[MacDV] hard drive camcorder

[Allan]

Which Sony camera was it?

Allan Johns.


On 24 Jun 2008, at 15:25, Robert Ashton wrote:

> 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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