Instant Expert!The HD Survival Handbook Production:

Why do HD?

“What is HD?”

Video standards

Counting Resolution

Progressive Good, Interlace Bad

HD Acquisition Technologies

Long GOP

HD Colorspace

Color Sampling (or subsampling)

Camera sensors and resolution

Acquisition Formats

Panasonic D5

Sony HDCAM

Sony HDCAM SR

Sony XDCAM HD / XDCAM EX

DVCPRO HD

HDV 1

HDV 2

AVCHD

Dealing with Customers' format choices

Affordable HD Cameras

Panasonic AG-HVX200/HVX200A

Panasonic AG-HPX-170

Sony XDCAM EX-1

Sony XDCAM EX-3

Canon XL-H1 and H1S/H1A

Canon XH-G1 and XH-A1

Canon HV-30 (HV 20)

Sony HVR-S270U

Sony HVR-V7U

Sony HVR A1-U

Sony HVR-V1U

JVC HD-110U

JVC KY-HD200U/HD200UB and HD250

Camera Comparison Summary and
Recommendations

First choice

Second Choice

Solid-state, Tape or…



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