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From: Elliot Bain <ebain@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: DV format cameras
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Nigel Patrick Lim wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> I'm wondering if anyone has used the new DV standard
> video cameras? I read in DV magazine that it outperforms betacam
> SPs in everything except horizontal resolution with 500 lines
> compare to betacams 600. The thing is the camera costs less than
> $5,000 and you can tranfer the images straight to harddisk
> without having to capture it. It would be excellent for
> blue\green screen work. Has anyone used one before?
>
> Nige
Don't hold your breath while waiting for 'straight-to-harddisk'
capture. There aren't any cards yet that take the digital signal into
the computer, and there may not be any yet this year.
Also, some people will give you a good argument about the quality vs
BetaSP. I think it's still a good value for the money tho, and
starting to aquire video footage with a DVC machine might not be a bad
