Posted by Nappy on 11/29/05 19:05

<mmaker@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Ty Ford wrote:
> > That would be incorrrect. The Z1 is HDV. HDV and HD are NOT the same.
>
> LOL! Yeah, I guess I should take mine back to Sony and complain that
> it's only 1440x1080 like HDCAM and not the full 1920x1080 of 'real' HD
> video.

No.. silly.. there are a lot more differences than the resolution. HDV is
certainly not HD. Ty is correct there and it is confusing when the two terms
are interchanged. Sort of like the difference between a 35mm print and the
frames in a Viewmaster. They're both film.






>
> > In addition, all HDV camcorders record audio as MPEG2, not as 16-bit, 48
kHz.
>
> Which, in 99% of cases is utterly irrelevant: probably more like 100%
> of cases for ENG. I've shot a lot of HDV now and not once has anyone
> complained about the sound.
>
> Mark
>

ENG sound .. I can understand why you've had no complaints. I think the
Z1U's audio is ok for ENG. Not for much else beyond that.

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