Sensetivity question...

[Policar]

I know the dvx is allegedly f11@2000 lux, but that's in interlace mode, right?

So it would be f8@2000 lux in progressive?

And the hvx is f8@2000 lux in both interlace AND progressive since it samples both from 1080p?

So....in progressive scan, are the dvx and hvx equally sensetive?

I'm thinking of getting an hvx...shooting a feature with it...then selling it, but sensetivity is a huge issue for me. (I'd rent, but the shoot date is basically "all summer" so I might as well just buy one for as long as I need it.)

 

[khmuse]

I think it would be a bit optimistic to assume that the HVX will match the sensitivity of the DVX (should be close however). It is typical to quote only interlaced sensitivity, so I don't know where the idea that the HVX is f8 in both modes originated from.

This question should be answered fairly soon, assuming that the release dates haven't slipped.

 

[Barry_Green]

There's been no announcement about HVX sensitivity. The only thing we have to go on is NBCShooter's side-by-side with a DVX, where he found it about 1 stop slower than a DVX. From that, and from jan's revelation that the chipset actually always works in progressive, it seems a reasonable assumption to say that the HVX will not go 1 stop slower in progressive, as it's *always* in progressive. Therefore it should be comparably sensitive to a DVX in progressive mode. However, we also have to temper this speculation with the observation that the camera at ResFest was a very early model with the picture "only about 80% done", and not necessarily representative of what the final sensitivity will be like.