Editing from the HG20 I bought the HG20 about 2 months ago. Just like everyone else, I love the video quality when hooked up straight to the TV. However, I can't figure out anyway to edit the video on the computer. My computer is a Windows Vista with 2 GB mem, with an intel T7500 processor at 2.2 GHz. I am thinking about returning the camera, if the only way to edit the video is to get a new computer. Does anyone know if this is the only solution? Editing from the HG20 I bought the HG20 about 2 months ago. Just like everyone else, I love the video quality when hooked up straight to the TV. However, I can't figure out anyway to edit the... » Read More Editing from the HG20 I bought the HG20 about 2 months ago. Just like everyone else, I love the video quality when hooked up straight to the TV. However, I can't figure out anyway to edit the video on the computer. My computer is a Windows Vista with 2 GB mem, with an intel T7500 processor at 2.2 GHz. I am thinking about returning the camera, if the only way to edit the video is to get a new computer. Does anyone know if this is the only solution? « Show Less
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Your computer are perfectly fine. You need Sony vegas Platnium 9 pro pack to do your AVCHD editing. It come with DVD Architect 4.5 authoring. For under $100 you can't beat it. My Dell laptop duo core T5750 processor 2.0 GHz, 2 gig ram work fine for me, no problem what so ever. I have used and own:Sony Vegas movie studio Platnium 9. Sony Vegas Pro 8Sony vegas pro 9My laptop run fine with it.
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I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the digital zoom at all, or does it degrade your resolution by half? I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the... » Read More I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the digital zoom at all, or does it degrade your resolution by half? « Show Less
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I have the original DSC-H20, and we gave the DSC-H20/B to my father-in-law for Christmas. His looks and is almost exactly the same as mine, but it has a few more options in the manual and program modes. Specifically I recall that he had more shutter speeds and focus distances to choose from.Edit: Sorry, I was mislead! My camera was missing some ISO speeds, etc. in the menus for some reason (stopped at 800 instead of 3200). But they just appeared. Must have been a firmware glitch!? :(
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Have you received and tested out the M400? I'm also in the same boat--weighing the manual features of the S200 vs. the (possibly better?) video quality of the M400. I've scoured the net for initial reactions to the video performance of the HF M4 series and haven't found any as of yet. So, when you do test it out, please let us know your thoughts. Thanks!
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On the HF200 I have found that the Cinema mode with 24 fps is showing excellet quality and clarity. The video is fantastic. There are a couple of HD settings with FXP 17 Mbps or MXP 24 Mbps. The FXP is great for most scenes and MXP would only allow 3 hrs of video recording on a 32GB memory card. An additional note: AVCHD video recorded in MXP mode cannot be used with the otpional DW-100 DVD Burner by Canon to create DVD discs. You must use FXP mode if planning to use this optional burner.
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Hi Faith. it is very difficult to upgrade a laptop video as most all of them are part of the motherboard they also do not have a pci slot. in a rare circumstances its a different type of card because of room and heat requirements. also you have to disassemble the entire laptop to see if it can even be upgraded. Sorry I could not help you more. Maxing out the Ram is about the only help the graphics performance
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Hi, I plug the video and sound feed from the receiver that comes with the camera to a Sony model #VRD-MC5 DVD recorder which burns the feed right to a DVD disc. From there I can go to my computer to edit the video. Sony stopped making these recorders but I found mine on eBay used. What is really nice about this Sony recorder is the small monitor screen it has so you can see what you are recording. Hope this helps and I'd be happy to try to answer any other questions. Regards, Paul
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NO, do NOT get a MAC. Overpriced and WAY over-hyped. I can edit 60p with ZERO chop on one of my meager core-duo laptops at 1.8ghz, with effects and PIP's, etc. no problem. You probably are not optimally configured both in hardware and software. What kind of hard drive do you have? This is a very likely culprit. I typically only edit on RAID0 configs because of their awesome speed, and this is where the bottle-neck is really. Also, get some real editing software. I've been using Edius for 10+ years now, and it is simply THE BEST NLE software I have ever used bar none (Vegas, Avid, Premiere Pro through CS4, and yes (sigh) Final Crap Pro). It is incredibly fast, stable, and supports mixed formats and more on a single timeline. Best wishes in any case.
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Go to >>>>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Newest-DVR207-HD720P-IR-Car-Vehicle-Dash-Camera-DVR-Rotable-270-Monitor-/310585954574These are the differences between the two versions there are more listed on the ebay site. Let me know if this helps1)The video of DVR207GS is much more colorful and clear.2)There is Operation lable at the in manual of DVR207GS;027 doesn't have the function. (3)DVR207GS adds 1440*1080(only available for 15fps)(4) 207GS has 15fps/20fps/30fps;027 has 10fps,20fps,30fps.5)Max Recording time of 207GS is 10 mins;027 is 15 mins. Go to >>>>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Newest-DVR207-HD720P-IR-Car-Vehicle-Dash-Camera-DVR-Rotable-270-Monitor-/310585954574These are the differences between the two versions there are more listed on the ebay site. Let me know if this helps1)The video of DVR207GS is much more colorful and clear.2)There is Operation lable at the in manual of DVR207GS;027 doesn't have the function. (3)DVR207GS adds 1440*1080(only available for 15fps)(4) 207GS has 15fps/20fps/30fps;027 has 10fps,20fps,30fps.5)Max Recording time of 207GS is 10... » Read More Go to >>>>>http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Newest-DVR207-HD720P-IR-Car-Vehicle-Dash-Camera-DVR-Rotable-270-Monitor-/310585954574These are the differences between the two versions there are more listed on the ebay site. Let me know if this helps1)The video of DVR207GS is much more colorful and clear.2)There is Operation lable at the in manual of DVR207GS;027 doesn't have the function. (3)DVR207GS adds 1440*1080(only available for 15fps)(4) 207GS has 15fps/20fps/30fps;027 has 10fps,20fps,30fps.5)Max Recording time of 207GS is 10 mins;027 is 15 mins. « Show Less
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I do video conversion/editing a lot and edit time reduced by 50%. Coming from AMD phenom xII 965. Do not know about i5 pfocessor. I spend half the time I used to. I don't play any games.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/artfacestudios/videos?view=0 these videos were pretty much all made with the hvr a1u. From the youtube clips ive seen using the dcrvx2100, i can tell you they seem similar, but maybe the dcrvx2100 is a little on top... Low light on the a1u is grainy, not as bad as some videos ive seen, but definitely noticeable! I also want to find a good low light video camera... Also a little off topic but...i will take the a1u footage over gopro hero2 footage any day. My friend shoots with a Canon D5 or something like that. He really has a lot of control with the camera and his footage is very similar to the a1u. Maybe even better! http://www.youtube.com/user/artfacestudios/videos?view=0 these videos were pretty much all made with the hvr a1u. From the youtube clips ive seen using the dcrvx2100, i can tell you they seem similar, but maybe the dcrvx2100 is a little on top... Low light on the a1u is grainy, not as bad as some videos ive seen, but definitely noticeable! I also want to find a good low light video camera... Also a little off topic but...i will take the a1u footage over gopro hero2 footage any day. My friend shoots with a Canon D5 or something like that. He really has a lot of control with the... » Read More http://www.youtube.com/user/artfacestudios/videos?view=0 these videos were pretty much all made with the hvr a1u. From the youtube clips ive seen using the dcrvx2100, i can tell you they seem similar, but maybe the dcrvx2100 is a little on top... Low light on the a1u is grainy, not as bad as some videos ive seen, but definitely noticeable! I also want to find a good low light video camera... Also a little off topic but...i will take the a1u footage over gopro hero2 footage any day. My friend shoots with a Canon D5 or something like that. He really has a lot of control with the camera and his footage is very similar to the a1u. Maybe even better! « Show Less
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I've ordered the HF100. 549$.I couldn't see any difference between the HG20's 24Mbps recording and the HF100's 17Mbps recording on 40" fullHD Toshiba lcd.It's cheaper about 90$, about 2 16GB SDHC Cards and a 8GB SDHC card...I will use my PS3 to watch videos, no need 60Gb capacity on camcorder.
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Hello K. Thomas,I have had the Canon FS10 for 2 months now and have just 'finally' been able to edit a movie successfully after much research and trial and error. However, it was very painful due to the .mod format. The camera itself is very nice, small, and simple. Unfortunately, even after converting the files to .mpg, all of the Microsoft editing and DVD burning software, using Vista, continue to give me errors. I do not want to trash the technology as I may be unknowledgable, however, it's not for the casual editor. I am returning the camera today and looking for one that is more compatible with my software. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Hello K. Thomas,I have had the Canon FS10 for 2 months now and have just 'finally' been able to edit a movie successfully after much research and trial and error. However, it was very painful due to the .mod format. The camera itself is very nice, small, and simple. Unfortunately, even after converting the files to .mpg, all of the Microsoft editing and DVD burning software, using Vista, continue to give me errors. I do not want to trash the technology as I may be unknowledgable, however, it's not for the casual editor. I am returning the camera today and looking for one that is more... » Read More Hello K. Thomas,I have had the Canon FS10 for 2 months now and have just 'finally' been able to edit a movie successfully after much research and trial and error. However, it was very painful due to the .mod format. The camera itself is very nice, small, and simple. Unfortunately, even after converting the files to .mpg, all of the Microsoft editing and DVD burning software, using Vista, continue to give me errors. I do not want to trash the technology as I may be unknowledgable, however, it's not for the casual editor. I am returning the camera today and looking for one that is more compatible with my software. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. « Show Less
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After 2 1/2 months the HV20 / HV30 difference is now only about $75 on Amazon. CNET has a very good review, written and video, they put on their site a couple weeks ago. They note that yes, this is a fairly minor upgrade to the HV20. But they felt Canon was smart to stay with the quality features of the HV20 while providing some minor enhancements. As a result they seem to have swapped out the HV20 for the HV30 as one of their editors' choices.
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On page 146 of my copy of the Image Mixer 3 SE Software Guide I found some information about writing back to the camcorder.It has to be AVCHD standard only and I guess you need to use Canon Image Mixer 3 SE to do the editing. There are other limitations in the guide.I have not tried this yet. I write my edited movies to AVCHD on DVD-R and play on PS3, Blu-Ray Player or computer.One thing I like is the on-camera "Playlist". Even without a computer you can select specific clips and then play them in sequence.Of course you can't trim an individual clip but you can tailor the presentation of clips to a specific audience and then change it again and again....No tape ! I love this Non-linear stuff ! On page 146 of my copy of the Image Mixer 3 SE Software Guide I found some information about writing back to the camcorder.It has to be AVCHD standard only and I guess you need to use Canon Image Mixer 3 SE to do the editing. There are other limitations in the guide.I have not tried this yet. I write my edited movies to AVCHD on DVD-R and play on PS3, Blu-Ray Player or computer.One thing I like is the on-camera "Playlist". Even without a computer you can select specific clips and then play them in sequence.Of course you can't trim an... » Read More On page 146 of my copy of the Image Mixer 3 SE Software Guide I found some information about writing back to the camcorder.It has to be AVCHD standard only and I guess you need to use Canon Image Mixer 3 SE to do the editing. There are other limitations in the guide.I have not tried this yet. I write my edited movies to AVCHD on DVD-R and play on PS3, Blu-Ray Player or computer.One thing I like is the on-camera "Playlist". Even without a computer you can select specific clips and then play them in sequence.Of course you can't trim an individual clip but you can tailor the presentation of clips to a specific audience and then change it again and again....No tape ! I love this Non-linear stuff ! « Show Less
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Quick question for all of you who know a little bit more. This is mostly aimed at the guy who used WMM. " Did you lose any quality converting it? " Obviously we all bought this camera b/c it has decent quality but if you lose it what the point. Thanks for the help, Cheers!
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so say the reason why the video looks like a pixelated mess on my computer screen (and these are videos shot outdoors on sunny days, plenty of light) is because my computer isn't brand new with a super processor and HD monitor and all the bells and whistles..... and I post a couple of these Flip videos to YouTube - is everybody going to see them as a pixelated mess or will anyone with a fast enough processor see it sharp and clear? Because if my end result is always going to look like pixels instead of people this is a worthless product.