i jus tread on another post that the GS can only pump out 1/60 shutter.. (1/50 in PAL land) and apparently the DVCcan go lower.. now im thinkin if the DVC can handle 1/25 @ 25fps frame mode.. were looking as a closer mactch to teh DVX than i first thought.. that is of course if it can actually do 1/25.. which noone can attest to right now..

so.. a slower shutter, means more light gettin in..
with more light, heres hoping the performance isnt substandard..

Peter,

No, DVC30 does not have 25fps. With GS100/400, only substitute to the slower shutter speed is the night mode.

Only other choice to do 25fps is Cannon XL2 and XL2 has advantage in hi-res wide (a.k.a anamorphic or 16:9) which you have to buy expensive anamorphic lens with DVX100a and you would loose some brightness.

My main cam would be XL2 when it is available.

<<<-- Originally posted by Peter Jefferson : i jus tread on another post that the GS can only pump out 1/60 shutter.. (1/50 in PAL land) and apparently the DVCcan go lower.. now im thinkin if the DVC can handle 1/25 @ 25fps frame mode.. were looking as a closer mactch to teh DVX than i first thought.. that is of course if it can actually do 1/25.. which noone can attest to right now..

so.. a slower shutter, means more light gettin in..
with more light, heres hoping the performance isnt substandard.. -->>>

A PAL DVC30 would have a 25fps frame mode, correct?

The brochure below mentions slow shutter speeds all the way down to 1/4 on the NTSC DVC30. I'm not sure about PAL DVC30.

Click here for DVC30 brochure PDF

Does the DVC30 have an external audio input for mic ( unbalanced ) and can this be switched to line in? I know that the xlr attachement has this capability. I would prefer to use my small mixer and feed just line to the DVC30. Since the manual isn't up on the Panasonic site yet I have not been able to get all the fine details!!!

Ron Evans

oops, sorry Tommy, I was talking about NTSC. Not sure about PAL.

<<<-- Originally posted by Tommy Haupfear : A PAL DVC30 would have a 25fps frame mode, correct?

The brochure below mentions slow shutter speeds all the way down to 1/4 on the NTSC DVC30. I'm not sure about PAL DVC30.

Click here for DVC30 brochure PDF -->>>

Pal is the same, the only difference is the resolution and frame rate.

one of the selling points of this cam is its frame mode

I was at b&h the other day and my friend in pro video compared the zoom on the dvc-30 to the dvx-100a andhe said its faster and alot smoother plus the low dispersion lens seems sharper that sows that all cams have strength snd eeknesses like tommy said