Web based VIDEO help please? hmc150vs.hpx170

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inyourface

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Hi, newbie here obviously.
I have done some 'search' here and on the web on this subject and came up empty.
I have a website launching and on it I have video's. From this point forward upgrading quality of videos is my goal.
My questions are:

-will I realize the hpx170 ability on webbased video footage over the hmc150? (thinking I will not gain much for the $2k difference)

-am I better off with the avchd or the dvcpro hd from editing POV?

I youtube'd,vimeo'd footage to death and it seems the 'real' difference to my eye is the person who did the editing and the person behind the camera.

ANY and all help is appreciated!
Thank you
 
Given that web video is compressed twice, and AVCHD is heavily compressed, you might see some difference, but I doubt it would be substantial.

Looks as you've compared already.
 
so if i get the hpx170 I am more likely to get a better overall video quality?

My videos are 99% outdoor shoots and in colorful, beautiful places where I'd love to get more 'wow' factor. Shooting in nice places and NOT taking 'visual' advantage of it is killing me. LOL
Thanks for the reply!!!
 
better in. better out. is it $2k better? dunno. are you going to be making money based on quality?
 
i shot a show last week with my hpx170 and the guy running the b camera was using an hmc70 and the hpx footage was way, way, WAY better. not even in the same ball park.
 
wgzn said:
i shot a show last week with my hpx170 and the guy running the b camera was using an hmc70 and the hpx footage was way, way, WAY better. not even in the same ball park.
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1/4-inch consumer chips with 13 Mbit/s datarate? I would be surprised if the 170 were not better.
 
wgzn said:
better in. better out. is it $2k better? dunno. are you going to be making money based on quality?
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well no and yes!

My idea or thoughts are if you are doing presentations via web video's you have to make it a 'wow' factor video so people are compelled to watch it for the quality. So many websites put bells and whistles into the site yet drop the ball on video its amazing!

While we did what we had to do to get website up next week we are all over upgrading each and every video's quality. (hv20 footage now w/ juiced link xlr converter)

GOALS:
great content that is NOT overwhelming with info and is easy to digest .
plus.........
great sound
great scenery
and great HD quality!

Thinking the 'HOT' fitness models won't hurt either! LOL

So if the hpx170 is the better play in the end...(quality, colors, easier editing etc) then a crowbar to the wallet is what I have to do.

IF there wont really be a substantial or noticeable difference in the above mentioned then the hmc150 is what I will buy...

I have NO idea and completely appreciate every ones input 100%.

Yeah, my brain hurts. I wish I knew 1% of what you people knew!

LOL,
'face'
 
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I went HPX-170, mostly because I'm usually called to shoot with others using 200As and 170s and I wanted to help keep the image as consistent as possible.

It's been a workhorse and I absolutely love it. I also like working with P2 better than AVCHD.
 
OK inquiring minds want to know - in what way would footage originating on an HPX170 look better on Youtube/Vimeo/Whatevah than footage shot by a similarly competent operator on an HMC150? Color me skeptical.
 
pounded the internet again and unless there are lens adaptions no real difference between the two...

costs... camera and cards

so... looks like monday...the hmc150
 
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inyourface said:
found out today the hpx170 is out soon anyway from line up....
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Posts like this do no good for anyone.

If you have verifiable information, it should be posted. If this is a rumor, you should say as much. But this type stuff as a seventh post undermines credibility, no offense intended.

The HPX170 Panasonic product manager posts here, and nothing has come from that person.

Please don't post rumors without substance.
 
HPX170 footage looks better on the web by far. If anyone wants to PM me I'll send you a link.

A client of mine wanted to match footage, no contest there. Client hires me instead of hmc150 guy after I showed her my footage.

But honestly, it really depends on the content you are going for. If you aren't going to use the camera to get work, then don't worry about it.
 
Was she looking at your HD footage on a monitor, or was she streaming the two sets of footage from a webpage? If the latter, did the other guy know how to encode his footage properly?

I honestly can't see how good footage from these two cameras could be significantly different when streamed, given that the specs of the originals are going to be mangled up the wazoo by the compression applied.
 
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