Various posts concerning GR-HD1U and JY-HD10U

Ken Tanaka · February 13th, 2004, 11:29 PM

Hello Geoff,
Glad to see you're still giving seminars.

I moved your announcement to the home of those who will be most interested in it.

-Ken-

Dwight Flynn · February 17th, 2004, 06:06 AM

I there a zoom and/or focus control adapter for the hd10u like there is for other cams.

Obin Olson · February 17th, 2004, 06:45 PM

I am making a radio control focus system for the dvx100 camera..it may also fit this camera with little modification...I will keep you posted if you want to send me an email :

oolsen1@ec.rr.com

Les Dit · February 18th, 2004, 04:00 AM

Just curious how you plan to use such a focus ring wheel?
is it just to make it easier to grab, or are you going to attempt to hit predefined focus set points?
The JVC has some major problems with repeating focus positions, because the focus ring is controlling a servo that is running open loop. There is a lot of non mechanical slop in there.

A simple test to try: Focus on an object from the infinity side, and mark the position. Now rack it to the closeup side , and focus on the same object as before. The two positions are not the same.

-Les

David Kennett · February 26th, 2004, 02:51 PM

Just experienced a real "Pro" feature of the HD10. I was in the middle of shooting, when a "USE HEAD CLEANING TAPE" message appeared. Sure enough, a head was clogged! I used the cleaning tape, checked it out, and continued. It sure saved the day!

Heath McKnight · February 26th, 2004, 04:08 PM

Yeah, I like how some of the newer cameras can alert you to that. You may want to go to our Tape Thread and ask which tapes may cause that.

heath

Paul Mogg · March 2nd, 2004, 03:05 PM

I agree with you Les, as the camera doesn't really have a true manual focus, it won't be possible to repeat focus positions using the focus ring, except by visual reference combined with manual adjustment. Without a large monitor attached I find it very hard to get extremely accurate focus (that you need for HD) by reference to the LCD screen alone, and the viewfinder might as well not be there for all the use it is, IMO. But this is true of he controls on most consumer level cameras. I find that without an HD monitor attached, the best way to focus is to use the auto focus, zoom in on the object you want to focus on, wait for the auto focus to do it's stuff, and then lock it when focus appears to be achieved. But I'm finding that sometimes even this isn't good enough. ..and of course NEVER leave the auto focus on, it will "hunt " constantly.
It's a whole different world from SD (which now ALL looks out of focus to me).

Heath McKnight · March 4th, 2004, 09:03 AM

Here are some pix from Jon's DPing of my short film:

http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...er%20wide2.jpg

http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...%20dinner2.jpg

http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...0on%20tub2.jpg

http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...0at%20car2.jpg

For Jon's complete reviews, click here:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=17040

and here:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=19828

I'll have footage from the Varicam/HD10 shootout soon. Sorry to everyone for all the delays! I've been BUSY!

Thanks,

heath

Betsy Moore · March 4th, 2004, 12:06 PM

Thanks for the pics, HM:)

Dale Larsen · March 10th, 2004, 11:03 PM

After doing about 3 hours of playback (HD) & encode, the camera quit sending audio.

I powered it down and back up and it played normal for several minutes more then both video & audio went out. Time code moved but nothing came out.

I picked it up and noticed the bottom was very hot.

I'm giving it the night off.

I have shot with it for an entire day and not noticed it getting overly warm. all cameras get warm/hot when shooting.

I searched but found no posts about this.

Anyone?

Heath McKnight · March 11th, 2004, 02:55 PM

I haven't had any of those problems, so you may have a unique problem. I would recommend calling JVC tech support ASAP!

But that doesn't mean someone else may not have similar problems like this. Anyone else out there experiencing this situation?

heath

Troy Lamont · March 12th, 2004, 12:57 PM

Has anyone noticed that the component outs from these cameras is a little on the dark side?

I've turned my LCD down on the camera itself because I don't think it really representative of the component picture to my HD set.

Anyone else?

Troy

Heath McKnight · March 12th, 2004, 02:59 PM

Saw this via Bob Turner's The Cut:

http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4468

What do y'all think?

Is it the same as this camera:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=21325

But David Newman said it's probably not an HD camera...

heath

Heath McKnight · March 12th, 2004, 05:16 PM

I haven't noticed anything, but I'll double check.

heath

David Newman · March 12th, 2004, 05:17 PM

I said it was not HDV camera. It is HD POV camera.

February 17th, 2004, 06:06 AM	#242
Dwight Flynn Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 393	zoom focus adapter I there a zoom and/or focus control adapter for the hd10u like there is for other cams.

February 26th, 2004, 02:51 PM	#245
David Kennett Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 407	Happy Error Message Just experienced a real "Pro" feature of the HD10. I was in the middle of shooting, when a "USE HEAD CLEANING TAPE" message appeared. Sure enough, a head was clogged! I used the cleaning tape, checked it out, and continued. It sure saved the day! __________________ Dave

February 26th, 2004, 04:08 PM	#246
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Yeah, I like how some of the newer cameras can alert you to that. You may want to go to our Tape Thread and ask which tapes may cause that. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

March 2nd, 2004, 03:05 PM	#247
Paul Mogg Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 386	I agree with you Les, as the camera doesn't really have a true manual focus, it won't be possible to repeat focus positions using the focus ring, except by visual reference combined with manual adjustment. Without a large monitor attached I find it very hard to get extremely accurate focus (that you need for HD) by reference to the LCD screen alone, and the viewfinder might as well not be there for all the use it is, IMO. But this is true of he controls on most consumer level cameras. I find that without an HD monitor attached, the best way to focus is to use the auto focus, zoom in on the object you want to focus on, wait for the auto focus to do it's stuff, and then lock it when focus appears to be achieved. But I'm finding that sometimes even this isn't good enough. ..and of course NEVER leave the auto focus on, it will "hunt " constantly. It's a whole different world from SD (which now ALL looks out of focus to me). __________________ Paul

March 4th, 2004, 09:03 AM	#248
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Jpegs of short film Jon Fordham and I did Here are some pix from Jon's DPing of my short film: http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...er%20wide2.jpg http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...%20dinner2.jpg http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...0on%20tub2.jpg http://www.dvinfo.net/jvc/media/heat...0at%20car2.jpg For Jon's complete reviews, click here: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=17040 and here: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=19828 I'll have footage from the Varicam/HD10 shootout soon. Sorry to everyone for all the delays! I've been BUSY! Thanks, heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

February 13th, 2004, 11:29 PM	#241
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Hello Geoff, Glad to see you're still giving seminars. I moved your announcement to the home of those who will be most interested in it. -Ken-

February 17th, 2004, 06:45 PM	#243
Obin Olson Trustee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 1,414	I am making a radio control focus system for the dvx100 camera..it may also fit this camera with little modification...I will keep you posted if you want to send me an email : oolsen1@ec.rr.com

February 18th, 2004, 04:00 AM	#244
Les Dit Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Southern Cal-ee-for-Ni-ya Posts: 608	Just curious how you plan to use such a focus ring wheel? is it just to make it easier to grab, or are you going to attempt to hit predefined focus set points? The JVC has some major problems with repeating focus positions, because the focus ring is controlling a servo that is running open loop. There is a lot of non mechanical slop in there. A simple test to try: Focus on an object from the infinity side, and mark the position. Now rack it to the closeup side , and focus on the same object as before. The two positions are not the same. -Les

March 4th, 2004, 12:06 PM	#249
Betsy Moore Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 444	Thanks for the pics, HM:)

March 10th, 2004, 11:03 PM	#250
Dale Larsen New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los angeles Posts: 7	HD10u get hot during playback and audio & video quit After doing about 3 hours of playback (HD) & encode, the camera quit sending audio. I powered it down and back up and it played normal for several minutes more then both video & audio went out. Time code moved but nothing came out. I picked it up and noticed the bottom was very hot. I'm giving it the night off. I have shot with it for an entire day and not noticed it getting overly warm. all cameras get warm/hot when shooting. I searched but found no posts about this. Anyone? __________________ Dale Larsen

March 11th, 2004, 02:55 PM	#251
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I haven't had any of those problems, so you may have a unique problem. I would recommend calling JVC tech support ASAP! But that doesn't mean someone else may not have similar problems like this. Anyone else out there experiencing this situation? heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

March 12th, 2004, 12:57 PM	#252
Troy Lamont Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Studio City, CA Posts: 236	Darker? Has anyone noticed that the component outs from these cameras is a little on the dark side? I've turned my LCD down on the camera itself because I don't think it really representative of the component picture to my HD set. Anyone else? Troy

March 12th, 2004, 02:59 PM	#253
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Sony affordable HD? Is this a confirmation? Saw this via Bob Turner's The Cut: http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4468 What do y'all think? Is it the same as this camera: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=21325 But David Newman said it's probably not an HD camera... heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

March 12th, 2004, 05:16 PM	#254
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I haven't noticed anything, but I'll double check. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

March 12th, 2004, 05:17 PM	#255
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	I said it was not HDV camera. It is HD POV camera. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman