David Coleman

Wow, I just noticed you posted this back in December! I guess my answer isn't so timely after all.

Hi, Ken,

I just had the same problem with my new 3700. I found that I had to reformat an SD card in the camera before putting the CAC file on the card. Using the previously-formatted card I had used for scene files wasn't good enough. Give that a try.

David Coleman

David,

Thanks for taking the time to explain that. I have a lot of experience with the video lenses, but even with a wide open aperture I can't get the DOF and selective focus that I want. I know, join the club.

I'm looking at purchasing a 3700 Varicam to replace the 27H that we currently have. We have a Fujinon 3.5x13 zoom (2/3" format) currently, but is it possible to get a zoom lens for a more cine depth of field that is as versatile as the Fuji we currently have? I understand the limitations of the small imager, and I know what I'm really asking for is more like the DSLR look, but let's rule that out for the moment. Is there something in-between? What lenses would be used for episodic TV?

I don't have a A/C and would like to avoid lens changes if possible.

To me the 720p30 format seems to be the poor mans choice to rival 1080p24. With 720p30 you get twice the recording time and while the spatial resolution is halved the temporal resolution it 25 percent sharper than 1080p24. However the lack of audio recording seems like a real problem for 720p30.

You don't get audio on the hvx200 if the camera frame rate is mismatched to the recording (native) frame rate. If you record 720p30N and the camera frame rate is 30fps, you do get audio.