Just picked up an HV10 at DVinfo.net

Walter Hunt · March 7th, 2007, 09:20 AM

Yes, I know the HV20 is coming out.. that it'll be better.. yada, yada. But, I got a nice gig shooting stills in South Africa for a month and I leave this coming Tuesday... so, I didn't have time to wait for the HV20. Couldn't go without anything right? ;-)

Besides, I can just take a loss and sell this one when I get back and after the early adopters have already town into the HV20 looking for flaws.

Anyhow... in a mad rush to test this thing and figure out how to wrangle the bet possible image out of it. Do most leave the in camera processing levels alone and do it in post? Or tweak'em first?

I noticed my first test clips captured in FCP5 on a Mac OSx 10.4. Seem to be coming out 1888x1062 instead of 1920x1080. I thought this was supposed to produce a 1080i image? Why the odd size?

So far, really liking it. It's small enough to fit alongside my dSLR gear so I don't need to carry two bags and will always be armed for HDV footage without having to plan ahead. ;-)

Walter Hunt · March 7th, 2007, 10:51 AM

Ok, just the questions then... is the 1888x1062 normal for the HV10?

Better to shoot default color/sharp/contrast settings and adjust in post? Or, tweak them to liking first?

thx

Joe Busch · March 7th, 2007, 03:32 PM

Looks like something on your capture setup... my footage is all 1920 x 1080..

Oliver Reik · March 8th, 2007, 03:34 AM

Hi!

My HV-10 also produces 1440x1080 (1920 x 1080 1,33 anamorph) *.m2t files.

By the way - the picture quality of the HV-20 seems to be pretty much the same like the quality of the HV-10. Mainly they just differ in the connectors (external microphone. i. e.) and the form factor.

However - if you leave for SA on next Tuesday, you will probably have no choice... ;-)

With best regards,

Oliver

March 7th, 2007, 09:20 AM	#1
Walter Hunt New Boot Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: austin, tx Posts: 7	Just picked up an HV10 Yes, I know the HV20 is coming out.. that it'll be better.. yada, yada. But, I got a nice gig shooting stills in South Africa for a month and I leave this coming Tuesday... so, I didn't have time to wait for the HV20. Couldn't go without anything right? ;-) Besides, I can just take a loss and sell this one when I get back and after the early adopters have already town into the HV20 looking for flaws. Anyhow... in a mad rush to test this thing and figure out how to wrangle the bet possible image out of it. Do most leave the in camera processing levels alone and do it in post? Or tweak'em first? I noticed my first test clips captured in FCP5 on a Mac OSx 10.4. Seem to be coming out 1888x1062 instead of 1920x1080. I thought this was supposed to produce a 1080i image? Why the odd size? So far, really liking it. It's small enough to fit alongside my dSLR gear so I don't need to carry two bags and will always be armed for HDV footage without having to plan ahead. ;-)

March 7th, 2007, 10:51 AM	#2
Walter Hunt New Boot Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: austin, tx Posts: 7	? Ok, just the questions then... is the 1888x1062 normal for the HV10? Better to shoot default color/sharp/contrast settings and adjust in post? Or, tweak them to liking first? thx

March 7th, 2007, 03:32 PM	#3
Joe Busch Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 398	Looks like something on your capture setup... my footage is all 1920 x 1080..

March 8th, 2007, 03:34 AM	#4
Oliver Reik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mettmann / Germany Posts: 96	Hi! My HV-10 also produces 1440x1080 (1920 x 1080 1,33 anamorph) *.m2t files. By the way - the picture quality of the HV-20 seems to be pretty much the same like the quality of the HV-10. Mainly they just differ in the connectors (external microphone. i. e.) and the form factor. However - if you leave for SA on next Tuesday, you will probably have no choice... ;-) With best regards, Oliver