Kent Nason

I concur with your thoughts on volume Chris, I'm not so sure about lazy...I think you have hit the nail on the head this may not be the camera for high volume shoot in foreign lands. It is a step in a new and innovative direction, I guess like in film sometimes we shoot 35 and sometimes we shoot 16. I can assure you I get your point on record times, I guess we have to remember we are shooting single system... sometimes a lot of that volume is dedicated to sound recording...we were young once too! Sure don't want to get into that film vs video discussion! From one aching shoulder to another all the best, Kent

Well said David and Jan, I get the point... Usually on high end docs we shoot with super 16, 2/3 inch digital or HD cameras with 1/3inch cameras brought along for those tricky or sensitive situations where a small camera can do what nothing else can. However I recently did a show in the Balkans shot entirely on DV, 100 hrs of tape was shot, how would I handle this with the 200, I mean HVX200? I guess I could carry a number of hard drives and store it that way...? Presently we are prepping for another similar shoot and I would love to work with the best small camera available, the HVX200 may be the one, what would you do Jan? thanks Kent

Hi Jan I'm new to this forum thing so forgive my blunders. Steve is right, this is very interesting and it's nice to get a chance to consult a rep who definitely knows her product. I have been shooting documentaries for more than thirty years and have just completed shooting two HD docs using 2/3 incn Panasonic cameras with great success. Jan do you know if Panasonic will be releasing this camera with a tape drive as well as the P2 configuration? This camera is very interesting and is looking to the future but the memory/hard drive issue is questionable considering the success of the 100 don't you think? java script:emoticon(':)',%20'smid_3')