Chris Hurd |
October 15th, 2007 09:59 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Calvin Dean
(Post 759413)
Too bad the Panny 200 doesn't shoot HD tape...
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The whole point of the HVX200 is that it's tapeless HD acquisition. If it shot DVCPRO HD to tape, then it would be no less expensive than other tape-based DVCPRO HD camcorders (starting price about $18,000 or so). The HVX200 is the *least expensive* way to shoot DVCPRO HD, and the fact that it's tapeless for DVCPRO HD acquisition is what makes it so affordable.
If you want to shoot DVCPRO HD to tape, then you have that option available; but because that option is tape-based, it's going to be considerably more expensive than the HVX200 (because the primary expense of DVCPRO HD is the tape transport chassis).
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