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Posted by Smarty on 11/23/07 13:13
PTravel,
Thanks for the Toshiba update and the HV20 report. The HV20 is just a great
little camera, and is a true pleasure to travel with. Hope the "shoot from
the chest" solution works well.
I also picked up one of the Toshiba HD DVD players, and paid closer to $200
for it a week ago at Amazon. The free 10 HD DVD offer was irresistible,
particularly if one of them is my favorite "The Big Lebowski"!
Unlike my earlier Toshiba HD DVD player which was 1st generation, this 3rd
generation player is much more responsive, much smaller, and has far less
fan noise. HV20 content looks wonderful on it. It makes superior looking
menued HD disk video playback to the only BluRay player I have here, the
Playstation 3.
Have a safe and enjoyable trip.
Smarty
"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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> "Martin Heffels" <goofie@flikken.net> wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:31:52 -0800, "PTravel"
>> <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Welcome back! The Beijing smug didn't suffocate you eh? ;-)
>
> Still on the road. In fact, we're only halfway to our final
> destinations -- a couple of old world heritage towns close to the Burma
> border. We're overnighting in Kounming (just on our way out the door to
> attend a Chinese folk ballet). Tomorrow, we fly to Dali (Well, hello,
> Dali! -- sorry, couldn't resist.).
>
>>
>> Speaking about HD, how did the HV20 fare?
>
> I actually shot with it for the first time this afternoon. I haven't
> transferred the video yet (probably won't for a few days), but I really,
> really liked shooting with it. For the kind of stuff that I shoot,
> there's an added advantage: it looks completely innocuous, just like any
> other consumer camcorder. As such, it attracts no attention whatsoever,
> unlike my rather visible VX2000. I was walking around a city park
> shooting locals, amateur musicians, kids, etc., with no tripod, no
> backpack full of gear, no extra lenses -- just me and HV-20. It was
> great! I felt completely anonymous (and much lighter, having to deal with
> only 1.2 pounds, instead of my usual 12 -- camera plus gear).
>
> I'll be shooting the world heritage towns with a little more gear, but I
> expect I'm going to enjoy it considerably.
>
> I don't know if I mentioned it here, but I found that I can do my usual
> "shoot from the chest" with the HV20. I put a heavy camera strap on it,
> attaching it to the supplied buckle and a space at the front of the
> handle. Though the camera won't hang steady by itself, I can brace it with
> my left hand, tension the front strap, and work the (awkwardly place start
> switch) with my right hand. IS on the HV20 seems pretty impressive -- I
> was shooting in moderate tele positions and it look pretty solid (though,
> of course, this was on the small LCD screen).
>
> If the video looks as good as I hope, I'm going to be one happy camper.
>
>>
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