DVCPRO Tapes
What kind of tapes do you guys use in the HVX200? The manual says just to use AY-DVM63PQ or AY-DVM63MQ, but couldn't you use Panasonic AJ-P66M DVCPRO? Can it take the large DV tapes?
720p can be recorded in DVCPRO50, right? Could you record 720p in DVCPROHD mode? Would that be pointless since that is meant for 1080? |
Will,
The camera only records mini dv sized tapes. The only speed on the tapes is DV 25. The P2 slots can record any other frame rate the camera has. 720P DVCPRO HD is Varicam format. 1080HD is another flavor of HD which Panasonic supports with this camera but not the Varicam (yet). 720P cannot be recorded in DVCPRO 50. It is 480P or 480I but not 720. The smaller number is the way things are designated. IE 1920x1080 is referred to as 1080, 720x480 is DV. DVCPRO50 is also 720x480 but with different data rate and color. As for whether 720P is pointless that is a whole can of worms you don't want to get into. Unfortunately we are in the digital age of TV and there are now many different frame rates and sizes. Depending on how you are delivering your product you may run into problems using 720p versus 1080i and vice versa. |
Will, I'm not sure you understand how the formats work.
The camera supports recording in standard definition, and in high definition. For high definition, all recording is done in DVCPRO-HD, at either 720p or 1080 resolution. 720 and 1080 are both valid high-definition systems, and the DVCPRO-HD recording format supports both. In Standard definition, you have the choice of DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, or DV. All of those are standard-definition recording formats. The tape only accomodates miniDV. |
I'm sure I don't understand.
So if you're going standard definition, why choose DVCPRO50 over regular DV? Is there any difference in quality or no? The only way to record in high definition is to use the P2 cards? Or a FireStore drive that isn't out yet? Or firewire it into your laptop? Don't they have DVCPRO-HD tapes? Thanks for your help guys. Any chance of an HVX book, Barry? |
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To learn more about the hvx200, read the guide that panasonic publishes...
here's the link: http://panasonic.biz/sav/p2/guidebook_e.html |
Okay thanks guys. Definitely sounds like using tape is pointless if you want to take advantage of DVCPRO50 or DVCPROHD with this camera.
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At the risk of mentioning the obvious, if you do shoot miniDV, remember that Sony and Panasonic tapes are NON-interchangeable, and should never be used in each other's equipment.
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first ive heard of this dude...
if u mean non interchangable as in format interchange, then i agree, unless its DV your shooting in... but for actual tape use, i use MQs on Z1s without any problems, in fact IMO they perform better than the Sony "pro" tapes... |
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best, mg |
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