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NP-F970 F960 charger for Sony HVR-Z1U HDR-FX7 camcorder $10.00 |
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Charger for NP-F970 Battery Sony HVR-V1 HVR-V1U ho&car $4.88 |
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12Hr Battery for SONY HVR-V1U HVR-V1 HDR-FX7 NP-F970 $38.00 |
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fit NP-F970 SONY HVR-V1 HVR-V1U Camcorder 12Hr Battery $37.99 |
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6600mAh Battery fit SONY HVR-Z7U HDR-FX1000 HDR-FX7 FX1 $37.99 |
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Premium 10 ft Sony HVR-A1U CMOS 1080i HDV Mini 1.3c HDMI cable for your HD Camcorder/Video Camera! (240Hz 1080p Type A to C) $19.99 VX-HD115N from JVC is HDMI ver. 1.3a category2 compatible high speed HDMI cable. It handles both uncompressed digital video and multi-channel digital audio signals directly with all in one cable. Used for the transmission of digital signal between high definition source and high quality monitor or projector. HDMI high speed cable (HDMI ver. 1.3a category2) Length: 4.92ft (1.5m… |
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Premium 10 ft Sony HVR-HD1000U HDV Mini 1.3c HDMI cable for your HD Camcorder/Video Camera! (240Hz 1080p Type A to C) $19.99 VX-HD115N from JVC is HDMI ver. 1.3a category2 compatible high speed HDMI cable. It handles both uncompressed digital video and multi-channel digital audio signals directly with all in one cable. Used for the transmission of digital signal between high definition source and high quality monitor or projector. HDMI high speed cable (HDMI ver. 1.3a category2) Length: 4.92ft (1.5m… |
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Premium 6 ft Sony HVR-Z7U Handheld HDV Mini 1.3c HDMI cable for your HD Camcorder/Video Camera! (240Hz 1080p Type A to C) $14.99 VX-HD115N from JVC is HDMI ver. 1.3a category2 compatible high speed HDMI cable. It handles both uncompressed digital video and multi-channel digital audio signals directly with all in one cable. Used for the transmission of digital signal between high definition source and high quality monitor or projector. HDMI high speed cable (HDMI ver. 1.3a category2) Length: 4.92ft (1.5m… |
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Inside the Sony HVR-Z7 | HVR-Z7 Camcorder Training DVD $79.00 The Sony HVR-Z7 camcorder is one of the deepest and most powerful HDV Camcorders ever made. Do you want to get the most out of yours? Join award-winning videographer and renowned producer/editor/trainer, Douglas Spotted Eagle and journey inside the Sony HVR-Z7 Camcorder. Douglas Spotted Eagle, your guide to this camera, is a master of high definition formats and has logged serious hours behind j… |
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Inside the Sony HVR-V1 and HDR-FX7 Camcorders A Closer Look $59.99 Join Douglas Spotted Eagle, well-known HDV Guru and author of the best selling HDV: What You Need to Know as he examines the features, capabilities, and challenges of the Sony HVR-V1 and HDR FX-7 camcorders. These revolutionary HDV cameras bring affordable HD acquisition to the masses. Douglas shows you how to get the most from your gear and prepares you for the changes youll need to introduce int… |
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7.2v 5500 mAh Black Camcorder Battery for Sony HVR-Z1U $44.99 7.2v 5500 mAh Black Camcorder Battery for Sony HVR-Z1U… |
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Sony HVR-HD1000U MiniDV 1080i High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom $1,520.00 The Sony HVR-HD1000U is an HDV camcorder specifically designed for videographers looking for an affordable shoulder-mounted camera. Ideal for event work and wedding videography, the camera is equipped with a ClearVid CMOS sensor, capable of recording 1080i high definition footage on a standard MiniDV tape. Additionally, the HVR-HD1000U comes fitted with a 10x Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar lens with Supe… |
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Sony NP-F970 Li-Ion Battery for DCR-VX2100 / HDR-FX1 / HVR-Z1U $29.99 Maximize your Handycam camcorder recording times with the NP-F970 InfoLithium L Series rechargeable battery packBattery life up to 18 hoursHigh storage capacity without the memory effect found in other batteries |
High Definition Update: Interview With Paul Wheeler
HIGH DEFINITION UPDATE
High Definition Update – Paul Wheeler Interview
In July 2005, I wrote an E-Zine with the headline “High Definition When?” At the time we saw little demand for HDCAM equipment aside from some clients in the U.S. Seven months later, the situation has changed dramatically. We added two Sony HDW-F900 HDCAM camcorders (Sony’s top of the line HDCAM camera for television and/or cinema) to our stock in January 2006 because of growing demand and see this as the beginning of a trend. And we have just taken a booking for a multi-camera shoot in March with six HDW-F900s.
Interview With Paul Wheeler Soon Available on DVD
With this increase in demand, we recently hired Paul Wheeler BSC, a highly experienced film and digital cinematographer who wrote the book, “High Definition & 24P Cinematography”, to run some workshops for us. While he was here, I interviewed him. We are going to make available DVDs with an edit of the interview. If you’d like one, contact me at cal@procamtv.com.
BBC Drama and High Definition
One of my first questions to Paul was about the apparently sudden leap in demand for HDCAM. Paul’s response: “Five years ago the BBC was saying within two years everything they record will be on high definition. Three months ago they said everything we record in two years time will be on high definition so trying to predict what happens is very difficult. The BBC who wanted to move in that direction haven’t moved as fast as they wanted to. But that’s not a technical problem. That’s a problem with persuading producers that using a new technology is safe. And I think this year (2005), we’ve just begun to see the confidence in the system and I’m very hopeful that we’re now going to see a cascade effect. Where a couple of very expensive period dramas have been done on HD, they look exactly like very expensive period dramas. And that to me is a huge starting point that I was hopeful would have happened a couple of years ago.”
Sky TV and High Definition
Sky TV has also said they are on track with plans to launch HDTV in 2006. BSkyB’s Chief Operating Officer, Richard Freudenstein, said recently that the dramatic improvement in picture quality would help BSkyB achieve its target of ten million customers in 2010. “Innovation and technology leadership are at the core of the Sky brand,” he said. “By introducing HDTV, our ambition is to raise the bar again.” BSkyB expects that sales of “HD Ready” TV sets will accelerate as equipment prices continue to fall and the availability of HDTV programming grows.
Nonfiction and High Definition
Paul says the increased use of HD in documentary and factual programming has been stronger than in drama. “We have had more factual programmes made in HD than we have had fiction and I think the main drive there is this fact that you can sell it round the world. You can only really sell drama if you’ve made it in England to an English speaking nation but you can change the commentary of factual to any language very easily and I think there is more potential for international sales of documentary work or factual therefore those advantages of the transparency of moving from whatever you’ve shot it in to whatever you want to sell it in are an even bigger advantage.”
Sony HVR-Z1 (HDV) vs Digital Betacam
The most popular high definition camcorder is the Sony HVR-Z1. This is meant for low budget shoots and the camera has replaced the Sony DSR-PD170P. The main advantage is the Z1 has a wide screen chip so shoots true wide screen. The PD170P does have a wide screen setting but because it has a 4:3 chip this setting produces inferior images to the Z1. Most of our clients record in the DVCAM rather than the HDV setting when they use the Z1 and get excellent results.
In some articles I have seen the Z1 compared to the Sony DVW-790WSP camcorder with the conclusion the quality of the image is similar. According to Paul: “If you take the output straight out of the Z-1 and stick it in a decent monitor and do the same on the B-channel with a Digi-Beta and you flick between the two you’ll be fairly impressed. But there are other issues in why you choose a camera. One is the recording format and the Digi-Beta format is much more stable and robust than the M-Peg 2 compression used in the HDV process.” This, Paul says, is particularly a concern in post production, especially if you’re doing a “fair bit of post production.”
The other issues to consider are the lens and the actual robustness of the camera. The lens on a Digi-Beta is far more versatile and quicker to respond than the lens on a Z1 and if you are shooting in even slightly adverse conditions the 790 is made of far sterner stuff.
Paul’s view is to “think of (the Z1) as a replacement for your PD170 but don’t think of it as a replacement for the highly professional, very robust, very strong recording process of the Digi-Beta. It’s not.”
More on the Paul Wheeler Interview DVD
The DVD with an edit of the interview with Paul will include a discussion of the following:
Growing use of High Definition camcorders
Z1 vs Digital Betacam
Brief summary of the different camcorders: 730, 750 and F900
Progressive scan and interlaced recording
720 vs 1080
Setting the camera correctly for post production
Summary
High definition is definitely here. I have never seen a format take off so quickly. We experienced a marked increase in demand in January and interest and inquiries are growing. I recommend you learn as much as you can about the High Definition cameras available, the range of settings you can shoot in and what accessories are commonly needed. The July E-Zine covered much of this, the Paul Wheeler DVD covers more and the next E-Zine will cover commonly needed accessories.
Until then, happy shooting!
Cal Barton,
Procam Television
www.procamtv.com
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