Hey everyone,
I'm filming a theater performance later this month and my budget is very small. I own a Canon XL2 but have discussed with the client about upping the quality of the production. My usual set-up is a two camera system where one shoots a wide-shot of the stage and the other I use for close-ups.
My question is could I use the Sony HVR-V1U for the wide in order to get an HD picture and then use the SD XL2 for close-ups, which I'll up convert in post. I know its not ideal but how bad would the quality be for the XL2 in comparison? When using a second XL2 for the wide shot I lost allot of detail that happened on the stage but never had a issue with the close-ups.
I will be shooting about 300 feet back. The Sony would be on full wide mostly, with just a small amount of zoom in order to fill the stage, and the Canon would be on about 80% zoom.
P.S. Sorry if this is the wrong area for this post.
I'm filming a theater performance later this month and my budget is very small. I own a Canon XL2 but have discussed with the client about upping the quality of the production. My usual set-up is a two camera system where one shoots a wide-shot of the stage and the other I use for close-ups.
My question is could I use the Sony HVR-V1U for the wide in order to get an HD picture and then use the SD XL2 for close-ups, which I'll up convert in post. I know its not ideal but how bad would the quality be for the XL2 in comparison? When using a second XL2 for the wide shot I lost allot of detail that happened on the stage but never had a issue with the close-ups.
I will be shooting about 300 feet back. The Sony would be on full wide mostly, with just a small amount of zoom in order to fill the stage, and the Canon would be on about 80% zoom.
P.S. Sorry if this is the wrong area for this post.
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