Noisy camera

[Tony]

Michael,

“Sounds” to me like we are going around in circles.

If you got something to offer say it here on the Cow.

Be direct, don’t be bashful or shy.

Now speak up I can’t hear you cause my Googlevision TV volume is up too loud.

Enuff said,

Tony Salgado

PS I do believe Ty deserves the real credit for “Google” directing everyone to the noisy F900 thread since he started it.

[Michael Brennan]

Tony
“If you got something to offer say it here on the Cow.
Be direct, don’t be bashful or shy.
Now speak up I can’t hear you cause my Googlevision TV volume is up too loud.”

Huh?
Don’t have a clue what you are talking about …! I’m hardly shy about pointing out faults with a f900 if I run a webite listing them!

Getting back to the subject the concept Ty is wondering why the f900 is noisy as it is.
This is due to it being the first 12bit HD camera that was designed in a hurry.
Up until the 400 from Panasonic there have been no other 12bit HD camcorders.
Varicam engineer said they couldn’t make Varicam 12bit due to heat and wanting to keep camera small.
Sony made it and solved the heat with noisey fans.

In respect to comments about noisey cameras in general compromises and workarounds are made everyday.
I used the 790 camera in same room in a pro studio about 6 feet away whilst Sting was recording the actual take of a number. I put a jacket over the camera.
Ditto Shinead O’Conner. A f900 would also have required a barney for the take.

Like SD cameras some are noisier than others, usually as they get older or if they haven’t been serviced.
A comment that soundrecordists could make to PMs before a music recording shoot. Sony 20 and 24 inch monitors have a fan on the HDSDI input which is often overlooked.

The fan can be switched off but will eventually come on when the camera heats up.

It could be better but it doesn’t seem to be show stopper, many soundrecordists I know take a roll of fabric or drape if they have critical sound to record on location on HD.

Using the Panasonic 400 tomorrow, will be interesting to see what a few years development does to reducing heat.

Mike Brennan