DVCAM vs. MiniDV question « Videomaker Community Forums

nobody
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Ok, I'm an amature filmaker that's in the process of doing some projects. I shoot on a GL2 and a DVX100A. I was looking around ebay and was checking out some professional DV cams. Now I know that they aren't 10,000 bucks for no reason, but I was curious as to the actual advantages of them over pro minidv cam's. As I go forward I hope to do bigger and bigger projects, will I eventually want to up grade to these monsters, or will camera's like the XL2 and DVX100A be enough for indie films. Thanks guys.

Posted 7 years ago #
nobody
Member

Travis:
Um ... I have done some test.. and I have worked in the TV/Film Industry for the past 2.5 years. So this is just my own findings..
First HDTV is around the Connor ... so I would not buy any thing right away

I own a DVX100a and the picture quiltiy on that compared to a 390 or a 570 dvcam is just about the same...

I use it for freelance work etc in the Orlando and I do travel to the sarasota area for some work..

SO over all I would not upgrade due to HDTV...E-mail me to chat it up some more..but do u have any real experence..or are you just starting to play?

Forgot to add...The is a Difference between Film and Video...I hope you understnad that... "Indie Films"

Posted 7 years ago #
browner
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Dvcam is Sony's DV tape format. It has guard bands recorded with the video so it is pulling the tape thru the machine 33% faster. A 60min mini dv tape will only record 40 minutes of DV cam material. DVcam will also support full SMPTE time code. The video will look the same since both are 25mps recording formats. The picture quality is more a function of the camera, and even more so the lens. The picture from my 2/3" chip camera at work "looks" different (like a film) because it has less depth of field due to the larger chips. It also looks better because the Fuji lens costs more than just about any mini dv camcorder on the market. There is a book available that goes into more detail on DVCam. Do an Amazon search if your interested.

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Posted 7 years ago #
nobody
Member

Thanks guys, That's what i had in mind but i wasn't sure

Posted 7 years ago #
nobody
Member

Correction.. DV is about 3-4mbps, that's why we can edit it on our computers without any problems.

Posted 7 years ago #
WalterGraff
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Any camera in the same price range creates the same quality picture. If you are serious about making films that you want to possibly submit for film festivals, etc, then I would say cameras in the $3000 range will give you a baseline. But then again a camera does not make something good, you do. So you probably want to read, buy videos, and more than likely take a filmmaking course. You'll save a lot of time doing that.

Posted 7 years ago #