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David Beisner · July 1st, 2008, 06:52 AM

Thanks for all the advice.

In answer to a popular question: this camera is going to be used to make promotional films in an effort to 1) attract students and their parents to our college, and 2) raise about $20 million to complete a number of big development projects. The vast majority of my promo pieces will fall into the first category, which will primarily see distribution via the web. So the web's compression codecs will probably remove any visible difference. But the most important of my projects will fall into the second category and will be delivered via SD DVD and Blu-Ray DVD.

I've spent the last six weeks researching all these cameras and originally was set on the Canon XL-H1 until I began to learn about some of the hassles with HDV in post (and turn-around speed is somewhat important--I've got about 100-150 ten to fifteen minute promo shorts to do here--so I don't want to mess with converting to a different codec before post). Then I began reading about tapeless workflows and initially liked the EX1 better. I watched a lot of comaprison footage between the HVX and the EX1 and I love the EX1's low-light handling and just the overall beauty of the footage. And if I was just doing corporate commercials and interviews, I'd be all over that camera. But I also have to do promo stuff for all our sports teams which means that I'll have a lot of fast action. And with the rolling shutter issues of the EX1, that means that it's not an option for me. So then I turned to the HVX and started reading up on it, and so far, the only downsides I've found to that camera are the cost of P2 and the native resolution of the chip.

Unfortunately, I'm not in a a prosumer camera hotspot (just north of Chattanooga, TN) and I've been completely unable to find any of the cameras I'm interested in anywhere within three hours of where I live, so I've not been able to test any of them out.

Anyone know what the HPX's native chip size will be? I like what I've seen of that camera...

July 1st, 2008, 06:52 AM	#8
David Beisner Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dayton, TN (USA) Posts: 153	Thanks for all the advice. In answer to a popular question: this camera is going to be used to make promotional films in an effort to 1) attract students and their parents to our college, and 2) raise about $20 million to complete a number of big development projects. The vast majority of my promo pieces will fall into the first category, which will primarily see distribution via the web. So the web's compression codecs will probably remove any visible difference. But the most important of my projects will fall into the second category and will be delivered via SD DVD and Blu-Ray DVD. I've spent the last six weeks researching all these cameras and originally was set on the Canon XL-H1 until I began to learn about some of the hassles with HDV in post (and turn-around speed is somewhat important--I've got about 100-150 ten to fifteen minute promo shorts to do here--so I don't want to mess with converting to a different codec before post). Then I began reading about tapeless workflows and initially liked the EX1 better. I watched a lot of comaprison footage between the HVX and the EX1 and I love the EX1's low-light handling and just the overall beauty of the footage. And if I was just doing corporate commercials and interviews, I'd be all over that camera. But I also have to do promo stuff for all our sports teams which means that I'll have a lot of fast action. And with the rolling shutter issues of the EX1, that means that it's not an option for me. So then I turned to the HVX and started reading up on it, and so far, the only downsides I've found to that camera are the cost of P2 and the native resolution of the chip. Unfortunately, I'm not in a a prosumer camera hotspot (just north of Chattanooga, TN) and I've been completely unable to find any of the cameras I'm interested in anywhere within three hours of where I live, so I've not been able to test any of them out. Anyone know what the HPX's native chip size will be? I like what I've seen of that camera... __________________ David Beisner SDG Productions, Dayton, TN, USA Last edited by David Beisner; July 1st, 2008 at 06:54 AM. Reason: fixed a typo