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16×9
I really like what the 100a has to offer, but I’m apprehensive of buying one because it’s native 4×3. I want to shoot 16×9 exclusively and I’m looking for a camera that provides a good film-like image. How much image quality is lost by shooting letterbox with the 100a?
Rick
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The 100a also offers a 16:9 electronic squeeze mode which gets you as close to native 16:9 quality as possible without using an anamorphic adaptor- much better than letterbox 4:3 mode. There is also the HVX200 on the way which gives you full native 16:9 and throws in all kinds of HiDefinition capabilities too- though for a price.
Noah
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The DVX’s 16:9 mode (called “squeeze mode”) can do a quite excellent job. If you’re shooting progressive-scan (24p or 30p) you’ll get as much resolution out of it as you would from a “native 16:9” interlaced camera like the Sony FX1 (when it’s in DV mode).
The only camera in this price range that has higher-resolution 16:9 than the DVX would be the XL2 when the XL2 is in progressive/NORM mode.
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In squeeze mode, is the image distorted while shooting? And when used in Final Cut Pro, or Premiere what will the image look like?
Rick
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In Squeeze mode, the image is squeezed in the viewfinder on the 100A, yes. There are several ways around that, but all involve using additional equipment — Century Optics makes a viewfinder de-squeezer and also an LCD magnifier-de-squeezer, and you can also use an external pro 16:9-switchable monitor or even a shoe-mounted 16:9 LCD; you can also use DV Rack to unsqueeze the image. But if you’re relying on the camera alone, yes the image is squeezed in the VF.
In editing the NLE will automatically unsqueeze it for viewing. What gets recorded on tape is a 16:9-compliant signal, so the editor will handle it just like it would handle footage from a DSR450 or DSR570 or SDX900 or any other camera that generates 16:9 footage.
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yes the image is distorted. it displays the 16:9 image on the 4:3 monitor and it “squezzes it onto the 4:3 lcd so you can see everything. When editing it will be displayed properly.
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Then how great is the advantage of using the 16×9 lens converter?
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