Using My Canon Camera As Caputre Device at DVinfo.net

Steve Benner · May 17th, 2006, 12:30 PM

I have a MiniDV Canon ZR-500, and am shooting a movie this summer in SD/24PA. I have run a few tests with the HD100 in 24PA mode, and have used the Canon to caputre to FCP. The first test went fine, the last two had a timecode problem. I thought that any camera can act as a deck with 24PA material?

Nate Weaver · May 17th, 2006, 03:24 PM

You're right, any camera will work, but if theres minor head alignment issues between the two cams, there will be errors in the DV stream that will throw off the cadence for FCP

Steve Benner · May 17th, 2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate Weaver

You're right, any camera will work, but if theres minor head alignment issues between the two cams, there will be errors in the DV stream that will throw off the cadence for FCP

I have a JVC Mini DV camera also, but it needs the heads fixed...I guess there is a higher chance that it will be more compatible.

Ram Ganesh · May 17th, 2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate Weaver

You're right, any camera will work, but if theres minor head alignment issues between the two cams, there will be errors in the DV stream that will throw off the cadence for FCP

what does this mean?

Can i use my old miniDV camera to capture the DV & HDV footage? Pop in the ProHD tape in, and capture via firewire to PPro/Liq7 (potentially saving the HD100 head wear&tear while capturing + reduced number of hours)

Luis Otero · May 17th, 2006, 04:09 PM

No, the only way to reproduce your JVC HDV material is to use: HD100, the BR-XXX deck or the CU-VH1 "spooler". DV can be reproduced with any MiniDV camera.

Luis

Joe Bowey · May 17th, 2006, 04:52 PM

Hey I did the same with my canon optura 60 camera and editing it on vegas 4 and it worked flawless. Shot in 24pa and vegas automatically detects it and edits at 23.97. Then burned it to a dvd and NO PROBLEMS.
My computer is not enough to edit HDV so I shoot in SD which works great.

Steve Benner · May 17th, 2006, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Bowey

Hey I did the same with my canon optura 60 camera and editing it on vegas 4 and it worked flawless. Shot in 24pa and vegas automatically detects it and edits at 23.97. Then burned it to a dvd and NO PROBLEMS.
My computer is not enough to edit HDV so I shoot in SD which works great.

My Canon ZR500 is giving me problems...I am going to buy either the Citidisk or the DR-HD100 eventually, but I do not want to wear my heads down in the meantime.

What other camera have been used that work, and is an old JVC camera a better option?

May 17th, 2006, 12:30 PM	#1
Steve Benner Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States Posts: 590	Using My Canon Camera As Caputre Device I have a MiniDV Canon ZR-500, and am shooting a movie this summer in SD/24PA. I have run a few tests with the HD100 in 24PA mode, and have used the Canon to caputre to FCP. The first test went fine, the last two had a timecode problem. I thought that any camera can act as a deck with 24PA material?

May 17th, 2006, 03:24 PM	#2
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	You're right, any camera will work, but if theres minor head alignment issues between the two cams, there will be errors in the DV stream that will throw off the cadence for FCP __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

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May 17th, 2006, 04:09 PM	#5
Luis Otero Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fort Dodge, IA Posts: 221	No, the only way to reproduce your JVC HDV material is to use: HD100, the BR-XXX deck or the CU-VH1 "spooler". DV can be reproduced with any MiniDV camera. Luis

May 17th, 2006, 04:52 PM	#6
Joe Bowey Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 217	Hey I did the same with my canon optura 60 camera and editing it on vegas 4 and it worked flawless. Shot in 24pa and vegas automatically detects it and edits at 23.97. Then burned it to a dvd and NO PROBLEMS. My computer is not enough to edit HDV so I shoot in SD which works great.