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Forum: Canon GL2/GL1 Users Group 08-02-2008, 06:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,320
Posted By fretread
There are two ways to display date and time...

There are two ways to display date and time during playback with the GL2. The one that involves recording a permanent date and time display, and nothing but that, superimposed at the lower left on...
Forum: Sound and Audio 07-07-2008, 06:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 851
Posted By fretread
A boundary mic is a good type for a...

A boundary mic is a good type for a multi-participant conference, but for a full circular grouping you want an omnidirectional mic, which the Opus 51 is not. Check these out, but skip over the ones...
Forum: Sound and Audio 06-22-2008, 08:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,311
Posted By fretread
Cables are available in many lengths with many...

Cables are available in many lengths with many combinations of connectors at the ends. You can educate yourself on what you need at B&H's great online catalog (bhphotovideo.com) then either buy from...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 06-18-2008, 05:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,018
Posted By fretread
It's five years, not eight. But yeah, if you...

It's five years, not eight. But yeah, if you prefer a 2008 Sears guitar to a five year old Gibson for the same money, by all means get the Sears.

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Fred
Forum: Sound and Audio 06-17-2008, 07:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,844
Posted By fretread
All of the mics mentioned so far are directional...

All of the mics mentioned so far are directional mics and will not sound like your camcorder mic, which is stereo. A camcorder mic will pick up everyone in the room at about the same level, without...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 06-17-2008, 07:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 485
Posted By fretread
If you're willing to consider used, you can get...

If you're willing to consider used, you can get frame recording and more in a high quality camcorder for about $200. Check out the reply I just wrote to another...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 06-17-2008, 06:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,018
Posted By fretread
The optical quality on a cheap cam with a huge...

The optical quality on a cheap cam with a huge optical zoom like 42X is not going to be good.

The best cam by far that you can get for about $200 is a used Sony TRV22 from eBay. I know what I'm...
Forum: Sony Vegas 05-29-2008, 07:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,129
Posted By fretread
I think that an identical zoom sequence for every...

I think that an identical zoom sequence for every picture would be boring. Click on the Pan/Crop button for each picture. Experiment a little. You'll find that you can zoom in or start zoomed in...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 05-11-2008, 06:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 835
Posted By fretread
Thanks Matt. But Canon adopted Sony's Lanc spec....

Thanks Matt.

But Canon adopted Sony's Lanc spec. My GL2 has a lanc port. Panasonics don't have lanc.

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Fred
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 05-11-2008, 05:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 835
Posted By fretread
$1000 or so HD cam with mic and lanc?

Almost bought an HV20 or HV30, but no lanc jack was a deal breaker. I confess I haven't been keeping up. Does anyone know of an HD cam that has a mic input and a lanc input?

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Fred
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 04-28-2008, 05:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 651
Posted By fretread
Any 1/8" mic jack can take a wireless mic...

Any 1/8" mic jack can take a wireless mic receiver like the one that comes with the Sennheiser G2 wireless set ($500). But you want a camera that doesn't have AGC.

If the ladies can afford $3500,...
Forum: Sound and Audio 04-01-2008, 02:19 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,488
Posted By fretread
consumer line level (-10dB), is about 0.3 volts...

consumer line level (-10dB), is about 0.3 volts and professional line level, (+4dBu) is about 1.23 volts. Any good XLR adapter like the Studio 1 can handle both. You adjust the input level to suite...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 03-13-2008, 09:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 884
Posted By fretread
It is not true that you can't get the video files...

It is not true that you can't get the video files off of a [playable] DVD.

However, home-burned DVDs use a chemical process rather than the physical pressing process of commercial DVDs, and are not...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 02-26-2008, 04:39 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 708
Posted By fretread
All camcorders should be in 4:3 SD mode. It will...

All camcorders should be in 4:3 SD mode. It will be a nightmare otherwise. I'd initially set one camera up for a clear shot from far enough back to get all of you. Then sit down and explain to...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 02-19-2008, 10:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 820
Posted By fretread
You'll certainly need two cams to be able to...

You'll certainly need two cams to be able to focus at three feet and at infinity. Camcorders have a very high "depth of field" (distance between nearest and farthest in-focus points) compared to...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 02-10-2008, 12:32 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 726
Posted By fretread
Any of today's camcorders will give more than...

Any of today's camcorders will give more than decent quality footage. The limiting factors are that you want adjustable shutter speed and good low light capability, especially since speeding up the...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 02-10-2008, 12:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 881
Posted By fretread
A few times over the past four years or so when...

A few times over the past four years or so when one or more programs have acted strangely and reinstalls didn't help I've had success with an overinstall of XP (the "repair existing system" option or...
Forum: Sound and Audio 02-03-2008, 10:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,832
Posted By fretread
Thanks, Dennis -- Fred

Thanks, Dennis

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Fred
Forum: Sound and Audio 02-03-2008, 03:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,832
Posted By fretread
As to where to buy, Guy Cochran is respecting...

As to where to buy, Guy Cochran is respecting this board by not mentioning his own store, DVStore.com. Guy is a friendly, helpful, frequent contributor to several boards. I normally automatically...
Forum: Canon GL2/GL1 Users Group 01-21-2008, 10:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,424
Posted By fretread
Lyman, Here are a few. There may be...

Lyman, Here are a few. There may be...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 01-21-2008, 10:39 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 95,156
Posted By fretread
Dennis's reply completely covers it, but let me...

Dennis's reply completely covers it, but let me add this anyway. There are a handful of good online sellers out there, but an awful lot of dubious ones and quite a few plain rip off artists. If any...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 01-21-2008, 10:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,152
Posted By fretread
Ayasha, It's great that you are willing and able...

Ayasha,
It's great that you are willing and able to spend considerable money on audio. For your purposes, good audio is probably more important than good video, and good audio is much harder to...
Forum: Canon GL2/GL1 Users Group 01-21-2008, 09:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,424
Posted By fretread
There are other advantages with the GL2 also, but...

There are other advantages with the GL2 also, but again, they come into play for what I categorize as movie making, not videography. For videography any good HD camera with decent audio options...
Forum: Canon GL2/GL1 Users Group 01-20-2008, 11:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,424
Posted By fretread
The GL2 is still a best seller, almost...

The GL2 is still a best seller, almost unbelievable in this market of burgeoning new technology and zillions of models. It simply has to be the most successful camcorder ever. I was stunned to see...
Forum: Main Buying & General Board 01-20-2008, 10:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,152
Posted By fretread
Your number 5 concern would make a hard disk...

Your number 5 concern would make a hard disk drive (HDD) camera the only possible choice.

DVD cameras have media that you can put right into a DVD player, but each DVD has much too little capacity...
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