choices...please help!

Emilio Le Roux · October 14th, 2003, 05:21 PM

One thing i'm reading about the DVC80 and DVX100 is about their shutter speeds.

They don't appear to have slow shutter speeds like 1/8, 1/5 and 1/30. Is that true?

I'd like to know what owners think about this.

Emilio

Stephen van Vuuren · October 14th, 2003, 07:40 PM

In 24p, it has 1/24th as the slowest speed. Slow shutter speeds are a digital effect (at least they were on my XL1) and produce an unnatural effect which might be a creative tool, but can also easily done in post (in realtime on most NLEs).

I never used the slow shutter on my previous cams, so don't miss it here.

Frank Granovski · October 14th, 2003, 07:56 PM

Emilio, JVC and Panasonics aren't known to have low shutter speeds. Even Canon's GL1 didn't have them, though the newer GL2 does. 3-CCD Sonys all have them. I find manual low shutter speeds especially useful for lower light/tripod shooting for weddings/funerals. (My Pana MX300 doesn't have these settings either, though my DVL9500 cams have the 1/15th setting, which I find useful, for low light and effect---but the 1/30 setting would be ideal.)

Emilio Le Roux · October 16th, 2003, 10:26 AM

Well, i guess i can live without that... although tripod night shots are almost impossible without slow shutters.

Now I have a more futile question, if someone has the chance to compare them... how different the dvc80 and dvx100 in size and weight?

Barry Green · October 16th, 2003, 11:51 AM

Identical in size, and probably identical in weight. They are in fact also identical in appearance except that the DVC80 is all-black.

October 14th, 2003, 07:40 PM	#17
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	In 24p, it has 1/24th as the slowest speed. Slow shutter speeds are a digital effect (at least they were on my XL1) and produce an unnatural effect which might be a creative tool, but can also easily done in post (in realtime on most NLEs). I never used the slow shutter on my previous cams, so don't miss it here. __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

October 14th, 2003, 05:21 PM	#16
Emilio Le Roux Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salvador, Bahia Posts: 33	One thing i'm reading about the DVC80 and DVX100 is about their shutter speeds. They don't appear to have slow shutter speeds like 1/8, 1/5 and 1/30. Is that true? I'd like to know what owners think about this. Emilio

October 14th, 2003, 07:56 PM	#18
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Emilio, JVC and Panasonics aren't known to have low shutter speeds. Even Canon's GL1 didn't have them, though the newer GL2 does. 3-CCD Sonys all have them. I find manual low shutter speeds especially useful for lower light/tripod shooting for weddings/funerals. (My Pana MX300 doesn't have these settings either, though my DVL9500 cams have the 1/15th setting, which I find useful, for low light and effect---but the 1/30 setting would be ideal.)

October 16th, 2003, 10:26 AM	#19
Emilio Le Roux Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salvador, Bahia Posts: 33	Well, i guess i can live without that... although tripod night shots are almost impossible without slow shutters. Now I have a more futile question, if someone has the chance to compare them... how different the dvc80 and dvx100 in size and weight?

October 16th, 2003, 11:51 AM	#20
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	Identical in size, and probably identical in weight. They are in fact also identical in appearance except that the DVC80 is all-black.