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Backing up video on external dvd recorder
Hello,
So I currently own a Panasonic hmc-150 and backup video to an external dvd recorder in live time to hand the client a dvd right after the shoot. Though for an upcoming shoot, I would like to use a Panasonic GH5s, which records, even at its lowest 1080p settings, much bigger files than the much older Panasonic hmc-150, I would guestimate at about 3-4 times bigger files when both cameras are set in their lowest bit rate/resolution settings.
My question is, will I be using more dvd’s if I use the GH5s? Or does the external dvd recorder (Sony DVDirect VRD-MC5 DVD Recorder) downconvert any signal coming from a camera at a uniform size? I would prefer using the GH5s, but I don’t want to use more dvd’s in order to do so.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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1 Reply
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I looked up your recorder and seems like it can make a regular DVD video disc, which uses MPEG-2 for standard-definition video only, OR it can take the AVCHD high-definition contents of an SD card and put that onto the disc, though technically that is NOT a DVD, but rather is just” HD video clips on DVD media as data” and will NOT play in a standard DVD player (for computer use, perhaps Blu-ray player might work).
I’m going to assume you are running a cable from camera to recorder since you did say you do this in realtime. In that case, the recorder cares not what camera is used or what data rate is recorded inside the camera. What matters greatly is that the recorder needs an analog SD video signal to record to the DVD. Can the GH5 provide that? Plus audio. Basically, the Yellow, Red, and White RCA cables, can it output that? Maybe you have an adapter cable having mini plug for camera with RCA on other end?
Thanks
Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers
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