New Canon camcorders

FP

Diamond Member
Feb 24, 2005
4,568
0
0
Text

I don't know why I love working with tape so much but the feeling of raw DV is like a warm blanket on a cold day to me :)

Also, what is with the huge # of megapixels on the HF S10?
 

rudder

Lifer
Nov 9, 2000
19,441
86
91
Kaido is correct. I loved my digital8 camcorder... but transfering video was a pain. Now I can either just pull out an SD card or plug the camera into the PC and copy some files.
 

jpeyton

Moderator in SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones
Moderator
Aug 23, 2003
25,375
142
116
Tape sucks. So does film.
 

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
51,777
7,330
136
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Tape sucks. So does film.

Yeah, the only downside is that tape quality is still better than digital quality. It's not quite as close as photo film vs digital cameras yet. But it's getting there - Red's equipment is a step in the right direction. Canon & Nikon's dSLR cameras with HD video features are looking real nice, too. Quality (and a few extra manual controls) is really the only reason I still use tape for my camcorder. Even the HF11 can't beat the HV20 in terms of picture quality. It's a PAIN to deal with, but the PQ is worth it to me.
 

ElFenix

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Mar 20, 2000
102,402
8,574
126
Originally posted by: rudder
Kaido is correct. I loved my digital8 camcorder... but transfering video was a pain. Now I can either just pull out an SD card or plug the camera into the PC and copy some files.

PJ friend of mine plugs her camera into her computer, it makes whirring sounds for a bit, and the file is copied.