FU1000 XL H1 compatibility? - Page 3 at DVinfo.net
DV Info Net

Go Back   DV Info Net > Canon EOS / MXF / AVCHD / HDV / DV Camera Systems > Canon HDV and DV Camera Systems > Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders
Register FAQ Today's Posts Buyer's Guides

Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders
Canon XL H1S (with SDI), Canon XL H1A (without SDI). Also XL H1.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old September 16th, 2007, 09:13 AM   #31
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Canton, Ohio
Posts: 1,771
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce S. Yarock View Post
Either one. Whatever you're shooting.
Bruce S. Yarock
www.yarock.com
I think what Bruce is saying is that it automatically letterboxes the 16x9 material....but the actual screen is 4x3. Is this correct? Also, when it does this, do the data overlays also get squished? On my XL2 the screen was 4x3 but letterboxed the 16x9 image but also squished all of the readouts.

Peace!
Marty Hudzik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 16th, 2007, 09:15 AM   #32
Obstreperous Rex
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: San Marcos, TX
Posts: 27,368
Images: 513
The CRT is 4x3 but it displays 16x9 with a letterbox matte.
__________________
CH

Search DV Info Net | 20 years of DVi | ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!
Chris Hurd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 16th, 2007, 10:28 AM   #33
Inner Circle
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: San Mateo, CA
Posts: 3,840
Marty the data overlays remain "In the box" when switched to 16x9. They appear in the active area of the screen, same as 4X3. They DO NOT appear in what would be the 'black bands' under or over teh 16x9 image area of a 4x3 crt.

They are not "squished". The 16x9 image is not 'squished' either. When you use that word, I think of how a 16x9 image is 'squished' or 'squeeze' or 'distorted' on a 4x3 crt, so that the image fills the entire screen. This is not how the FU-1000 shows the 16x9 image. It is simply letterboxed, with black bars above and below... no 'squishing' of the image or the data readouts.

hope this helps.
Richard Alvarez is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 16th, 2007, 10:38 AM   #34
Trustee
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Canton, Ohio
Posts: 1,771
On the XL2 only the data readouts were squished, not the image (well technically it was but that is the purpose, to "display" the video in it's proper aspect by squishing the top and bottom). In the process it also squished the data readouts. It was still legible but you could tell the fonts were distorted slightly. So technically the data readout was squished.

Look at some text in 4x3 mode and then switch to 16x9 and the text would become compessed vertically, making it look like a slightly distorted character. This was obviously processed at the output of the camera to the LCD of the XL2....had the images been "resized" or squished prior to the data readouts they would not have been distorted.

Again, none of this affects the actual image, just the data readouts. It would have been nice if the data readouts could reside in the "black bars" as to not cover up too much image. I was hoping the XL-H1 might have been designed to do this with the FU-1000....letterbox the image inside the camera prior to overlaying the data.

Peace!
Marty Hudzik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old September 16th, 2007, 07:44 PM   #35
Major Player
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lancaster, PA
Posts: 250
accidental post..sorry

Last edited by Kevin Martorana; September 16th, 2007 at 07:46 PM. Reason: accidental post
Kevin Martorana is offline   Reply
Reply

DV Info Net refers all where-to-buy and where-to-rent questions exclusively to these trusted full line dealers and rental houses...

B&H Photo Video
(866) 521-7381
New York, NY USA

Scan Computers Int. Ltd.
+44 0871-472-4747
Bolton, Lancashire UK


DV Info Net also encourages you to support local businesses and buy from an authorized dealer in your neighborhood.
  You are here: DV Info Net > Canon EOS / MXF / AVCHD / HDV / DV Camera Systems > Canon HDV and DV Camera Systems > Canon XL H Series HDV Camcorders


 



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:46 AM.


DV Info Net -- Real Names, Real People, Real Info!
1998-2024 The Digital Video Information Network