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Bruce Gruber · July 31st, 2009, 03:27 AM

I have 2 sony Z5U's and need to purchase a small HD cam to video pre wedding stuff like the bride getting ready and the groom getting ready. Does anyone have any recomendations on a video camera the is totally compatible with cinefrom? That I can just take the footage off the cam using HDlink? I have seen some post on issue with trying to get the video off the camera with CF.

Ray Bell · July 31st, 2009, 05:25 AM

Canon HV40

Taky Cheung · July 31st, 2009, 10:09 AM

Yeah HV30 and HV40 is a very capable camera. If you shoot 24p, HV40 would be a better choice.

Bruce Gruber · July 31st, 2009, 10:14 AM

I shoot 60i I just found Canon VIXIA HG20 High for $549 does anyone know anything about compatibality on this one?

Thanks

Taky Cheung · July 31st, 2009, 10:18 AM

HG20 is a AVCHD camera record 1920x1080 compared to HDV 1440x1080. I would get another HDV cam to mix footage that works better in your NLE timeline

Bruce Gruber · August 1st, 2009, 03:40 AM

Thanks Taky Cheung

HV40 it is. I was looking at all the small sony's and they do not offer a HDV any more?

Adam Gold · August 1st, 2009, 11:04 AM

The HC9 was the last of Sony's consumer HDV tape cams. But there are a million HC9s, 7s, and 3s on eBay. The Sony Online Outlet occasionally has them as well.

Ronald Lee · August 15th, 2009, 12:11 AM

Since we're talking about Sony, why did they stop their tape cams? Are they doing HDV (and AVCHD) on SDHC cards soley now or is there some other reason?

Perrone Ford · August 15th, 2009, 12:19 AM

People laughed last year when I said HDV was dying rapidly. It's the same reason you don't go into a music store today and buy audio cassettes. HDV is really a bad codec as far as HD is concerned, and tape has far too many liabilities.

Tapless is the way forward, and AVC (or other mpeg4/wavelet) codec is what will be written to them for some time to come.

HDV was important for the transition of the consumer market from SD to HDV, but it's time is pretty much done.

July 31st, 2009, 03:27 AM	#1
Bruce Gruber Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 221	HDV small cam advice I have 2 sony Z5U's and need to purchase a small HD cam to video pre wedding stuff like the bride getting ready and the groom getting ready. Does anyone have any recomendations on a video camera the is totally compatible with cinefrom? That I can just take the footage off the cam using HDlink? I have seen some post on issue with trying to get the video off the camera with CF.

July 31st, 2009, 10:09 AM	#3
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Yeah HV30 and HV40 is a very capable camera. If you shoot 24p, HV40 would be a better choice. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

July 31st, 2009, 10:18 AM	#5
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	HG20 is a AVCHD camera record 1920x1080 compared to HDV 1440x1080. I would get another HDV cam to mix footage that works better in your NLE timeline __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

August 15th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#9
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	People laughed last year when I said HDV was dying rapidly. It's the same reason you don't go into a music store today and buy audio cassettes. HDV is really a bad codec as far as HD is concerned, and tape has far too many liabilities. Tapless is the way forward, and AVC (or other mpeg4/wavelet) codec is what will be written to them for some time to come. HDV was important for the transition of the consumer market from SD to HDV, but it's time is pretty much done. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

July 31st, 2009, 05:25 AM	#2
Ray Bell Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,414	Canon HV40

July 31st, 2009, 10:14 AM	#4
Bruce Gruber Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 221	I shoot 60i I just found Canon VIXIA HG20 High for $549 does anyone know anything about compatibality on this one? Thanks

August 1st, 2009, 03:40 AM	#6
Bruce Gruber Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 221	Thanks Taky Cheung HV40 it is. I was looking at all the small sony's and they do not offer a HDV any more?

August 1st, 2009, 11:04 AM	#7
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	The HC9 was the last of Sony's consumer HDV tape cams. But there are a million HC9s, 7s, and 3s on eBay. The Sony Online Outlet occasionally has them as well.

August 15th, 2009, 12:11 AM	#8
Ronald Lee Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 435	Since we're talking about Sony, why did they stop their tape cams? Are they doing HDV (and AVCHD) on SDHC cards soley now or is there some other reason?