What constitutes high hours on a camera? at DVinfo.net

Joel Chappell · November 12th, 2007, 07:26 PM

I see used cameras offered for sale here and other places. It seems amazing to me that they only have "hundreds" of hours. 120, 320, etc.

I hit a hundred in the first couple of months.

So how many hours have you racked up?

And what do you consider low hours... high hours?

Petri Kaipiainen · November 13th, 2007, 01:31 AM

The heads should last for couple of thousand hours, so maybe 1kh+ is highesh.

In amateur & occasional semipro use I had 180h on my DVX100 in 1.5 years. I dod not use it a a deck, have an old TRV900 for that.

Joel Chappell · November 13th, 2007, 05:58 AM

I was looking at several used camera sites. On average the one's they offer have 4000+ hours. they are still well over $25000

November 12th, 2007, 07:26 PM	#1
Joel Chappell Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Livingston, TN Posts: 50	What constitutes high hours on a camera? I see used cameras offered for sale here and other places. It seems amazing to me that they only have "hundreds" of hours. 120, 320, etc. I hit a hundred in the first couple of months. So how many hours have you racked up? And what do you consider low hours... high hours?

November 13th, 2007, 05:58 AM	#3
Joel Chappell Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Livingston, TN Posts: 50	Avg 4000 I was looking at several used camera sites. On average the one's they offer have 4000+ hours. they are still well over $25000

November 13th, 2007, 01:31 AM	#2
Petri Kaipiainen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Espoo Finland Posts: 380	The heads should last for couple of thousand hours, so maybe 1kh+ is highesh. In amateur & occasional semipro use I had 180h on my DVX100 in 1.5 years. I dod not use it a a deck, have an old TRV900 for that.