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Robert Bobson · March 11th, 2003, 09:22 AM

the still picture that can be captured with the PD150 - does anyone know the equivilant resolution as compared to digital still cameras? 2meg? 3meg? more?

thanks.

Bobby

Jeff Donald · March 11th, 2003, 11:22 AM

About 1 mega pixel. The camera is intended for video, not still photography. The extra resolution would be wasted on video.

Tom Hardwick · March 11th, 2003, 02:51 PM

If you shoot progressive scan (PS) to tape the resolution will be 720 x 576 (less than half a mega-pixel) but it's better than the 640x 480 that you get to Memorystick.

I know it sounds pretty awful in these days of mega-pixel digital still cameras, but few of them have 12x zooms, three chips, Steady shot and so on. The stills from my VX2k defy the pixel count, and I can shoot in motor-drive PS mode all day long.

tom.

Steve McDonald · March 31st, 2003, 03:05 AM

Actually, even though the DV recording on tape will contain slightly more pixels, if you capture a still image off the tape to any J-PEG medium, it will end up with only 640 X 480, the same as if you directly capture to the Memory Stick. However, some computer-based capture systems may have a lower (better) compression ratio than the in-camera J-PEG memory capture. Therefore, going from tape directly by FireWire to a computer and bypassing the Memory Stick, may give a better result. You might also go directly from tape to one of the uncompressed still picture formats, for highest quality, although the 640 X 480 pixel-size limit still applies. If you used the memory mode in the camera with its J-PEG compression, the uncompressed still formats in a computer wouldn't have as much with which to work.

Steve McDonald

March 11th, 2003, 09:22 AM	#1
Robert Bobson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 585	still pix resolution? the still picture that can be captured with the PD150 - does anyone know the equivilant resolution as compared to digital still cameras? 2meg? 3meg? more? thanks. Bobby

March 11th, 2003, 11:22 AM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	About 1 mega pixel. The camera is intended for video, not still photography. The extra resolution would be wasted on video. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 11th, 2003, 02:51 PM	#3
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	If you shoot progressive scan (PS) to tape the resolution will be 720 x 576 (less than half a mega-pixel) but it's better than the 640x 480 that you get to Memorystick. I know it sounds pretty awful in these days of mega-pixel digital still cameras, but few of them have 12x zooms, three chips, Steady shot and so on. The stills from my VX2k defy the pixel count, and I can shoot in motor-drive PS mode all day long. tom.

March 31st, 2003, 03:05 AM	#4
Steve McDonald Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 366	Actually, even though the DV recording on tape will contain slightly more pixels, if you capture a still image off the tape to any J-PEG medium, it will end up with only 640 X 480, the same as if you directly capture to the Memory Stick. However, some computer-based capture systems may have a lower (better) compression ratio than the in-camera J-PEG memory capture. Therefore, going from tape directly by FireWire to a computer and bypassing the Memory Stick, may give a better result. You might also go directly from tape to one of the uncompressed still picture formats, for highest quality, although the 640 X 480 pixel-size limit still applies. If you used the memory mode in the camera with its J-PEG compression, the uncompressed still formats in a computer wouldn't have as much with which to work. Steve McDonald