The Panasonic Sales gui told me that 720PN is better

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someday

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Totay i had a talk with the Panasonic gui who sold me the HVX200 (it comes next week) and he recommended to use always 720p, not 1080i, because he states that the 1080i is interlaced with all the related problems.
But i thought that the HVX200 1080i IS PROGRESSIVE and is layed down in an interlaced way, still resulting progressive to the audience.
So i'm quite confused...
 
1080i is interlaced.

1080p30 ad 1080p24 are progressive.

1080 can be slightly sharper than 720 and is preferred by some when doing green screen work.
 
Ah, can you in 1080i (interlaced for real) with the HVX?...
who cares, my head is progressive only....hehehe
 
Yes, you can shoot both 1080i and 1080P on the HVX

There was alot of confusion on that at first (and still now) because alot of the HVX literature only states 1080i recording - but the reason for that is that the DVCProHD codec is interlaced in 1080. So anytime you record 1080 you are recording an interlaced stream - BUT, the chips in the camera are progressive, and the HVX acts just like the DVX when shooting progressive modes in 1080. That means that while the chips are capturing either 30 or 24 PROGRESSIVE frames per second, the camera is recording that as 24 or 30 interlaced frames per second in order to stay within the specs of the codec. But make no mistake - the HVX can absolutely record in both 24P and 30P in 1080 mode.

Just like the DVX is always recording 29.97 interlaced (in NTSC), yet can capture 24 and 30 progressive frames per second.

This isn't an issue in 720 mode because DVCProHD 720 is a progressive codec.

Hope that made sense - I haven't had enough coffee yet.
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I think Barry Green tries to always shoot at 1080 for the increase in sharpness and i've shot green screen at 1080 30P to very good affect.
 
720p is better for the fast action sports because you can shoot at 60 frames per second. 1080i is only 30 frames per second.
 
1080 is sharper, but its a pain to edit, and requires lots of trips to the Laptop for dumping.
 
Both 720/24pn & 1080/24p look identical inside of a Final Cut Timeline. However...it is when compressing the files into mp4,mov or (or a small file size for the internet)...thus arrives that point in time when the quality becomes obvious.

If you are using variable framrates within the same scene (slow motion action shots)...you might want to stick with 720...because your white balance and RGB ratios might differ when switching from 1080 to 720. I even know some people who use 1080p only when the camera is more than 5 feet away from the subject...due to its increase in detail.

As for the rules of filmmaking...there aren't any. There's only good filmmaking and...well...the other kind.
 
also, shooting 1080 with a 35adpter, looks amazing. Shoot 1080 if you have the computer to edit it with.
 
1080/720.. all job dependant.. I've done greenscreen with both 720pn and 1080 24p and i see no difference in ease of use..
 
I'll second that.. have just done a 1 hour doco in 1080i and no issues editing on Dual 2.5ghz mac.. cheers
 
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