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Re: lower cost AVCHD cam for wideshots to complement the NX5U?

Sony always seems to give something and take back something !!! All my cameras are Sony by the way. Having just got the CX700 the comparison with what I know of the NX70 is interesting. The control button on the CX700 will select and control the following focus, exposure, iris, shutter speed, AE shift, White shift. On the NX70 we have a ring that only controls focus, zoom and iris with a button for one shot focus, iris ( presumable auto /manual), expanded focus ( which can be set to be automatic on the CX700 and histogram ( not on the CX700). To me lots of useful things have now gone from controls to the menu. I use AE shift a lot so that is something I would really miss. Expanded focus button is in line with the NX5U but I like the automode on the CX700 if I am going to use manual focus at all preferring spot focus, which is on the menu of course!!! At first I thought that I had got the CX700 too quickly and thought the NX70 would have been better . Other than the weather proofing I am now not sure I would switch from the CX700 that I could buy three of for the same price as the NX70 !!!

Ron Evans

Re: lower cost AVCHD cam for wideshots to complement the NX5U?

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Originally Posted by Daniel Paquin (Post 1640146)

Thanks John for taking the time to provided us valuable information on your experience in using the CX560 camera in support with your NX5U.

Like other, I am very happy to read you are finding these two cameras complement well each other.

As per your editing with Final Cut Pro (multicam). What type of computing environment (computing, hard drive) are you using? Did it lag in some places or did you find the video editing to be smooth?

Are you using ProRes LT ?

Regards!

Multicam editing in FCP 7.0.3 is done on a 3-4 year old Mac Pro with a La Cie D2 Quadra drive via FW800. For both cameras the ProRes 422 files are the standard ones and they are one the same La Cie drive together.

I also have a Matrox LE unit that helps provide CPU relief on video playback when Final Cut Pro is toggled to "Dynamic Resolution." The multicam edit will play all the way through including dissolves without stopping -- including one color correction filter each. Though if I start to pile on many more filters, etc., I will probably start to encounter some issues at some point.

But so far it's all been very good and seems to run quite smoothly...John

Re: lower cost AVCHD cam for wideshots to complement the NX5U?

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Originally Posted by Adam Gold (Post 1640363)

Note that the MC2000 does not, in fact, have XLR connections. It's just like the HD1000 in that regard.

Adam is correct. The camera is in even a lesser league.