Panisonic AG-HSC1U

[Noah Kadner]

Yes I’ve shot with one. It’s actually pretty amazing considering the consumerish form factor. That said, with the optics and chips as they are you’re going to get better result from an HVX200 or an HPX500 for example. As a discreet c-camera or crash cam it has potential.

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[Barry Green]

I’ve seen it live on monitors at a trade show and it looked startlingly good, when you consider what a tiny little camera that footage is coming from. Only thing is, it’s 1080i-only, no 24p, no progressive scan at all, so if you’re interested in making filmlike footage it’s not going to be the best choice for that.

[Matt Norton]

I use Sony Vegas to edit and it does do a nice job of converting to 24p. Most of my productions are less than 30 min. long so while it may take a while to convert it could work for me. I was hoping to get some native footage to see how pratical it would be.

[Barry Green]

Problem is, Sony is only making sure that the footage from Sony camcorders work with Vegas. They specifically say that Vegas has “support for Sony AVC-HD camcorders.” If you use a Canon or a Panasonic AVC-HD cam, well, they’re not in too big of a hurry to support you. I’ve heard from people who’ve tried Canon footage and Panasonic footage in Vegas 8 and it didn’t work with either.

As time goes by, it almost looks like Sony is shifting Vegas over to being a Sony-specific app — meaning, if you need support for other manufacturer’s equipment, I’d have to hesitate before recommending Vegas. They don’t support DVCPRO-HD, they rely on third-party support for that. They only support the Sony variant of MXF, ignoring the Panasonic/Thomson/Grass Valley version. They only support the Sony version of AVC-HD, ignoring footage from Canon and Panasonic products. But hey, if you need to render out a file directly to a Sony Playstation Portable, Vegas has got you covered.

If all you use is Sony products, Vegas would be the best editor for you. But if you want to use other brands, you may have to think about branching out to looking at other editors.

[Matt Norton]

I use 5.0 and do JVC HDV while I don’t use Vegas to capture or print with the rare exception of D-VHS
(most of my work goes strait to DVD) I found Vegas 4 and 5 to be very versatile. While it may not have
all of the presets for everything it has most of what you need to make it work with most anything if you
know what the specs are. I also found that it is easy to drop in third party codecs under AVI and Quick
Time. I have been able to avoid several updates by doing so.
I would think that there is probably a DVC-Pro codect out there somewhere if it isn’t already recognizing
it. you have to use an SDI or Analog card if you want to print or capture any of the pro tape formats other
than DV. There is a DV/DVC-Pro setting that you have to really search for when customizing Quick time
presets but that may only be SD sot sure about HD. I thought about trying one of those HDMI capture
cards. it’s not as nice as sticking in a card and downloading but in theory it would be in a easier to work
with format.

I think the real hang up would be the surround sound files from the HSC1U not sure Vegas can handle
them. it will take non copyright protected iPod videos but that’s probably a different beast.

Sony is a bit bias towards their gear and are trying to take over the whole market it would seam. That said
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