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I'm interested in viewpoints regarding the merits of these two camcorders.
I read this review of the JY-HD10 by JVC:
I was struck by this comment from author Steve Mullen:
"So is 25Mbps DV dead?"
"Personally, the answer is yes."
"Like others now used to watching primetime TV, movies, and sports in HD, I've found NTSC simply doesn't have the resolution necessary for viewing on a large screen."
"I'm looking forward to shooting widescreen in a format that will look great on a big screen."
On rec.video.desktop, Ron Charles - portugal@3web.net - wrote:
"1) Build Quality: Much better than I was expecting."
"The unit I tested came complete with a CaVision Matte Box and was a steal for $6700 CDN (about $4100 USD)."
"One weird aspect to the camera is that the transport is contained in the rotating hand grip that you use to hold the camera."
"I didn't like the idea of the transport housing being twisted and turned while in operation, but then again what do I know."
"2) Image Quality: Darn good for a camera in this price if lighting conditions are correct."
"This camera proves that a 1 CCD unit can be just as good as 3 CCD in many cases!!!"
"IMHO not as good in low light as a PD150 or even an AG-DVX100."
"The non-interchangable lens and optics are made by JVC and this is certainly not their best field."
"3) Audio Quality: Big mistake using a cheap non-phantom powered dual XLR to mini-jack box on the handle."
"I hope Beachtek has a good laugh at this one!"
"4) Nice Extras: Ability to up and down convert between DV, HDV, DVHS and HDVi with the flip of a switch."
"Uses standard miniDV tapes."
"Interesting D-VHS and special
composite outputs."
"Higher resolution viewfinder than the HD1, lightweight, well balanced, nice feel to the unit in general."
"Looks damn good with the Matte Box!"
"5) Accessories: Nice."
"Uses standard sized filters so that wide angle adapters will be easy to find."
"I would love to test drive one with a Magiqcam or smaller Steadicam."
"6) Problems: No current release of FCP3/4 or Avid ExpressDV can handle the newly adopted HDV format."
"There is, however, a new $1000 plug in (second party) available for Premiere 6.5 which seems to work OK."
"JVC does not offer a capture deck of this format, so head wear will be heavy, and heads are not covered by the 1-year service contract."
"6) Conclusions: If you want to be the first one your block to shoot native HDV with real 16:9 and you try hard to avoid bad lighting and audio situations, it's a nice animal, but I'll personally will wait and see what other brands come out with other sub $7500 USD models, perhaps with better optics and audio capabilities."
I found this review very interesting.
There's no question, however, that the Panasonic AG-DVX100 is hot:
I'd love to hear some viewpoints from others.
Thanks,
Jerry Jones
I read this review of the JY-HD10 by JVC:
I was struck by this comment from author Steve Mullen:
"So is 25Mbps DV dead?"
"Personally, the answer is yes."
"Like others now used to watching primetime TV, movies, and sports in HD, I've found NTSC simply doesn't have the resolution necessary for viewing on a large screen."
"I'm looking forward to shooting widescreen in a format that will look great on a big screen."
On rec.video.desktop, Ron Charles - portugal@3web.net - wrote:
"1) Build Quality: Much better than I was expecting."
"The unit I tested came complete with a CaVision Matte Box and was a steal for $6700 CDN (about $4100 USD)."
"One weird aspect to the camera is that the transport is contained in the rotating hand grip that you use to hold the camera."
"I didn't like the idea of the transport housing being twisted and turned while in operation, but then again what do I know."
"2) Image Quality: Darn good for a camera in this price if lighting conditions are correct."
"This camera proves that a 1 CCD unit can be just as good as 3 CCD in many cases!!!"
"IMHO not as good in low light as a PD150 or even an AG-DVX100."
"The non-interchangable lens and optics are made by JVC and this is certainly not their best field."
"3) Audio Quality: Big mistake using a cheap non-phantom powered dual XLR to mini-jack box on the handle."
"I hope Beachtek has a good laugh at this one!"
"4) Nice Extras: Ability to up and down convert between DV, HDV, DVHS and HDVi with the flip of a switch."
"Uses standard miniDV tapes."
"Interesting D-VHS and special
composite outputs."
"Higher resolution viewfinder than the HD1, lightweight, well balanced, nice feel to the unit in general."
"Looks damn good with the Matte Box!"
"5) Accessories: Nice."
"Uses standard sized filters so that wide angle adapters will be easy to find."
"I would love to test drive one with a Magiqcam or smaller Steadicam."
"6) Problems: No current release of FCP3/4 or Avid ExpressDV can handle the newly adopted HDV format."
"There is, however, a new $1000 plug in (second party) available for Premiere 6.5 which seems to work OK."
"JVC does not offer a capture deck of this format, so head wear will be heavy, and heads are not covered by the 1-year service contract."
"6) Conclusions: If you want to be the first one your block to shoot native HDV with real 16:9 and you try hard to avoid bad lighting and audio situations, it's a nice animal, but I'll personally will wait and see what other brands come out with other sub $7500 USD models, perhaps with better optics and audio capabilities."
I found this review very interesting.
There's no question, however, that the Panasonic AG-DVX100 is hot:
I'd love to hear some viewpoints from others.
Thanks,
Jerry Jones
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