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Comparison question…
Quick question… why does the small version of the P2 have a tape deck and the larger P2 camera doesn’t?
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Are you asking about the HVX 200 and the SDX 800?
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I think you have it backwards. The 850 deck doesn’t do DVCPRO100 for some reason.
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[scott davis] “why does the small version of the P2 have a tape deck and the larger P2 camera doesn’t?”
The small camera (HVX200) has a miniDV tape deck in it. The larger cameras (the SPX800 and SPC700) don’t. The HVX200 is designed as a transitional product, to accomodate DV shooters as they move into HD. Basically an HVX is a DVX100B plus a whole lot more, so they kept the tape for those shooters who make a living shooting DV.
A miniDV tape deck is cheap — it probably adds something like $20 to the cost of the HVX. On the other hand, the tape deck for the bigger cameras costs an awful lot more — a DVCPRO50 deck costs about $7000. That explains why the SPX800 costs about $7,000 less than the otherwise-identical-but-tape-based SDX900.
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