Digitizing with inferior HDV camera = ??? at DVinfo.net

Frederic Leclair · June 17th, 2009, 10:43 AM

Hello,

If I digitize footage shoot with HDV camera sony z1u and I use an inferior (cheaper to rent) hdv sony camera to import footage in ProspectHD; will quality be less then if I use the Z1U or same ?

Also, is there a list of camera that HDlink doesn't work with ?

Thank you.

Adam Gold · June 17th, 2009, 02:00 PM

If it's HDV, no matter how it was shot, it's already digitized. What you are doing, I think, is just capturing, and for that any Sony HDV deck will do just fine. I believe the deck mechanisms are all the same.

Frederic Leclair · June 17th, 2009, 03:38 PM

Ya capturing, sorry did a "Frenchism"...

so any deck or camera will do as long as it's HDV a can stream to computer as such.

Stephen Armour · June 17th, 2009, 06:15 PM

We do it all the time with a little Sony A1. Makes for a fairly cheap "deck" for transferring all those captures from other HDV cams.

June 17th, 2009, 10:43 AM	#1
Frederic Leclair Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 51	Digitizing with inferior HDV camera = ??? Hello, If I digitize footage shoot with HDV camera sony z1u and I use an inferior (cheaper to rent) hdv sony camera to import footage in ProspectHD; will quality be less then if I use the Z1U or same ? Also, is there a list of camera that HDlink doesn't work with ? Thank you.

June 17th, 2009, 06:15 PM	#4
Stephen Armour Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Natal, RN, Brasil Posts: 900	We do it all the time with a little Sony A1. Makes for a fairly cheap "deck" for transferring all those captures from other HDV cams. __________________ http://lightinaction.org "All in the view of the LION"

June 17th, 2009, 02:00 PM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	If it's HDV, no matter how it was shot, it's already digitized. What you are doing, I think, is just capturing, and for that any Sony HDV deck will do just fine. I believe the deck mechanisms are all the same.

June 17th, 2009, 03:38 PM	#3
Frederic Leclair Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 51	Ya capturing, sorry did a "Frenchism"... so any deck or camera will do as long as it's HDV a can stream to computer as such.