[MacDV] Digitaal 8 vs Mini DV

[R B Williams]

I've noticed the same thing with Sony & Canon. I believe it has to do with the different
optics in each camera, though it may also have to do with the CCD chip itself. You can
get around the issue if each camera has white balance that can be set by the user.
Simply set them both to the same reference white card under the stadium lights at each
event.

For footage that is already on tape, pick the one that has the best color rendition as
your reference. Copy the second reel to another digital recorder (or camera via AV out's
& in's) through an external color processor. Then capture from that.

You can probably correct captured footage too in the computer, but there would be
rendering times to contend with and I don't think the results are visably different.

Robert Williams

riceramblz at mac.com wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a Canon mini-DV camera and a friend has a Sony Digital 8. We
> often combine our clips into one video. From his camera, the colors are
> less vibrant than on mine. It is a noticeable difference. His grass
> looks more gray, while mine is green, for example.  (we are working on
> high school football tapes.) We are filming the same games, under the
> same conditions.
>
> Michele
> On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 06:26 AM, Macintosh Digital Video
> List wrote:
>
> > And to those who didn't think much of the Sony Digital-8 solution, were
> > your comments based on your experiences with these cameras? This is the
> > first I've heard anyone say that Digital-8 was not as good as mini-DV.
>
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