Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
November 2nd, 2013, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,084
Re: XA20 Third Party Battery
Good news, everyone. The 3rd party batteries from ebay that I posted about earlier arrived yesterday and I tried one of them out with my XA20 at a football game tonight. It performed flawlessly...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
October 13th, 2013, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,084
Re: XA20 Third Party Battery
I think there's finally a 3rd party battery (manufactured in China) for sale on ebay that will work with the XA20 (at least, they advertise that it will). I've ordered 2 and will post my results...
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Forum: Canon XA and VIXIA Series AVCHD Camcorders
September 14th, 2013, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 29,704
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
February 15th, 2009, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,352
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Forum: Photon Management
February 5th, 2009, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,212
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
February 5th, 2009, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,352
Thanks for all of your feedback. I recaptured...
Thanks for all of your feedback. I recaptured the footage using a firewire cable instead of a USB connected break out box and the audio problem disappeared. So it looks like I had 2 separate issues...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
February 3rd, 2009, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,352
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
February 3rd, 2009, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,352
Weird Video Problem
I was shooting a company party at a bowling alley recently. After the employees bowled, the CEO projected a "Jeopardy" like game onto a huge TV screen that hung above the bowling lanes. The feed...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
January 7th, 2009, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,733
Rob, if possible, borrow or rent a lanc...
Rob, if possible, borrow or rent a lanc controller from someone to try out with your camera. I know from personal experience that the lanc controller gives me the smoothest & most consistent results...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
December 29th, 2008, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,733
I think the only way to get really smooth zooms...
I think the only way to get really smooth zooms with this camera (or perhaps ANY camera) is to invest in a good lanc controller (I use a Bogen 522 for tripod shooting and a Sony controller from one...
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Forum: Photon Management
December 3rd, 2008, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,477
Hi Bill,
Yes, my kit includes 3 of the soft...
Hi Bill,
Yes, my kit includes 3 of the soft boxes and they're great. It's a bit challenging setting them up for the first time but once the support rods are bent into position they're much easier...
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Forum: Photon Management
December 3rd, 2008, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,477
I own a Steve Kaeser lighting kit (Steve Kaeser...
I own a Steve Kaeser lighting kit (Steve Kaeser Backgrounds & Accessories (http://www.skaeser.com/servlet/the-441/*3000-WATT-COOL-FLO/Detail)) and have been VERY happy with its construction quality...
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Forum: Focus Enhancements FireStore
December 3rd, 2008, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,686
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 31st, 2008, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,221
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 30th, 2008, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,729
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 28th, 2008, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,729
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Forum: Jibs / Cranes / Booms
July 10th, 2008, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,995
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Forum: Photon Management
June 10th, 2008, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,330
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
May 30th, 2008, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,007
Good call, Boyd--my bad. I guess I hadn't used...
Good call, Boyd--my bad. I guess I hadn't used the VX2100 enough to know about accessing the gain manually in the method you described. So you're right--it should perform just as well in low light...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
May 29th, 2008, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,007
Noa:
If both camera's exposure controls...
Noa:
If both camera's exposure controls (including the gain setting on the PD 170) are set on automatic, you shouldn't notice much difference in brightness levels between the 2 cameras. If,...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
May 29th, 2008, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,007
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
May 2nd, 2008, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,223
Update
I just finished filing down the higher edge on my PD 170 accessory shoe (see attached image). It took me about 20 minutes. All 3 surfaces of the shoe are flush now (as they should have been when...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
May 2nd, 2008, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,223
Warning to all PD 170 owners
I heard back from Sony on this and their engineers have concluded that the design of the accessory shoe on the PD 170 is NOT defective, even though one of the edges is indeed higher as I described. ...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
April 30th, 2008, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,075
You can also try Mack's Repair...
You can also try Mack's Repair (http://www.mackcam.com/) in New Jersey. My PD 170 and VX2100 are under extended warranty with them (originally purchased at B & H when I bought the cameras new...
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Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion
April 18th, 2008, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,223
Thanks, Steve, but I'd rather avoid having to...
Thanks, Steve, but I'd rather avoid having to drill holes in all of my shoe-mounted accessories in order to do this. It also looks like you need adequate clearance for the thumbscrew, which some of...
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