HF10 First Look

Ken Ross · March 13th, 2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

I'll upload the .MTS files when I get the camera back sometime tomorrow.

Chris, any luck in getting those .mts files uploaded. I'm particularly curious about Austin's shot of the skyline and construction equipment.

Thanks.

Chris Hurd · March 14th, 2008, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken Ross

Aaron, I think we'll have a hard time gathering any significant pool of users who encounter this. It will be very rare for a typical user (including myself who shoots DV professionally), to run a clip that long for the kind of shooting you'd do with a cam like this.

Actually I think it's a good exercise and I'll try to do this test tonight. I'm not gonna upload those clips but I'll be able to tell you if the files are split or not. Somebody will want to use these little camcorders as unattended B-roll or C-roll, behind the altar at a wedding or wherever. It's worth finding out in my opinion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Ross

Chris, any luck in getting those .mts files uploaded. I'm particularly curious about Austin's shot of the skyline and construction equipment.

Okay I'm working on uploading that clip right now, but it's over 100MB and kinda slow going (I live in the country with wireless connectivity that barely qualifies as broadband).

Ken Ross · March 14th, 2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

Okay I'm working on uploading that clip right now, but it's over 100MB and kinda slow going (I live in the country with wireless connectivity that barely qualifies as broadband).

Chris, time to move? :)

Chris Hurd · March 14th, 2008, 03:19 PM

Off topic: Ken, we live off the beaten path at the end of a quiet road, where no one can drive past the house. We have great neighbors. We have horses, cats, dogs, a hammock, a tractor, and a host of deer, hawks, owls and other enjoyable critters in the wildlife out here. Plus an affordable mortgage and only a 45 minute drive to a major airport. In short, I'm dug in!

Ken Ross · March 14th, 2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

Off topic: Ken, we live off the beaten path at the end of a quiet road, where no one can drive past the house. We have great neighbors. We have horses, cats, dogs, a hammock, a tractor, and a host of deer, hawks, owls and other enjoyable critters in the wildlife out here. Plus an affordable mortgage and only a 45 minute drive to a major airport. In short, I'm dug in!

And you think that's all worth slow internet speeds? :) :) :)

Chris Hurd · March 14th, 2008, 04:39 PM

Sure I think it is... when I'm outdoors away from the computer! ;-)

Okay, so I've successfully uploaded that file only to find that whatever I did to it (which was to move it from the HF10 to the computer using the Pixela software included with the camcorder) has changed the file from .MTS to .M2TS.

So, while I'm now uploading the .MTS which I grabbed directly off the SDHC card, I guess i need to know if .M2TS will work for everybody. I thought I could just re-name the extension but after some heavy traveling this week, my brain has turned to mush and I can't remember if that will work or not.

Tom Roper · March 14th, 2008, 04:49 PM

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Tom Roper · March 14th, 2008, 06:11 PM

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Tom Roper · March 14th, 2008, 06:14 PM

Aw sheesh, never mind. mts and m2ts are the same thing. I'll put on glasses before posting again.

Aaron Courtney · March 14th, 2008, 07:29 PM

Interesting that the name is Pixela instead of Guide Menu, Hmmmm? Chris, if you haven't already done so, please record a 17 min clip using highest quality and tell us what happens...

Ken Ross · March 14th, 2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

Sure I think it is... when I'm outdoors away from the computer! ;-)

Okay, so I've successfully uploaded that file only to find that whatever I did to it (which was to move it from the HF10 to the computer using the Pixela software included with the camcorder) has changed the file from .MTS to .M2TS.

So, while I'm now uploading the .MTS which I grabbed directly off the SDHC card, I guess i need to know if .M2TS will work for everybody. I thought I could just re-name the extension but after some heavy traveling this week, my brain has turned to mush and I can't remember if that will work or not.

Thanks Chris. Yeah, I don't think there's any difference between the MTS and M2TS files. It should work. I'll look for it.

Tony Parenti · March 14th, 2008, 08:44 PM

Where's the new video?

Paul Chiappini · March 14th, 2008, 08:51 PM

I had a chance to check out the Panny SD9 today at Best Buy. I was able to manually set the shutter speed and aperture independent of one another and the settings would stay locked. Is this possible to do on the HF10?

Ken Ross · March 14th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Not sure about the HF10, but just to let you know the low light on the SD9 is absolutely abysmal.

Chris Hurd · March 14th, 2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Parenti

Where's the new video?

Austin (Texas) from Austin (Meyers): straight off the card at 106 megabytes in size.

http://dvinfo.net/media/canon/austin1.mts

I'll try to set up the 17 minute extended recording test tonight or first thing in the morning.

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Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,369 Images: 513	Sure I think it is... when I'm outdoors away from the computer! ;-) Okay, so I've successfully uploaded that file only to find that whatever I did to it (which was to move it from the HF10 to the computer using the Pixela software included with the camcorder) has changed the file from .MTS to .M2TS. So, while I'm now uploading the .MTS which I grabbed directly off the SDHC card, I guess i need to know if .M2TS will work for everybody. I thought I could just re-name the extension but after some heavy traveling this week, my brain has turned to mush and I can't remember if that will work or not. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

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Tom Roper Trustee Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,891	Aw sheesh, never mind. mts and m2ts are the same thing. I'll put on glasses before posting again.

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Aaron Courtney Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 229	Interesting that the name is Pixela instead of Guide Menu, Hmmmm? Chris, if you haven't already done so, please record a 17 min clip using highest quality and tell us what happens...

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Tony Parenti Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bristol, CT. USA Posts: 54	Where's the new video?

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Paul Chiappini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 89	I had a chance to check out the Panny SD9 today at Best Buy. I was able to manually set the shutter speed and aperture independent of one another and the settings would stay locked. Is this possible to do on the HF10?

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Ken Ross Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 1,945	Not sure about the HF10, but just to let you know the low light on the SD9 is absolutely abysmal.