HD & minidv quality

[IA76]

Hi

Using a Canon HF200 HD camcorder if I record in it's lowest quality setting which is 5 Mbps @ 1440 x 1080 will it still be better than the quaity I get from a minidv tape recording?

 

[Tinderbox (UK)]

I just did 1920x1080 at 5 Mbps on my JVC and i am very surprised at the picture quality it blows and SD video out of the water , and if you sat about 7 feet away it would look almost as good as 17 Mbps,

Picture below is only 70% of full size , largest size i can post is 1mb and file is 1.2mb

1920x1080 at 5 Mbps , I can get 75 hours plus on my 120gb hdd in this quality.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/policeman999/1920x10805mbps.jpg

SD 720x576 , full size at 8.5 Mbps

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/policeman999/sdquality.jpg

 

[MarkE19]

The resolution will still be better as miniDV has a fixed resolution of 720x576 (PAL). However the low bit rate would mean that there is a good chance of fast movement being jumpy.
Both are quality issues, so it all depends on which is more important to you - smooth movement or higher resolution.

Mark.

 

[IA76]

Thanks

 

[A n d r e w]

Picture below is only 70% of full size , largest size i can post is 1mb and file is 1.2mb

Resolution is one thing, but boy oh boy does the SD picture in this comparison have way more PUNCH!