Posted by Maxwell on 05/20/07 14:56

On May 14, 10:50 pm, Frank <f...@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote:
>
> Well, alright, let me say this: I do think that the subject line of
> this thread is a bit off-base. As things presently stand, the
> highest-priced AVCHD camcorder doesn't provide audio or video quality
> even matching, let alone exceeding, that of even the lowest-priced HDV
> camcorder.
>


HDV is MPEG-2.

AVCHD is a variation of MPEG-4 (H-264 actually).

The benefit of MPEG-4 is that it reduces the dataflow considerably.
It does that by increasing compression. In my opinion, the more you
compress, the more you sacrifice. For me, MPEG-2 (HDV) is too
compressed. I wouldn't even touch MPEG-4. All my cameras are HDV.
AVCHD is for the family vacation.

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