Bob Diaz
September 23rd, 2008, 01:40 PM
Bob, Which cameras are you referring to "in the same price range?" Canon XH-A1? Sony V1U?
The list of cameras I was thinking about are:
Canon XH-A1
Sony V1u
JVC HD-110U
If we use B&H's prices to compare, they all fall within several hundred $ close to the HMC-150's price.
Bob Diaz
Darren Shroeger
September 23rd, 2008, 02:06 PM
The list of cameras I was thinking about are:
Canon XH-A1
Sony V1u
JVC HD-110U
If we use B&H's prices to compare, they all fall within several hundred $ close to the HMC-150's price.
Bob Diaz
Yes, the XH-A1 is still an outstanding performer. My experience with the V1U was not as good. It struggles in low light with its first generation CMOS technology. I've not used the 110U, the 720p only kind of scares me even though that is what I plan to shoot 99% of the time with the HMC150 :)
Stefan Immler
September 24th, 2008, 04:14 PM
You have probably all seen ...
The Panasonic AG-HMC150 is finally IN STOCK at B&H.
Robert Smith
September 25th, 2008, 04:30 PM
But overall, to me, what changes everything for all of these newer cameras is the ability to pull 4:2:2 out of the HDMI/SDI.
This gives the latent value of getting higher quality than is reflected in the price, which makes them a bargain in a way.
Are you going to make use of that with an external hard drive capture device, by any chance? Or directly to laptop somehow?
If it doesn't increase the size of what I have to lug around too much, I'd love a good, affordable & portable 4:2:2 solution.
Man, that'd be ideal... and with the 3CCDs, I imagine the colour would be nicer than what the EX1 gives, too. I <3 the almost 60s era color of the HVX. I think I'm starting to admit to myself that I love good color more than I love a little extra resolution. :)