Articles & Reviews

October 26, 2005 Chris Hurd JVC GY-HD100 and Canon XL H1 Feature Set Comparison

This page offers a chart which compares some basic features and specifications of the JVC GY-HD100 and Canon XL H1 camcorders. It is certainly not intended to position one model as being better than the other; it is really intended for casual perusal only. It is my very strong opinion that a person who is actually considering a purchase of either camera should most definitely not use this chart as the basis for a final decision.

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August 14, 2005 Charles Papert, S.O.C. P+S Technik Mini35 and the JVC GY-HD100, Part One

I’ve been a long time Mini35 fan, since I was involved with the Jerry Seinfeld/American Express webfilms a couple of years back. I was impressed enough with the latest model to buy one last year along with a Panasonic AG-DVX100A, and have shot a number of commercial and narrative projects with the combination.

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August 14, 2005 Charles Papert, S.O.C. P+S Technik Mini35 and the JVC GY-HD100, Part Two

I placed our lovely model Amy (who, in the spirit of proper disclosure, is also my girlfriend!) a few feet away from a hot section of sunlight on the granite floor of the courtyard, which gave her a nice upglow. No additional lighting was used.

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August 14, 2005 Charles Papert, S.O.C. P+S Technik Mini35 and the JVC GY-HD100, Part Three

The images on this page are larger versions of the small photos from the two articles about the GY-HD100 and Mini35 combo, Part One: The Camera and Part Two: The Shoot, plus a few more extra “behind the scenes” shots that weren’t used directly in the articles.

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August 14, 2005 Chris Hurd P+S Technik Mini35 and the JVC GY-HD100, Part Four

For those readers who would prefer to have a quick look at some sample frame grabs instead of downloading the video clips, a selection of frames has been provided below. All of them match in order the various sections discussed in Part Two: The Shoot.

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August 14, 2005 Charles Papert, S.O.C. P+S Technik Mini35 and the JVC GY-HD100, Part Five

Although the links to all of the video clips listed below are included in the article Part Two: The Shoot, they are indexed here as well for easy reference in the same order as they appear in the article. A little bit of text from the article is included below each frame for orientation.

Panasonic P2HD

July 31, 2005 Chris Hurd Top Resources for Panasonic P2 Information

Here’s a rough assemblage of the primary research resources I could locate regarding Panasonic P2… what follows are the most important locations on the web for learning about P2 and how its position develops within the video market.

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July 31, 2005 Chris Hurd Recording Capacities of H-Series P2 Cards

P2 cards come in two flavors; there’s the S-series for standard definition video which have a data transfer speed of 320mbps, and the H-Series for DVCPro HD which have a data transfer speed of 640mbps. I’m not too concerned with S-Series cards as they’re not compatible with the DVCPro HD recording capabilities of the new Panasonic AG-HVX200 camcorder, so this chart details only the recording capacities of various H-Series cards.

Camera Support

March 23, 2005 Chris Hurd Preview of the VariZoom DV Sportster

The VariZoom DV Sportster is a vest and articulating arm assembly which is compatible with a wide variety of camera stabilizers including the GlideCam 1000 through 4000 series, SteadiCam Jr., and the VariZoom FlowPod and UltraLite.

Buyer's Guides

March 16, 2005 DVi Contributors Tips for attending the NAB Trade Show

If you’re in the market to purchase new video gear anytime soon, then you owe it to yourself to make a pilgramage to Las Vegas for the annual National Association of Broadcasters trade show. Having attended NAB for the past 10 years, I can give you my two cents about attending on the cheap, and some gotchas for first-timers…

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