Posted by Smarty on 11/22/06 02:50

Certainly there has to be some digital DV camcorders out there for $400
rather than an analog camera. There are many people on eBay and elsewhere
looking to trade up to DV as well as occasional promotions on the web with
brand new DV camcorders showing up in this $400 price range.


Smarty


"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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> <adric22@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> Any idea how much light 6 lux is? It's very little. So when looking at
>>> daylight, it's plenty. The reason that everything looks horrible in
>>> daylight, is probably because you overexpose your highlights.
>>
>> No.. It looks horrible because it can never get enough light. I've
>> tried every setting on the exposure control, including automatic.
>>
>>> That must be an operator problem. Bright lights indoor-lights throw out
>>> more than 6 lux. Let me give you an idea about lux-rating: Some time ago
>>> I
>>
>> You are dead wrong. The lux rating is more accurately the "minimum
>> lux" rating. But that is the minimum neccessary to get a picture, not
>> the minimum *good picture*. I'm currently borrowing a Sony PD-150
>> which has a lux-rating of 2 and the indoor shots are extreemly clear.
>
> The PD-150 is the pro version of the VX2000, a prosumer 3-ccd camcorder
> with 1/3" sensors. Your D-8 machine is a consumer camcorder with a single
> sensor, probably 1/4", but possible as small as 1/6".
>
>
>> I also have an older analog hi-8 camcorder which has a lux rating of 3.
>> It actually boasts a much better indoor image, however, it is a pain
>> to capture video from that and it doesn't even have S-video so I can't
>> seperate the chroma (which is bad for green-screen videos)
>
> The older hi-8 machines had larger sensors that were also less densely
> packed, as they didn't try to double as still cameras.
>
>>
>>> A VX2100 would be your best choice, but it's way over your budget.
>>> You're
>>> left to an anlogue format, and your best choice would be one of the
>>> older
>>> Hi-8 camera's which have a larger CCD, and as such are more
>>> light-sensitive.
>>
>> Yes. I'm familiar with the VX series, but way out of my price range.
>> And you are correct that the older cameras are more light sensative, as
>> I mentioned my old 3-lux camera. Unfortunatly, because they are analog
>> it is difficult to get a good image captured into my computer.
>> However, I have been meaning to try capturing with that camera to a
>> hi-8 tape and then playing it back in my digital-8 camera (which will
>> convert it to digital and stream it over the 1394) and this may
>> actually give me the chroma/luma seperation I need. But this is a
>> pain.
>
> If you want good low-light performance, it may be your only choice.
>
>>
>> --DavidM
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