PCWORLD’s article comparing mini-dv high definition video cameras to their tapeless counterparts was “sound” as far as reviews are concerned. I don’t have it in front of me right now and I wish that I did. I really should read it again before I dish out too much criticism. However, I have a serious problem with some of their findings. I think they missed the mark and didn’t emphasize the clear advantages for the pro-sumer and tape-less media.
I am just going to look at their top two cameras. The one that got their best rating, an 82, was a mini-dv based camera. I don’t recall the brand or model. Just that it was $1000 and recorded in HD. Their second place was, at 80 points, was the Sony HDR-SR11/12 (I am nearly 100% positive it was the SR-12). They said that the mini-dv camera “edged” out tapeless alternatives. You call two points an appreciable difference to call it “edging out”? Seriously?
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First, thanks for the comment. It is nice to know that somebody saw my rant and was driven to post a comment. I however must disagree with you. I have far more respect for innovation than you assume.
I do however, feel that when comparing mini-dv (if anybody produces a feature movie using mini-dv, they are insane, if not stupid) and hard drive or flash memory based pro-sumer cameras, there really is no contest. The non-tape cameras win every time. It is cheaper in the long run and faster / easier (in my humble opinion) for the average person to use. I consider myself to be highly tech oriented and I don’t even want to mess with tape.
Tape is archaic and there are much better things out there. There comes a point when you just need to let go and move on for innovation to keep happening.
More over, I was just more depressed at the article than the actual mini-dv vs hard drive topic. It was well written from the English language but it seemed to be technically flawed. They only tested one mini-dv camera? I realize that you have a limit amount of space in a magazine but they could have done a better job with the meat of the article.
You lazy man!!! Just less than 10 years ago people were editing in flatbeds, physically cutting film, spending hours just to cut a single scene. Computers changed all that and people like you do not appreciate the innovation of the industry. Patience my friend…
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