Posted by James on 03/25/06 07:03

"James" <muzician21@zyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is there some way to *make* them be in lock step? Wondering if there might
> be some way to have the one cam control them both while still being able
to
> use the mics on the consumer Digital8. The only disadvantage being that if
> they have to be in close physical proximity, I won't get as great a
variety
> of shot - i.e., one from basically straight ahead, one from a completely
> different angle though I could still do some transitions from near to far.

Well, turns out it was a moot point. I was under the impression that there
was going to be a space cordoned off for the cams with a clear view, but
turned out no such arrangements had been made. I had to squeeze the XL1S
into a space in front of the sound board and shoot through the crowd.

Luckily I had thought to bring a small monitor with me, since the only place
where I even had room to stand to operate the cam was on the wrong side to
use the viewfinder...grrr... I spent the whole time working the cam,
looking behind me at this monitor I had on top of the sound guy's rack.
Wasn't any way in hades I was going to try to set my other cam up and leave
it unattended in this joint for some drunk cowboy to knock it over.

The video is okay, but isn't nearly as nice as I would have liked to make
it. A second cam would have really helped. One thing I noticed is that the
image tended to oddly drift a bit, apparently due to the steady shot. Also
discovered the XL1S has a dead pixel which became apparent when someone
danced in front of my line of sight and during darker moments, but at least
the sound guy did a fantastic job. The sound is superb, with excellent
balance among the instruments and vocalist, with good levels and just a
touch of ambient audience sound. Unfortunately, the sound seems really out
of character with the mediocre video.

Oh well...thanks for all input.

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