[geeks] Nice Hi8 vs cheap DV

[Big Endian]

>I've been checking out camcorders.  I lack sufficient friends with the things
>to be able to do much hands on testing.
>
>Does anyone care to compare nice Hi8 camcorders (nice meaning a minimum of
>being a 3-ccd unit), versus cheap (sub $900 1-ccd) DV cameras?  I'm worried
>about lighting problems, and frankly like the idea of being able to use
>filters on the camera.  Nice Hi8 models like the Sony VX3 seem to be coming
>close to affordable now.

A Hi8 camcorder transfers video in analog... so you'll notice a large 
quality hit as you transfer back and forth to/from editing equipment. 
That said the 3ccd cameras are *MUCH* better than 1 ccd units in 
terms of detail, lighting balance, etc.

daniel
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