Posted by Toby on 09/14/05 08:17

Having had years of experience with both SP and now DVCPro I have to add
that dropouts were always a major problem with the analog format, and I have
yet to see one after shooting and editing close to 500 DVCPro tapes. Digital
gets my vote there.

Another thing to consider in the long run is the high cost of head
replacement in the analog machines compared to much lower costs for digital
heads.

Toby

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:11i7cfvfd8p0o93@corp.supernews.com...
> "Mike Kujbida" wrote ...
>> Lansworth wrote:
>>> Hey, just wondering... Betacam SP cameras are used in news stations
>>> still all over the world, and they use three 2/3 inch CCDs. Are they
>>> better than most prosumer MiniDV cameras? Just a thought...
>>
>>
>> No question at all that they're far superior in numerous ways.
>
> No argument. OTOH, DVcam, DVCpro, et.al. have some
> advantages over Betacam*. One of the more notable ones
> being where they are in their respective live-cycles.

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