I'm on the verge of stepping up to a better camera. After a lot of research I've decided that the one that's right for me is either the Panasonic PV-GS400 or the Sony HDR-HC1. Where I'm stumped is the question of the HD video on the HC1.
What I want to know is, will the picture quality be that much better on non-HD tv's, or will the movies have to be shown on HDTV's for the increased picture quality to show?
Is the picture quality of the HC1 that much improved over the GS400's?
I've also heard that editing HD can be a bitch if you don't have Final Cut Studio. (I use Adobe Premiere and don't currently own a Mac) Any truth to that?
Thanks a lot for the input. --Blake
Back off man...I'm a scientist.
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Back off man...I'm a scientist.
I don't know about that camera, but HD footage downconverted to DVD from my Z1 is better than pretty much any DV camera I've ever worked with.
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I've also heard that editing HD can be a bitch if you don't have Final Cut Studio.
Premiere Pro, Vegas, Liquid Edition and Avid Xpress Pro HD can all edit HDV.
