pd150 ~ got -3db? at DVinfo.net

Michael Buendia · October 30th, 2002, 07:03 PM

does the pd150 have -3db? if so is it accessed thru the main menu or is there a seperate button?

mb4

Mike Rehmus · October 30th, 2002, 10:19 PM

I cannot find a reference when I search the manual. I don't think so.

The camera has such low noise that I'm not certain it is useful.

Did you have a specific application in mind?

Michael Buendia · October 30th, 2002, 11:03 PM

no. i was over at the 2-pop board and someone was trying to find it out. i was curious myself so i brought it over here.

mb4

Bob Hart · December 25th, 2003, 11:46 AM

I think you'll be able to do it in custom preset, the little button at bottom of carry handle.

Mike Rehmus · December 25th, 2003, 06:56 PM

No I don't think so.

You can set the upper limit of auto gain to 6 or 12 dB in the Custom Preset menu or leave the setting off in which case the camera will use up to 18 dB of gain..

Yik Kuen · December 25th, 2003, 10:54 PM

If I can still remember clearly, for Sony, only the TRV900/PD-100 has -3dB setting in their custom preset menu.

Bob Hart · December 26th, 2003, 05:39 AM

Correction - I could set -3db in the custom preset. Something did not look quite right about that little minus sign so I put my close-up glasses on. - Now I cannot set -3db in the custom preset, since I cleaned the LCD screen and picked that little mark off.

That faint tapping sound you can just hear is the egg dripping from the tips of my nose and ears onto the floor.

My apologies for the disinformation. I guess some here have read the article on www.megameme.com/vx1609.htm which mentioned this feature along with a shootout between the Century Optics and Optex 16:9 anamorphic adaptors. I've been running around with my camera working on this preset for over 6 months.

Have a Merry remaining Christmas and Happy New Year and stay safe folks.

Tom Hardwick · December 28th, 2003, 11:39 AM

That's right, it was only the TRV900/PD100 that had a -3db setting, and very useful it was too, acting to lower the noise floor as well as absorb half a stop. As soon as you needed gain up it was automatically dialled out.

The lower noise HAD chips used in the 950/VX2k meant that -3dB setting was no longer needed.

tom.

October 30th, 2002, 07:03 PM	#1
Michael Buendia Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: los angeles, california Posts: 71	pd150 ~ got -3db? does the pd150 have -3db? if so is it accessed thru the main menu or is there a seperate button? mb4

October 30th, 2002, 10:19 PM	#2
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	I cannot find a reference when I search the manual. I don't think so. The camera has such low noise that I'm not certain it is useful. Did you have a specific application in mind? __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

December 25th, 2003, 06:56 PM	#5
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	No I don't think so. You can set the upper limit of auto gain to 6 or 12 dB in the Custom Preset menu or leave the setting off in which case the camera will use up to 18 dB of gain.. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

October 30th, 2002, 11:03 PM	#3
Michael Buendia Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: los angeles, california Posts: 71	no. i was over at the 2-pop board and someone was trying to find it out. i was curious myself so i brought it over here. mb4

December 25th, 2003, 11:46 AM	#4
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,477	I think you'll be able to do it in custom preset, the little button at bottom of carry handle.

December 25th, 2003, 10:54 PM	#6
Yik Kuen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia Posts: 135	If I can still remember clearly, for Sony, only the TRV900/PD-100 has -3dB setting in their custom preset menu.

December 26th, 2003, 05:39 AM	#7
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,477	Correction - I could set -3db in the custom preset. Something did not look quite right about that little minus sign so I put my close-up glasses on. - Now I cannot set -3db in the custom preset, since I cleaned the LCD screen and picked that little mark off. That faint tapping sound you can just hear is the egg dripping from the tips of my nose and ears onto the floor. My apologies for the disinformation. I guess some here have read the article on www.megameme.com/vx1609.htm which mentioned this feature along with a shootout between the Century Optics and Optex 16:9 anamorphic adaptors. I've been running around with my camera working on this preset for over 6 months. Have a Merry remaining Christmas and Happy New Year and stay safe folks.

December 28th, 2003, 11:39 AM	#8
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	That's right, it was only the TRV900/PD100 that had a -3db setting, and very useful it was too, acting to lower the noise floor as well as absorb half a stop. As soon as you needed gain up it was automatically dialled out. The lower noise HAD chips used in the 950/VX2k meant that -3dB setting was no longer needed. tom.