Posted by Jack Perry on 08/27/05 22:18

Fire it up and keep it powered on for 1/2 hr or so to look for
Dead Pixels on the ccd chip or the flip out monitor

hook up a good quality microphone in a quiet room and with headsets listen
to
the audio ---recorded or live to listen for undue Hiss


shoot 1/2 an hour of tape & chech playback for dropouts between pauses in
shooting or anywhere --- there shouldn't be ANY

experiement with the iris in manual and see how smoothly you can adjust it
without
causing camera shake or "stepping" up or down

plug in several XLR cables to see if they fit easily

you get the idea.

See if this new rig (which is still the BEST small one for low-light and
ease of shooting and I have like 5 different kinds) FITS in to your style
and type of shooting.

Can you LIVE with the way it works -- some people LOVE this one (I do) and
some people hate them...
















"sdmedia" <steven@sounddevelopment.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have a series of tests they like to perform on cameras
> first time it gets out of the box.
>
> I have a new PD170 and while I will do the standard testing, ie use it,
> does anyone have a systematic form of testing to see if you have a
> lemon or not. There is nothing indicating that I have a lemon but I
> want to increase my confidence level before I head into a production
> where there is no repair depot - or replacement cameras nearby.
>
> Thanks in Advance
>

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