Z7u vs. Z1u at DVinfo.net

Patrick Marte · March 27th, 2010, 06:35 PM

I have about 25 hours of footage shot with a Z7. 1080i @24p. How close can I get to matching the footage if I were to switch to a Z1?

Adam Gold · March 29th, 2010, 11:07 AM

Depends what you mean by close; it's pretty subjective. I think the most common answer would be "not very." Even if the Z1 could do any form of progressive -- which it doesn't -- the images themselves are different because of the differing chips. You might try the Cineframe 24 setting to emulate the 24p judder but that generally gets pretty poor reviews.

Can you get your hands on a Z5? Virtually identical to Z7 in terms of imaging and recording system.

Patrick Marte · March 31st, 2010, 01:52 AM

Thanks, Adam.

Actually, I have access to an EX-1, but the we only have two cards and the downloading is a problem because we're traveling and I didn't want to lug around a laptop and hard drive on top of everything else. May not have a choice, though.

March 27th, 2010, 06:35 PM	#1
Patrick Marte New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 11	Z7u vs. Z1u I have about 25 hours of footage shot with a Z7. 1080i @24p. How close can I get to matching the footage if I were to switch to a Z1?

March 29th, 2010, 11:07 AM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Depends what you mean by close; it's pretty subjective. I think the most common answer would be "not very." Even if the Z1 could do any form of progressive -- which it doesn't -- the images themselves are different because of the differing chips. You might try the Cineframe 24 setting to emulate the 24p judder but that generally gets pretty poor reviews. Can you get your hands on a Z5? Virtually identical to Z7 in terms of imaging and recording system. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

March 31st, 2010, 01:52 AM	#3
Patrick Marte New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 11	Z1u vs. Z7u Thanks, Adam. Actually, I have access to an EX-1, but the we only have two cards and the downloading is a problem because we're traveling and I didn't want to lug around a laptop and hard drive on top of everything else. May not have a choice, though.