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- -> >Apparently the DVC cameras don't do very well in low-light
- -> situations... >I've been told that if you light your set/actor
- -> correctly, the quality is >comparable to BetaCam, but since the
- -> VX-1000 is the first generation of >DVC cameras, they can only get
- -> better. (I hope!) >
- -> > -David Warner
- -> > dwarner@albany.net
- -> > http://www.albany.net/~dwarner
- -> >
- -> >
- -> >
- -> You've hit the main problem with the VX-1000, weak low light performa
- -> It's not too bad until you start zooming. Under normal lighting, or
- -> wide-anlge shooting, the camera performs quite well. It's in no way a
- -> does-all camera, but what it does well, it does extrmemely well.
-
- Please remember that the 1000 is a consumer (admittedly high-end
- consumer) camera. It is not a professional tool, lacks the full manual
- override of auto control, and has middling quality glass at best.
-
- Put this recording system on a good 3-chip, stick a Canon broadcast lens
- in front of it, light well (yes, David, lighting is still EVERYTHING in
- video...and I have been an "available darkness" guy myself!), and the
- results are going to make everyone forget Betacam.
-
- I suspect that after NAB (wish I could get there!) there's going to be a
- huge buzz about DVCam. I talked to a guy from Sony who could only hint
- at what the future is going to hold, but I for one want to be there when
- it happens!
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