I have had my GR-HD1 for several years now and I think I have just now really figured it out while researching for my next HDV camera. I don't think the GR-HD1 was ever really all that bad, it was just the first of its kind and and all the issues with HDV and MPEG2 were not realized or defined yet.
When I started researching all the different HDVs available, I discovered they all have the GR-HD1 problems to some extent.
I think some of the best tips are in Steve Mullens "Tiny JVC Guide" which is really Appendix D to his larger HDV shooting guide.
I am not sure if this forum hosts video clips. Does anyone know? I would like to post a few clips.
When the JVC GR-HD1 first came out because it was a single chip CCD most people assumed that the camera traded off color reproduction for higher resolution. Therefore rumors were spread that the camera had horrible color reproduction. This was simply not true. Because the JVC used a unique hybrid primary complimentary color filteration system the camera was able to achieve better color reproduction than some 3CCD HDV cameras were capable of.
Although owners of the JVC insisted that the camera had bad color reproduction this was a delusion based on biases against a single CCD. The only way to judge the color reproduction objectively is with a double blind test where the participants view the footage without being aware of which camera shot it. This is by the way how Consumer Reports test televisions. When the expert panel views the television the brand name is covered up so that biases against certain brands are eliminated.
Last edited by Androbot2084 : 09-22-2006 at 09:50 PM.
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