FS-3 versus Laptop for Capture
I am an Glidecam user evaluating Disk Recorders for the field. I am impressed by the functionality of the FS-3. But for the pricetag, what are the advantages of the FS-3 over using a laptop to capture directly? The laptop would be a decent processor (1.5+), high RAM (1gig), decent hard drive (60 gig) dell with XP Pro with more than one battery attached through a long firewire cable to the camera (cost ~$1700).
Some advantages I can think of for the FS-3 are: 1. power feed direct from camera battery 2. true portability; no cables between the camera and the FS-3 3. slave to camera for recording 4. straightforward VTR interface Some advantages I can think of for a laptop are: 1. large playback monitor 2. weight savings for a steadicam/glidecam system as it can be detached from the camera 3. in field editing Thanks in advance to any advice, Will JVC gy dv500u Glidecam V-20 Anton-Bauer Avid DV Xpress |
Normally you are moving the camera around quite a lot on a days
work and that didn't work too good for me when I was recording on my laptop (was recording on tape at the same time as well). It has some advantages, but you just cannot beat the harddisk recorders at portability. |
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