Posted by PTravel on 11/23/07 15:21

"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> PTravel,
>
> Thanks for the Toshiba update and the HV20 report. The HV20 is just a
> great little camera, and is a true pleasure to travel with. Hope the
> "shoot from the chest" solution works well.
>
> I also picked up one of the Toshiba HD DVD players, and paid closer to
> $200 for it a week ago at Amazon. The free 10 HD DVD offer was
> irresistible, particularly if one of them is my favorite "The Big
> Lebowski"!
>
> Unlike my earlier Toshiba HD DVD player which was 1st generation, this 3rd
> generation player is much more responsive, much smaller, and has far less
> fan noise. HV20 content looks wonderful on it. It makes superior looking
> menued HD disk video playback to the only BluRay player I have here, the
> Playstation 3.
>
> Have a safe and enjoyable trip.
>
> Smarty

Thanks, Smarty!

I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.

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> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Martin Heffels" <goofie@flikken.net> wrote in message
>> news:1q1dk3pf52e6mj7d7jt2ur77slv7g3dq5h@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:31:52 -0800, "PTravel"
>>> <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Welcome back! The Beijing smug didn't suffocate you eh? ;-)
>>
>> Still on the road. In fact, we're only halfway to our final
>> destinations -- a couple of old world heritage towns close to the Burma
>> border. We're overnighting in Kounming (just on our way out the door to
>> attend a Chinese folk ballet). Tomorrow, we fly to Dali (Well, hello,
>> Dali! -- sorry, couldn't resist.).
>>
>>>
>>> Speaking about HD, how did the HV20 fare?
>>
>> I actually shot with it for the first time this afternoon. I haven't
>> transferred the video yet (probably won't for a few days), but I really,
>> really liked shooting with it. For the kind of stuff that I shoot,
>> there's an added advantage: it looks completely innocuous, just like any
>> other consumer camcorder. As such, it attracts no attention whatsoever,
>> unlike my rather visible VX2000. I was walking around a city park
>> shooting locals, amateur musicians, kids, etc., with no tripod, no
>> backpack full of gear, no extra lenses -- just me and HV-20. It was
>> great! I felt completely anonymous (and much lighter, having to deal
>> with only 1.2 pounds, instead of my usual 12 -- camera plus gear).
>>
>> I'll be shooting the world heritage towns with a little more gear, but I
>> expect I'm going to enjoy it considerably.
>>
>> I don't know if I mentioned it here, but I found that I can do my usual
>> "shoot from the chest" with the HV20. I put a heavy camera strap on it,
>> attaching it to the supplied buckle and a space at the front of the
>> handle. Though the camera won't hang steady by itself, I can brace it
>> with my left hand, tension the front strap, and work the (awkwardly place
>> start switch) with my right hand. IS on the HV20 seems pretty
>> impressive -- I was shooting in moderate tele positions and it look
>> pretty solid (though, of course, this was on the small LCD screen).
>>
>> If the video looks as good as I hope, I'm going to be one happy camper.
>>
>>>
>>> -m-
>>> --
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>>
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