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Originally Posted by Yasser Saeed
Brain .. thanks man for the details and for clearing up the story of Letus adapters. I will be doing alot of vfx, and greenscreen. I did not know that the color sampling of HDCAM is that low (3.1.1)!!
How about using Wafian with XDCAM HD? Will the quality will be identical to HDCAM with Wafian??
I have not decided yet on my post-production equipments, but will do after choosing the best camera for my work (HDCAM or XDCAM HD)
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With the Wafian you're only using the camera head, the on board recording system isn't an issue. The Wafian uses the HD SDI output, so by passing the recording end of the camera.
According to Sony the PDW 700 has "three newly developed 2/3-inch progressive Power HAD FX CCDs at 1920 x 1080 resolution. 14-bit A/D conversion and advanced digital signal processing are also used to ensure the highest picture quality." While the "HDW-F900R features 12-bit A/D conversion"
It sounds like the PDW 700 has same camera head as the latest HDW650 HDCAM camera. So if you're going to record the HD SDI output from the camera to the Wafian recorder using Cineform and the PDW 700 is cheaper, the latter would seem the best option for this job.
As Steve Philipps points out in the other thread, the GOP in the XDCAM HD 4:2:2 could cause problems with motion. Although, I suppose it depends on what you're trying to do and what is acceptable to you.