable. The nNovia and the FireStore would probably be the two leading contenders for usability and reliability.
The CitiDisk products are not well regarded as reliable. The nNovia and the FireStore would probably be the two leading contenders for usability and reliability.
Mark Whalen
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Just my two cents: I have an ADS PyroDV, and it's performed well over the past several months. I did, however, have to re-initialize the drive once due to corruption of the 'movie/media' folder early on (post file transfer, thankfully).
There are mixed reviews for many of the direct to edit devices currently on the market. The nNovia, PyroDV, and Firestore FS-4 each have issues. These inculde firmware, capture reliability, cost/benefit, and battery problems to name a few. Additionally, the Firestore is known for its loud fan noise (supposedly fixed in current versions of the device). Check postings in the DVinfo.net and Creative Cow forums and you'll see what I mean.
Despite the Citidisk, PyroDV and Quickstream all being made by a single manufacturer, I learned that you can hardly find the Citidisk and Quickstream units in stock at resellers - much less through their respective company's web sites. Quickstream states a 5-10 day lead time in order fulfillment; it's more like 6-10 weeks. And don't even try to e-mail a question to their sales or tech folks. I sent one to them in May and have yet to receive a reply. That being said, I chose the ADS unit because it was in stock (the FS-4 and other units were hard to find at the time), the price was right (nNovia and FS-4 Pro models were outside my budget), and the internal battery lasts for about 2 hours - which is about the recording capacity of the unit. You don't get the bells and whistles of the nNovia or Firestore, but for me it fits the jobs at hand.
HTH
There are mixed reviews for many of the direct to edit devices currently on the market. The nNovia, PyroDV, and Firestore FS-4 each have issues. These inculde firmware, capture reliability, cost/benefit, and battery problems to name a few. Additionally, the Firestore is known for its loud fan noise (supposedly fixed in current versions of the device). Check postings in the DVinfo.net and Creative Cow forums and you'll see what I mean.
Despite the Citidisk, PyroDV and Quickstream all being made by a single manufacturer, I learned that you can hardly find the Citidisk and Quickstream units in stock at resellers - much less through their respective company's web sites. Quickstream states a 5-10 day lead time in order fulfillment; it's more like 6-10 weeks. And don't even try to e-mail a question to their sales or tech folks. I sent one to them in May and have yet to receive a reply. That being said, I chose the ADS unit because it was in stock (the FS-4 and other units were hard to find at the time), the price was right (nNovia and FS-4 Pro models were outside my budget), and the internal battery lasts for about 2 hours - which is about the recording capacity of the unit. You don't get the bells and whistles of the nNovia or Firestore, but for me it fits the jobs at hand.
HTH
Blaine
Mr. Hollywood
I used the nNovia on a location shoot as was extremely pleased with the results. Something to be aware of is that you still have to ID your clips to make it easier to edit. Also, if you're shooting any Glidecam type of shots, the firewire from the capture unit to the camera is enough to throw your balance off.