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Lord and Master
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:00 am Post subject:
MiniDV camera questions |
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I am in the market for a 3ccd MiniDV cam but I want one that
shoots 16:9. Should I look for a camera that has this as a
native aspect ratio or do cameras like the VX2000 do a
respectable job of this? What are some other cameras that I
should consider?
I have been looking for a web site that has a forum or
discussion of MiniDV cams but most that I have found are more
a marketing ploy than an objective discussion of merits of
various cameras. Is there a site that does this?
Thanks!
fyb
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Steve S.
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:
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I believe the VX2000 has what could be more aptly described as "pseudo-16:9
ratio". So I would look into that first, and I think I'd look at the most
current models available.
Steve S.
"Lord and Master" <fybar@babs.hammerdog.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I am in the market for a 3ccd MiniDV cam but I want one that
shoots 16:9. Should I look for a camera that has this as a
native aspect ratio or do cameras like the VX2000 do a
respectable job of this? What are some other cameras that I
should consider?
I have been looking for a web site that has a forum or
discussion of MiniDV cams but most that I have found are more
a marketing ploy than an objective discussion of merits of
various cameras. Is there a site that does this?
Thanks!
fyb
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Mike Kujbida
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:
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Lord and Master wrote:
| Quote: | I am in the market for a 3ccd MiniDV cam but I want one that
shoots 16:9. Should I look for a camera that has this as a
native aspect ratio or do cameras like the VX2000 do a
respectable job of this? What are some other cameras that I
should consider?
I have been looking for a web site that has a forum or
discussion of MiniDV cams but most that I have found are more
a marketing ploy than an objective discussion of merits of
various cameras. Is there a site that does this?
Thanks!
fyb
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www.camcorderinfo.com is a decent site with a lot of reviews.
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Kelvin
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject:
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Lord and Master <fybar@babs.hammerdog.org> wrote in message news:<slrncpon84.4go.fybar@babs.hammerdog.org>...
| Quote: | I am in the market for a 3ccd MiniDV cam but I want one that
shoots 16:9. Should I look for a camera that has this as a
native aspect ratio or do cameras like the VX2000 do a
respectable job of this? What are some other cameras that I
should consider?
I have been looking for a web site that has a forum or
discussion of MiniDV cams but most that I have found are more
a marketing ploy than an objective discussion of merits of
various cameras. Is there a site that does this?
Thanks!
fyb
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For a website try www.dvinfo.net
Most cameras/editing software can do 16:9 in some form or fashion. I
believe that the professional Sony PDX10 camera has a native 16:9
format - not sure about its prosumer cousin the Sony TRV950.
dvinfo.net has some extensive discussions on both topics. |
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Owamanga
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject:
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On 18 Nov 2004 11:10:56 -0800, h2oski64@hotmail.com (Kelvin) wrote:
| Quote: | Lord and Master <fybar@babs.hammerdog.org> wrote in message news:<slrncpon84.4go.fybar@babs.hammerdog.org>...
I am in the market for a 3ccd MiniDV cam but I want one that
shoots 16:9. Should I look for a camera that has this as a
native aspect ratio or do cameras like the VX2000 do a
respectable job of this? What are some other cameras that I
should consider?
I have been looking for a web site that has a forum or
discussion of MiniDV cams but most that I have found are more
a marketing ploy than an objective discussion of merits of
various cameras. Is there a site that does this?
Thanks!
fyb
For a website try www.dvinfo.net
Most cameras/editing software can do 16:9 in some form or fashion. I
believe that the professional Sony PDX10 camera has a native 16:9
format - not sure about its prosumer cousin the Sony TRV950.
dvinfo.net has some extensive discussions on both topics.
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The software solution will loose significant resolution (You'll
basically be tossing 20% off the top and 20% off the bottom to mask it
into 16:9), but is the cheapest way forward.
http://gregl.net/videophile/anamorphic.htm
Or you can pick up a lens that presents a 16:9 image anamorphically to
a standard DV camera, so it would be possible to master a DVD with no
loss of resolution, like this one:
http://www.zgc.com/zgc.nsf/0/63b83c97fd349a1785256b82005afb3b?OpenDocument
or this one:
http://www.centuryoptics.com/products/dv/16x9/16x9_37mm.htm
(Google for 'Anamorphic DV lens')
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Martin Heffels
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:04 pm Post subject:
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:35:51 GMT, Owamanga <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | The software solution will loose significant resolution (You'll
basically be tossing 20% off the top and 20% off the bottom to mask it
into 16:9), but is the cheapest way forward.
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You won't loose that resolution, because you didn't have it in the
first place anyway.
| Quote: | Or you can pick up a lens that presents a 16:9 image anamorphically to
a standard DV camera, so it would be possible to master a DVD with no
loss of resolution, like this one:
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Now that is the only way to go with camera's with 4:3 CCD's in them.
cheers
-martin-
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Chris Phillipo
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:16 pm Post subject:
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In article <pi1qp09870b1omsjfdcnka4un2g4rj473t@4ax.com>,
nomail@hotmail.com says...
Do these lenses actually give you a wider field of view?
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Owamanga
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:16 pm Post subject:
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:17:01 GMT, Chris Phillipo
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Not sure about the first one, but the century optics one does increase
the field of view. Both however will limit your zoom ability.
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