Posted by TheFug. on 04/25/06 17:48

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:44:33 -0500, "Steve King"
<steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote:

>"PTravel" <ptravel@ruyitang.com> wrote in message
>news:4ail9rFtg45aU1@individual.net...
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>> "Steve King" <steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote in message
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>>> "PTravel" <ptravel@ruyitang.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4aig1hFtdbfhU1@individual.net...
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>>>> "Mr. Tapeguy" <mr.tapeguy@pro-tape.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1145299810.542761.249740@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> However, JVC has a hard drive consumer camcorder out and I think you
>>>>> will see a move toward these at some point.
>>>>
>>>> Not as currently implemented. The hard-drive consumer machines use MPEG
>>>> of some flavor and have the same problems with increased compression and
>>>> lack of easy editing. Now, a camcorder with a large hard drive that
>>>> recorded DV-25 might be interesting, but it would have to be a mighty
>>>> big hard drive.
>>>
>>> I'm scheduled to work on a independent film (as an actor) in late May.
>>> they are shooting with the new Panasonic HD camera. Can't recall the
>>> number now; the $6 grand one. The videographer has the accessory hard
>>> drive that he plans to use. I'n anxious to see how it all performs.
>>>
>>> Steve King
>>
>> Well, sure, solid state and hard drives are definitely the cards for pro
>> gear. I was referring to consumer camcorders.
>>
>I wasn't questioning you. I suppose I should have said that inexpensive
>hard drive based storage for an upper bracket consumer camcorder would be a
>great thing and almost doable with the technology available. I'm just
>enthusiastic about the concept and interested to see it in operation using
>this camera at the very bottom end of the psuedo hi-def pro gear range.
>
>Steve King
>

I guess it will go to the direction like memory-packs, like these
prosumer news-gathering equipment... click off and click on, fast
Random Access Memory Very Expensive...
-- The Fug

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