format question

mvpvideos2007 wrote on 3/20/2010, 9:58 AM

In the past, I shot my plays and musicals with the Sony VX2000 which is an SD prograssive scan camera. My new Sony HDR-AX2000 shots is SD at 60i, or 30p. If I want to get the same as the VX2000, would I shoot it in SD 30p? Thanks:)

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Laurence wrote on 3/20/2010, 10:12 AM

The VX2000 is a 4:3 ratio 60i camera with a stretch 16:9 60i mode that lowers the resolution.

You are already shooting at 60i with the VX2000.

mvpvideos2007 wrote on 3/20/2010, 10:30 AM

Thanks Laurence...with the VX2000, I shot 4:3 . I use 3 cameras to tape a musical. I was going to use the new AX2000 today with the other VX2000's shooting in SD 4:3. I can choose SD 60i 720x480, or 30p 720x480. Which mode would better match the old VX2000 progessive scan?

John_Cline wrote on 3/20/2010, 10:37 AM

The VX2000 is not a progressive camera, it is a 60i camera. (It may have had a 15 frame per second progressive mode like it's professional counterpart, the PD150, but I'm certain you weren't using that.)

Choose SD 60i 720x480 on the AX2000 to match the VX2000.

mvpvideos2007 wrote on 3/20/2010, 12:07 PM

Thank you John and Laurence!!!