Does this HD Camcorder have an SD mode or conversion ability? Any one know of other models that do this?
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This camcorder does not have an SD mode. It has a picture size of 1920x1080/60i and can record at 17, 13, 9 or 5 Mbps. It does not have an in camera converter to SD but the manual says if you have the camcorder connected to your computer while using the software to convert to SD the conversion will go much faster. I don't know if this is true or not because I've never connected my camcorder to my computer. I just put the flashcard in my computer's flashcard reader. I've had no problems at all editing ADCHD with my Dell Vostro 430 w/XP and record all my videos at 17Mbps. I edit the AVCHD clips and create videos in both HD and SD and burn them to DVDs. The software does allow you to edit the converted SD video but the way I do it is put all the clips together the way I want them and create a "master" AVCHD. I then create a HD DVD from the master AVCHD and then I create a SD DVD from a converted version of the master AVCHD. Hope this helps!
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This camera can record to an sd card, locally to your c drive or to an FTP server. Per the documentation it has to record to the SD card in order to copy to the other locations. You don't have to have special software as it has it's own user interface. It can, however be controlled by software such as Blue Iris. I have found foscam to be a little glitchy, but it is amazing technology for the price. Previous models didn't have the SD card and had to record locally or to an ftp server.. The sd card is a nice addition.
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Mine has a video out, but I haven't used it, so I can't confirm the quality (I usually take the micro-sd out to transfer files if there's any I want to save or review). Per my experience with the rest of the unit, there's no reason to expect it wouldn't work fine, though.
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Not sure I understand the question. I have no issues with the video it records. The files are AVI type files and all I do is copy them from the SD card to the computer, and play them using Windows Media Player. Have not had to convert the files to any other type of video file type.
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I honestly can't remember but I do know there are two different modes for video and pictures. I broke my camera so I got a small action camera off ebay.
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Hi Justin, Sony HDRXR200V Camcorder record videos in High Defitinition MPEG4 AVC/H.264; SD: MPEG2. -Vincent
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I have this camera and I can confirm that it is not HD. It's not advertised as HD (anywhere i've seen) so don't let anyone fool you. Sweet little camera though. And if you goto a store that price matches, WalMart has it for 299.88 right now and that's a great price.
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The Pixela software referenced by C. Suntra did the trick for me, although it does require that extra step of interpreting the footage into iMovie-friendly format. I've gone back and forth about keeping or returning the camera since it's not Mac-friendly, but have decided to keep it. I've learned that there really aren't any current hard drive camcorders on the market that are Mac-friendly. The Amazon price was the best I found after shopping around.
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The MP4 compression you guys are talking about scares me, but the truth of the matter is I'm going to be out filming night-long firework shoots and half-hour interviews, not to mention I can't afford an 8GB SDHC card right now. Once I get some corporate money for my podcasts (yeah right!) then I'll start looking at HDV and crap, but right now I need to toss in my vote for the HD2 simply because I can shoot more video. It's a stupid reason, but that's it.
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According to what I have read in these reviews, the unit does not "down sample" at all, even though the unit's spec sheet says it does, in some way? See the review posted that says "No SD down conversion, in these Amazon reviews!" If anyone gets the absolute correct answer on this, I would like to know too; it the only issue keeping me from buying the unit myself. Best Regards e ;)
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yes I found a chart for this model which says "offers full hd upsampling" I'm sure you realize that upscaled sd sources--i.e. 480i dvds-- can only looks so good when upscaled. in other words it won't look close to true 1080p hd quality. but it will offer noticeable improvement over native 480i. hope this helps. Arkadin
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Yes it does. It is not a particularly great cam, but for Skpe etc it is fine. Not what I would call HD, but just ok.
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What format video does the security camera spit out? Chances are it's not SDI (digital). If it is a digital format than yes, the unit can convert to HDMI. If you are unsure what format video please pass along the Make/Model of the camera and I'd be happy to assist? What is your goal in the end?-Marc B.
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DSLR cameras and GoPros can be problematic with any video capture device or switcher due to sometimes non-standard HDMI outputs. With "camcorders", meaning the average consumer/prosumer Sony, Panasonic, Canon units, virtually all should put out a clean HDMI signal. Please note that *most* camcorders will output 1080i over HDMI, even if the camcorder is set to record 1080p24 or 30. This is done for compatibility with more displays. This means the ATEM would need to be set to 1080i mode in order to accept the camera input.
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Camcorder uses a micro SD. Box says 32gb but manual says 32gb or even bigger SDHC. but have not tried a 64gb yet.
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No, mines is like yours, no hd...This is a poor quality camera and I still have problems with it tilll this day. Sometimes the color will not even come in and shows black and white.
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No. This unit down converts and records in standard definition and then up converts the playback in HD. Seems counterproductive but my guess is this approach was chosen to put less demand on the hardware. The up conversion is very good and the quality is about 90% of true HD. I would estimate most people would not notice the slight loss of quality.