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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 16th, 2008, 07:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,997
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Sorry Joseph my comment was not meant to offend...

Sorry Joseph my comment was not meant to offend anyone. I only meant that I feel the difference between professional and prosumer has more to do with the abilities of the user than the tech specs of...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 15th, 2008, 04:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,062
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Make sure you thoroughly clean the heads / tape...

Make sure you thoroughly clean the heads / tape mechanism before changing tape types. Some of the ingredients used by manufacturers don't play nicely with the opposition tape.

I had problems with...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 14th, 2008, 04:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,997
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Depends on how good your lighting and...

Depends on how good your lighting and cinematography skills are.
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 14th, 2008, 04:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,265
Posted By Phil Balsdon
The transfer process of video to film requires...

The transfer process of video to film requires the image be converted to progressive scan. This is not a perfect or simple procedure for interlaced footage, therefore video images shot originally as...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 14th, 2008, 03:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,870
Posted By Phil Balsdon
For Australia that's about Au$1,000 too much for...

For Australia that's about Au$1,000 too much for 111E. You could buy the 201EB for that and I think the ability to shoot 720p 50 and 1080i along with other improvements would be well worth the extra....
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems August 22nd, 2008, 05:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,448
Posted By Phil Balsdon
The Firestore on the HVX200 is a different ball...

The Firestore on the HVX200 is a different ball game to the JVC 111.
The reason the files download at about real time on the Panasonic is the recording format, on the HVX they're Varicam 4.2.2 quite...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems August 19th, 2008, 04:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,334
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Firewire Port Isolator

USBFirewire will ship this port isolator to Australia (or anywhere else I presume).
FireWire Port Isolator - 6pin - 6 inch (http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-cfe-66-np06.html)

They also make...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems July 13th, 2008, 06:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,691
Posted By Phil Balsdon
You will need to feed a standard definition...

You will need to feed a standard definition composite image into the Flyer monitor (assuming you are using the standard monitor on the Flyer). Therefore set your video out put in the menu for that...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems June 1st, 2008, 10:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,482
Posted By Phil Balsdon
How much are you really going to save? Not much...

How much are you really going to save? Not much really when you consider you could be headed for trouble with an untried brand (in your particular camera). There are many stories of problems after...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems April 8th, 2008, 04:14 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,854
Posted By Phil Balsdon
I own A JVC 111E and having worked with...

I own A JVC 111E and having worked with professional Betacams for the past 20+ years I like the usability factor. Shoulder mount hand hold, interchangeable lenses and manual audio switches.
A month...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems April 5th, 2008, 04:26 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 12,559
Posted By Phil Balsdon
I came across this exact same method last week...

I came across this exact same method last week after doing a two camera shoot with my 111E (with up to date software upgrades) and a rented 251E.
Importing 720 25p from the 251E camera as HDV...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems March 23rd, 2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,722
Posted By Phil Balsdon
The 50mm Nikon lens is designed to work with a...

The 50mm Nikon lens is designed to work with a 35mm stills camera and focus it's image onto an area the size of a 35mm film frame.
A JVC HDPro camera has 1/3'' CCD chips, a much smaller frame area....
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems February 9th, 2008, 03:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,347
Posted By Phil Balsdon
90 degree firewire cables

There are a variety of cables with different angled set ups and lengths are available here http://www.usbfirewire.com/firewire.html

I use the type that angles the cable directly towards the rear...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems December 5th, 2007, 04:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,808
Posted By Phil Balsdon
In the set up on my website I've used a standard...

In the set up on my website I've used a standard SWIT accessory that slides onto the back of the battery. This part will only work on SWIT batteries. This allows a ball socket with a slide on base...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems October 2nd, 2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,015
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Century Optics / Schneider have a .7 or .7/.5 for...

Century Optics / Schneider have a .7 or .7/.5 for the Fujinon 16 X. A little more expensive but good quality.

http://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=1085&IID=1362
...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 26th, 2007, 05:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,037
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Pro Visual in Brisbane, Australia make a really...

Pro Visual in Brisbane, Australia make a really well designed bracket that mounts the hard drive and battery (Anton or V lock) to the back of the camera but at 90º to its traditonal position. This...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 17th, 2007, 05:41 PM
Replies: 1
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Views: 1,719
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Viewfinder settings in internal menu perhaps?...

Viewfinder settings in internal menu perhaps? There is a dedicated menu for LCD contrast.
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 17th, 2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,861
Posted By Phil Balsdon
The version 2 software for the DR-HD100 allows...

The version 2 software for the DR-HD100 allows you to record 720p into Quicktime and can be imported directly into FCP. I can't make it record HDV SD 50p (I'm PAL) to Quicktime from my HD-111E...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 17th, 2007, 05:26 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,811
Posted By Phil Balsdon
I'd say it's all to do with getting a balance...

I'd say it's all to do with getting a balance between the amount of information and compression to achieve a reasonable image. Take a look at the results of resolution tests on the Panasonic HDX200...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 14th, 2007, 06:10 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,811
Posted By Phil Balsdon
I think if you use the 24f feature on the Canon...

I think if you use the 24f feature on the Canon you'll have to use the camera as a replay deck, because no other brand uses this format. It doesn't replay in Sony decks, although the interlaced HDV...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 13th, 2007, 03:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,811
Posted By Phil Balsdon
If you primarily want to make short films you...

If you primarily want to make short films you should research carefully the progressive scan format of 720p versus the interlaced 1080i format. It's not simply a case of 1080 lines is more than 720. ...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems September 3rd, 2007, 06:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,773
Posted By Phil Balsdon
Although shot on film this Eskimo Joe clip was...

Although shot on film this Eskimo Joe clip was shot at about 50% increase over normal speed.
http://www.steadi-onfilms.com.au/eskimo_joe_liar.html
Speakers were placed in the surrounding forest...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems August 27th, 2007, 05:06 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,808
Posted By Phil Balsdon
The Steadicam Archer is capable of holding your...

The Steadicam Archer is capable of holding your rig in this configuration, but starts at about US$22,000. (Comes with the new G50 arm though).
http://www.steadicam.com/videoarcher.html

Using a...
Forum: Home, Away From Home July 23rd, 2007, 05:48 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,862
Posted By Phil Balsdon
In 20 years and almost 40 countries I've only...

In 20 years and almost 40 countries I've only once been prevented from carrying a camera on board as cabin luggage. More recently things have tightened up.
My JVC HD101 fits into a Lowe Pro camera...
Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems July 22nd, 2007, 05:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,863
Posted By Phil Balsdon
You need to switch the camera to VTR mode. The...

You need to switch the camera to VTR mode. The switch is under the LCD panel. Use the buttons on the top of the camera to view footage in the LCD. Switch back to camera mode when finished.

Phil...
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