Posted by Richard Crowley on 08/31/06 10:12

"Steve King" wrote ...
> While my production volume is far less than yours,
> I have had the same experience as you describe.
> However, over half of the time we are shooting DV
> as opposed to DVCAM --- lower tape speed plus
> narrower track width I'm told. Even so we have had
> the same experience. We have had one detectable
> drop out in eight years. Maybe we're lucky.

Likewise, both at home and at the office I shoot DVCAM
and DV (mini-DV) essentially interchangably. Except for
a problem when a tape guide came loose and fell off, I have
never seen more than the very exceptional noticable video
dropout (visible as downgraded "pixelization") I don't think
I've seen even 5 of them in my whole DV/DVCAM/DVCpro
experience of many years.

The practical difference between DV and DVCAM is the
quality of the image because of the lens and camera part of
the camcorder. Under ideal conditions (mostly lighting) you
can make a picture with a 1-chip camcorder that the casual
viewer would find indistinguishable from a good 3-chip
camera. But when the going gets rough, nothing beats a good
3-chip camera with a good lens. I am very happy with the
performance of my DSR-300, especially in lousy lighting
conditions.

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