DVCPRO + MiniDV... Questions at DVinfo.net

Eric Wotila · April 14th, 2006, 09:26 PM

Long story short, I'm looking at a really good deal on a lightly used DVCPRO (25) camera. The problem is, the camera is a bit older and doesn't have a FireWire output. I don't have a DVCPRO deck, and if I have to add one to my setup the deal starts to look (much) less appealing.

This got me thinking... I know Panasonic makes an adapter that fits a MiniDV tape into a DVCPRO deck (AJ-CS455). Would it be possible to use this adapter and a MiniDV tape in the DVCPRO camera, and then play back the tape in a DVCAM or MiniDV deck?

Thanks in advance for any insight on this issue. :)

Peter Jefferson · April 15th, 2006, 01:56 AM

save yourself the headache mate...

trust me... u dont need any more hassles for this kind of work, let alone trying to work out how your gonna get the footage to the PC to edit.

Bud Younke · April 23rd, 2006, 12:58 PM

The local station I shoot for as a stringer is a DVCPro shop. All the edit bays can read MiniDV in the adapter, there is only one deck though that can write to minidv, and that is one in Master control. I would think if the decks can't write to the tape, then there is probably a really good chance the cam won't be able to either...

Craig Berlin · May 9th, 2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Wotila

Long story short, I'm looking at a really good deal on a lightly used DVCPRO (25) camera. The problem is, the camera is a bit older and doesn't have a FireWire output. I don't have a DVCPRO deck, and if I have to add one to my setup the deal starts to look (much) less appealing.

This got me thinking... I know Panasonic makes an adapter that fits a MiniDV tape into a DVCPRO deck (AJ-CS455). Would it be possible to use this adapter and a MiniDV tape in the DVCPRO camera, and then play back the tape in a DVCAM or MiniDV deck?

Thanks in advance for any insight on this issue. :)

The question would be is the camcorder going to record your original in DVCPro format and if so, how will the signal be considering that DVCPro is inherently a metal particle format and mini DV tapes are exclusively metal evaporated. It's certainly something I'd be curious about experimenting with but I wouldn't do anything critical on it without extensive testing.

Craig

Eric Wotila · May 9th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Forgot to reply... Whoops!

I ended up passing up on the DVCPRO camera, and picked up a JVC DV500 for about the same price. Excellent camera, and it records on MiniDV. :D

April 14th, 2006, 09:26 PM	#1
Eric Wotila Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cadillac, MI Posts: 129	DVCPRO + MiniDV... Questions Long story short, I'm looking at a really good deal on a lightly used DVCPRO (25) camera. The problem is, the camera is a bit older and doesn't have a FireWire output. I don't have a DVCPRO deck, and if I have to add one to my setup the deal starts to look (much) less appealing. This got me thinking... I know Panasonic makes an adapter that fits a MiniDV tape into a DVCPRO deck (AJ-CS455). Would it be possible to use this adapter and a MiniDV tape in the DVCPRO camera, and then play back the tape in a DVCAM or MiniDV deck? Thanks in advance for any insight on this issue. :)

April 23rd, 2006, 12:58 PM	#3
Bud Younke Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Altoona, PA Posts: 28	The local station I shoot for as a stringer is a DVCPro shop. All the edit bays can read MiniDV in the adapter, there is only one deck though that can write to minidv, and that is one in Master control. I would think if the decks can't write to the tape, then there is probably a really good chance the cam won't be able to either... __________________ http://theundergroundtv.com Unsigned music television

April 15th, 2006, 01:56 AM	#2
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	save yourself the headache mate... trust me... u dont need any more hassles for this kind of work, let alone trying to work out how your gonna get the footage to the PC to edit.

May 9th, 2006, 07:45 PM	#5
Eric Wotila Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cadillac, MI Posts: 129	Forgot to reply... Whoops! I ended up passing up on the DVCPRO camera, and picked up a JVC DV500 for about the same price. Excellent camera, and it records on MiniDV. :D