Canon XH series -- various sample clips

Saul Moreno · June 27th, 2007, 12:42 AM

That is just awesome to see the comparisons. I am actually going to be purchasing those two cameras in that next week. Pretty awesome to see how the HV20 can make people believe that its a higher end camera. Great work with it again, Thanks, Saul

Rafael Lopes · June 27th, 2007, 03:38 AM

Interesting comparison. From these test it would seem as if the A1 has more latitude and reproduces colors more accurately (to be expected from a 3ccd camera). The HV20 appears to have a more contrasty saturated image. But I have no doubt the footage could be treated on post to match one another.

Ian G. Thompson · June 27th, 2007, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jung Kyu

a1 vs hv20

http://www.camuser.co.kr/cam_vm/VID_...est_720P-1.wmv

I'm curious to know what your thoughts are about his test Jung.

Nathan Quattrini · June 27th, 2007, 09:46 PM

After seeing the Merlin Initial usage post, I thought I'd toss up my first usage with my Glidecam as well, so people could get a fair comparison. I too hadn`t used it before hand, this was taken I think the second day I had gotten it out (it collected dust for months since my prev camera was too small to balance on it). Anyway hope I don;t steal the Merlin post thunder, just thought it'd be a good comparison since the situations are similar. I did film it over a month ago, just don't think it ever got posted. Enjoy.

www.kiukle.com/temp/glidecam_a1.mov

I think its about 52 megs....sorry about that, best to right click save as.

Nathan Quattrini · June 28th, 2007, 04:02 PM

The original story is here
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=95682

This is basically the highlights left over of anything remotely interesting there. I don`t think I have the knack for wedding editing, not something that seems to come natural to me, but I hope as a gift to the bride and groom they will enjoy it. :D

This was improperly using my A1, someone else who doesn`t know camera on the H1, and a panasonic that sat by itself the whole time on a tripod. :D

http://www.kiukle.com/temp/shortwedding.wmv
25 megs

I can`t wait to work with people who are passionate about video, and to learn all the hardware...it will be a glorious day :)

Doug Davis · June 29th, 2007, 08:56 AM

Looks nice...

Luis Rolo · July 11th, 2007, 08:11 AM

Hi everyone. Here's a short film made in a 48h film contest.
First time we entered this kind of contests, so it was kind of hard, but fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8tUvZ3B8ps

Luke Ross · July 26th, 2007, 08:02 PM

Took my camcorder camping to roll some first footage.. I shot my brother-in-law slalom skiing behind his boat..

You can watch it online @
http://vimeo.com/252704

or download the quicktime file from Vimeo here (Higher Res).
http://vimeo.com/download/video:4072987

Yes, I was in full-auto mode. Yes, it is a little bouncy even with motion stablizer on, but I was in a boat without any additonal equipment. :) and yes, my lense was a little dirty.. Sh*t, I was camping. :)

Enjoy,
Luke

Luke Ross · July 27th, 2007, 09:08 AM

Well, realized later that Vimeo doesn't allow you to download files without an account.. Even though I recommend you do sign up for an account because it is a pretty cool way to share with just the people you want and you get 250mb a week.. not bad...

Anyways, I put up a mirror of the quicktime file.
http://www.filmerica.com/john_ski.mov

Henrik Reach · July 27th, 2007, 12:18 PM

That helped, the first time I went to see, I was told to get an account, and the lores version didnt do much for me.

I liked it, all this talk of HDV and lots of motion has left me scared to death to shoot action, but this seemed to work well at least. :)

I prefer some more color, but that's just me, is this raw form the camera with no preset?

Anyway, I thought it looked good.

Luke Ross · July 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM

Yes, its as raw as a steak.. I got the camera two days before I left to go camping. Now that I am back, I got it loaded with the presets from Dvinfo, and they are wonderful. Cant wait to go out and use them.. Could have done some color correcting in post, but this was more just for fun and to see how workflow would be with the camera.

Paul Joy · July 27th, 2007, 01:43 PM

Very brave taking your shiny new XH out with so much water flying around! Some nice shots there though, I really like the one around 30 sec in where the sun's glare is reflecting in the water with the skier shot from the side.

regards

Paul.

Phil Kay · July 29th, 2007, 01:41 PM

I want to compress 1 hour of footage into about 2 minutes. What is the best way to capture on the A1 with it not having a time lapse function?

Phil Kay · July 29th, 2007, 01:57 PM

Sorry,put this in the wrong place!!! DOH!!

Sergio Barbosa · August 1st, 2007, 08:19 AM

Hi Phil.
Shoot your scene for one hour, straight, and then, on the editing software, speed up the footage.

June 27th, 2007, 09:46 PM	#139
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	Glidecam 2000 with the A1 After seeing the Merlin Initial usage post, I thought I'd toss up my first usage with my Glidecam as well, so people could get a fair comparison. I too hadn`t used it before hand, this was taken I think the second day I had gotten it out (it collected dust for months since my prev camera was too small to balance on it). Anyway hope I don;t steal the Merlin post thunder, just thought it'd be a good comparison since the situations are similar. I did film it over a month ago, just don't think it ever got posted. Enjoy. www.kiukle.com/temp/glidecam_a1.mov I think its about 52 megs....sorry about that, best to right click save as. __________________ Cinematography Site

June 28th, 2007, 04:02 PM	#140
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	First attempt at a wedding. A1/H1/Panasonic consumer cams The original story is here http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=95682 This is basically the highlights left over of anything remotely interesting there. I don`t think I have the knack for wedding editing, not something that seems to come natural to me, but I hope as a gift to the bride and groom they will enjoy it. :D This was improperly using my A1, someone else who doesn`t know camera on the H1, and a panasonic that sat by itself the whole time on a tripod. :D http://www.kiukle.com/temp/shortwedding.wmv 25 megs I can`t wait to work with people who are passionate about video, and to learn all the hardware...it will be a glorious day :) __________________ Cinematography Site Last edited by Nathan Quattrini; June 29th, 2007 at 09:19 AM.

July 11th, 2007, 08:11 AM	#142
Luis Rolo Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Guarda, Portugal Posts: 119	WASTED - Short Film Hi everyone. Here's a short film made in a 48h film contest. First time we entered this kind of contests, so it was kind of hard, but fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8tUvZ3B8ps __________________ http://luisrolo.com - http://luisrolo.com/blog

July 26th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#143
Luke Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 64	First clip from my A1. - Slalom Skiing in Prineville Oregon Took my camcorder camping to roll some first footage.. I shot my brother-in-law slalom skiing behind his boat.. You can watch it online @ http://vimeo.com/252704 or download the quicktime file from Vimeo here (Higher Res). http://vimeo.com/download/video:4072987 Yes, I was in full-auto mode. Yes, it is a little bouncy even with motion stablizer on, but I was in a boat without any additonal equipment. :) and yes, my lense was a little dirty.. Sh*t, I was camping. :) Enjoy, Luke __________________ Canon XH-A1 \| Rode NTG-2 \| Intel QuadCore \| 3.0TB RAID5 + 2xRaptor 150's RAID 0 \| Adobe Production CS3

July 27th, 2007, 09:08 AM	#144
Luke Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 64	Well, realized later that Vimeo doesn't allow you to download files without an account.. Even though I recommend you do sign up for an account because it is a pretty cool way to share with just the people you want and you get 250mb a week.. not bad... Anyways, I put up a mirror of the quicktime file. http://www.filmerica.com/john_ski.mov __________________ Canon XH-A1 \| Rode NTG-2 \| Intel QuadCore \| 3.0TB RAID5 + 2xRaptor 150's RAID 0 \| Adobe Production CS3

June 27th, 2007, 12:42 AM	#136
Saul Moreno Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 25	That is just awesome to see the comparisons. I am actually going to be purchasing those two cameras in that next week. Pretty awesome to see how the HV20 can make people believe that its a higher end camera. Great work with it again, Thanks, Saul

June 27th, 2007, 03:38 AM	#137
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	Interesting comparison. From these test it would seem as if the A1 has more latitude and reproduces colors more accurately (to be expected from a 3ccd camera). The HV20 appears to have a more contrasty saturated image. But I have no doubt the footage could be treated on post to match one another.

June 29th, 2007, 08:56 AM	#141
Doug Davis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Birmingham Alabama Posts: 259	Looks nice...

July 27th, 2007, 12:18 PM	#145
Henrik Reach Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Halden Posts: 106	That helped, the first time I went to see, I was told to get an account, and the lores version didnt do much for me. I liked it, all this talk of HDV and lots of motion has left me scared to death to shoot action, but this seemed to work well at least. :) I prefer some more color, but that's just me, is this raw form the camera with no preset? Anyway, I thought it looked good.

July 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM	#146
Luke Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 64	Yes, its as raw as a steak.. I got the camera two days before I left to go camping. Now that I am back, I got it loaded with the presets from Dvinfo, and they are wonderful. Cant wait to go out and use them.. Could have done some color correcting in post, but this was more just for fun and to see how workflow would be with the camera. __________________ Canon XH-A1 \| Rode NTG-2 \| Intel QuadCore \| 3.0TB RAID5 + 2xRaptor 150's RAID 0 \| Adobe Production CS3

July 27th, 2007, 01:43 PM	#147
Paul Joy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 627	Very brave taking your shiny new XH out with so much water flying around! Some nice shots there though, I really like the one around 30 sec in where the sun's glare is reflecting in the water with the skier shot from the side. regards Paul. __________________ Blog: www.pauljoy.com Company: www.videotrader.co.uk

July 29th, 2007, 01:41 PM	#148
Phil Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Peel,Isle of Man(UK) Posts: 194	Time lapse I want to compress 1 hour of footage into about 2 minutes. What is the best way to capture on the A1 with it not having a time lapse function? __________________ Canon XH-A1,SGPRO flip,Apple imac,FCExpress http://www.pbase.com/philkneen

July 29th, 2007, 01:57 PM	#149
Phil Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Peel,Isle of Man(UK) Posts: 194	Sorry,put this in the wrong place!!! DOH!! __________________ Canon XH-A1,SGPRO flip,Apple imac,FCExpress http://www.pbase.com/philkneen

August 1st, 2007, 08:19 AM	#150
Sergio Barbosa Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 140	Hi Phil. Shoot your scene for one hour, straight, and then, on the editing software, speed up the footage.