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June 16th, 2009, 03:29 PM | #1 |
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Does the Panasonic HVX200 work well with a Sony FX1?
I've been looking for a second shooter and a lot of replies that I got have a HVX200. Now I shoot HDV on a Sony FX1 and I was wondering if the two can work together. I usually just hand the other videographer HDV tapes to record on and then they hand me the tapes at the end of the day and I import using my Canon HV20 camera. Will this HVX200 mess up my workflow? I have a feeling it will, so is there any work around or should I just find a different videographer with a more similar camera?
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June 16th, 2009, 09:15 PM | #2 |
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The HVX200 does not do HDV on tape. For HD level files, You will have to have a way handle the mxf output files. The imagers are 960 x 720 pixels, with 1.33 PAR to give you native 1280 x 720.
The camera is not as good in low light. Gets pretty grainy. The film crowd pounced on this camera because of tapeless work flow and native 24p capabilities. I shot one film with the HVX, and if it wasn't for the 24p, I would rather have had the FX1.
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June 16th, 2009, 11:59 PM | #3 |
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Good to know, thanks Chris.
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June 17th, 2009, 12:32 AM | #4 |
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Something else to note besides spacial resolution is color depth.
The HVX-200 can shoot in DVCPRO-HD which is a 10 bit, 422 codec. HDV as you know isn't that good, with 420 (the same color space used by DVD compression). The HVX-200 will have significantly better color sampling, compression and image quality. So yes, you'll see the difference. -C |
June 17th, 2009, 01:45 PM | #5 |
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Formats are quite different and would make for lots of extra work in post- would not recommend it but for emergencies.
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June 20th, 2009, 12:21 PM | #6 |
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