Posted by david.cams on 11/02/07 19:42

On Nov 3, 5:46 am, "PTravel" <ptra...@travelersvideo.com> wrote:
> "Spex" <No.s...@ta.com> wrote in message
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> news:13imfvhg31fbe63@corp.supernews.com...
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> > There doesn't look much wrong with this screen grab. There is a
> > considerable amount of sharpening that will catch the eye as the video
> > moves. With so much native resolution there is little value keeping the
> > sharpening that high.
>
> Yep -- that's exactly what I'm seeing. I'm pleased with the resolution and
> color fidelity of the image, but "shimmering" on movement is driving me
> crazy.

I have had a very close look at some video shot on my Sony HDR-HC7
(using HDMI and a new 40" Sony Bravia TV) and there is a very small
amount of "shimmering" from time to time, but not very often. However,
I would say that it's no more than I experienced from my previous SD
Sony camcorder or what you would expect from a TV broadcast.

If I had been dissatisfied with the Sony's picture, I would have
brought both the HC-7 and the HV20 home and compared the pictures from
identical shoots. I would have then returned the camcorder that
produced the poorer results. I think a comparison between different
cameras is a positive way to determine whether it's one camcorder
that's at fault or whether both do the same when identical shoots are
compared.

If both the Canon and Sony "shimmer" to the same extent on identical
shoots and this is noticeable and unacceptable, then it's the HD
technology as a whole that hasn't quite matured yet and isn't up to
the standard produced by large TV cameras. But I have had lots of
people view my HD videos, and no one has ever commented on
"shimmering", they are just so impressed with the overall quality of
the picture.

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