FS 4 or SD-11 at DVinfo.net

Henry Gray · December 17th, 2005, 10:11 AM

I am at present using a Canon XL1s which I hope to upgrade to an XL2
in the near future and am concerned about head wear during download
to my computer.
Should I purchase a new cheap MDV camera ( £300 )
a Firestore FS 4 ( £600 )
a Sony DSR 11 ( £1400 )
I think the best option will be the FS4 but I would like your opinion, also
will the FS4 work with Pinnacle Studio 10 editor.
Many thanks

Dan Euritt · December 17th, 2005, 03:32 PM

sooner or later, you will probably find yourself needing tape backup of a shoot... so my vote goes for getting the cheapest mini-dv camera you can find to use as an editing deck, it will be a lot cheaper than having to replace the camera heads... then add the fs-4 as warranted.

December 17th, 2005, 10:11 AM	#1
Henry Gray Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Posts: 60	FS 4 or SD-11 I am at present using a Canon XL1s which I hope to upgrade to an XL2 in the near future and am concerned about head wear during download to my computer. Should I purchase a new cheap MDV camera ( £300 ) a Firestore FS 4 ( £600 ) a Sony DSR 11 ( £1400 ) I think the best option will be the FS4 but I would like your opinion, also will the FS4 work with Pinnacle Studio 10 editor. Many thanks __________________ henry g

December 17th, 2005, 03:32 PM	#2
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	sooner or later, you will probably find yourself needing tape backup of a shoot... so my vote goes for getting the cheapest mini-dv camera you can find to use as an editing deck, it will be a lot cheaper than having to replace the camera heads... then add the fs-4 as warranted.