Posted by carlmart on 11/01/06 11:13

Martin Heffels wrote:

> I can't imagine Sony et al cheap-skating on the sound, by giving us worse
> sound with MP2-recording on the semi-pro cameras, than what we had before.
> It would be bad for their sales. But you won't get 24/96 recording
> in-camera for now. It would require compressing the video more to handle
> such a huge audio data-stream. But don't count it out for the future, when
> technology has progressed a step further.

Oh, yes. I can imagine Sony limiting the quality of their lower priced
cameras so they won't interfere with their higher priced sales.

The problem is nobody really expected DV cameras (or HDV) being used
for film production, and that's why I am interested in taking the audio
recording away from the camera. The HDV design had to be compromised in
three areas so it would fit in a DV tape: MPEG-2 recording, GOP size
and audio recording (in MPEG1).

Sony never thought there might be a large market for 24p cameras, both
in DV and HDV, and they seem to have proven wrong. Or once again were
just thinking of their upper series, forcing us into them.

Another thing that is changing is the lens option, which is soon to be
removable for all cameras (not just JVC and Canon).

I don't foresee any great advances in the audio area on these cameras,
but I think we can compensate for that specific compromise in a
different way. Like with small external portable recorders.

Card flash recording is the way of the future, as the HVX200 is
showing. For video is too expensive for now, which may get better soon.

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