Thinking about purchasing
 

Hello,

I've been looking into buying a new camera recently, mostly for short film projects. 24p seems enticing, so I was looking into the DVX100. However, I came across the Sony A1U on b&h; it says it records "HDV 1080 60i/30 Frame/24 Frame". So, this records 24p at HD resolution? I haven't heard anything about this camera until now, how does this compare to the DVX100? Seems to be slightly less expensive, I might be interested. Thanks.

Matt

"it says it records "HDV 1080 60i/30 Frame/24 Frame".

P= has come to mean progressive = it doesn't say 24p = it is NOT progressive ...

The A1's "Cineframe24" mode can provide 24P footage after applying a suitable pulldown. The resolution is not full HD however ... as it is doing some electronic fieldblending.

Do a search on CF24 and you'll find extensive info in the forum on the pros and cons.

Thanks for the info. Besides the 24p issue, how do you think this camera rates compared to the dvx100?

The DVX is the 'shooter's' camera of the two. No nonsense, out of the box - in your hand progressve with a gamma look that is all it's own. I know - I own a Z1 and a HC1 - great cameras, but the A1 is going to be limited on its own. Resolution matters aside, I look back from these HDV days to my DVX100 footage with some regret. There's something special about the footage that camera creates ...

This is a useful thread -- I'm considering buying an HDR-HC1, or a DVX100 -- I've got a friend who owns the DVX100 and he's a rabid proponent of it. But I'm relucant to commit to previous-generation technology when I can go to 1080i at such a reasonable price. I've looked into the DVFilm Maker utility for 24P conversion, and it looks like good technology; I've seen a 1080i-24p conversion previously that I thought looked good, though I don't know how that particular conversion was done.

Latitude worries me. Can someone tell me, or point me at a resource, that would give me the relative latitudes for 35 mm film, the DVX100, and the HDR-HC1? I'm sure the HDR-HC1 will lose that comparison, but how badly it loses would be of interest to me.

Went ahead and bought it. $1349 at the local Best Buy. $1461 with tax. 14 days to return it, 15% restocking -- though I don't expect to return it.
Allegedly the component output is uncompressed -- would be nice, if true. 1080i at 4:4:4 for $1349? Yowza.

Dan
HDV is 4:2:0. You can load the HDV images into 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 HD formats by various means, but the actual acquired color sampling is only 4:2:0.

So I see. Been reading up myself. Still unclear if the component out is uncompressed?

Yep, uncompressed. 7th post in this forum. I'll just shut up now until I've read through the forum.