Posted by mmaker on 09/18/05 09:45

doc wrote:
> we've given up on the Sony's altogether because we've learned that the sound
> quality absolutely SUX and that it is somewhere between AM radio and low
> end (early) FM and our show is going to have singing.

I'd be interested to know where you 'learnt' that, because the audio
sounds great to me.

> moreover, we've also
> learned that trying to capture the 16:9 ccd material (SD 16:9) from either
> of the sony's (or any other 16:9 format) into SD 4:3 will result in terrible
> color distortion and even worsen when exported/output to DVD, tape, etc.

Only if you record 16:9 DV and then downconvert. If you record 16:9
HDV, crop and downconvert it will look significantly better than 4:3
DV... that should also be true if you record 4:3 DV on a Z1, but I've
never shot anything other than HDV.

Mark

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