[MacDV] hard drive camcorder

[Robert Ashton]

The first camera that I had was a DV and worked great. Video came into  
my mac and was easy to work with. When it broke down I picked up a new  
JV_ hard drive camera . Because of anti shake (always needed a tripod)  
problems  with drivers and JV_ not really caring (Will never buy a JV_  
again) I gave the camera away and purchased a new Sony 120gb hard  
drive. Best camera that I have ever owned and I wouldn't give it up  
for anything. I purchased it with 5 year warranty. Makes the JV_ look  
like a the crap that it is. Anyway getting back on track. I get 15  
hours of 1920 by 1080. More that one really needs. Works with iMovie  
and Final Cut Pro. Not sure of Final Cut express as have not tried  
it.  Hard drive does add a little weight but thats still acceptable.  
Lots of accessories. Most pricey but one can shop around. Sorry for  
kind of being an ad for sony. I am not with Sony. Hope that this  
helps. Bob

> The father of one of my students wants to get one of the new little  
> cameras with a hard drive. I've recommended miniDV, but he's still  
> asking about the hard drive camcorders. Most of the machines that  
> we're using are the new iMac flat panels, with a couple of  
> Quicksilvers and eMacs, and cutting with FCS2.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with the quality of the image? If  
> it's encoding in mpeg, does the footage capture OK, or do you have  
> to go through ProRes or something?
>
> Many thanks,
> Neil Poese
>
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