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What are the problems with the DVX100A
I am looking to buy a DVX100A, most of what i read comes back saying that its a great camera but i want to know more about problems that people have had with it.
The few that i have heard about are:
Some kind of headphone jack problem with a distorted output
A Rattle in the front of the camera when it is turned on and jerked around fast
Color blurs when doing pans over color intense subjects
Any answeres or descriptions of these problems or any other problems that that any one eles has had with this camera are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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9 Replies
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The rattle is the OIS stabilizer- as mentioned on nearly every DVX100 FAQ on the Web. It is normal and you will not hear it when the camera is turned on.
Just about any camera will react to fast pans over high contrast areas.
The headphone jack can be an issue depending on your setup but will not affect recording quality.
As problem cameras go the DVX is pretty much at the bottom of the list. But then again you did ask on the DVX100 forum so…
Noah
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the AG-DVX100A is probably the most popular camera in production since the AG-450. The 450 was THE camera to have for S-VHS and the 100 is king of the hill in Mini-DV.
We shoot feature films (sorry, we’ve got the Sony F-900 for that) and my first AC just ordered a new DVX100A as his personal camera. We have looked at everything on the planet and for today, the 100A makes more sense than anything.
As for Noah’s remark about this being the 100A forum, you can bet that any complaints are going to show up right here before anywhere else in the world.
The DVX100A? I own two. No Z1s for us.
Steve Wargo
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Just bought 2 100A, good Bye Betacam SP. My back is so happy, my chiropractor not so much!!. We are currently shooting a weekly national show with the 100A. I am very pleased with the results. Problems, The audio jack of one of the cameras was giving us problems. We could not monitor the audio with the headsets. When i took it to be repair, the technician told me that it was the second camera with the same problem. The good news was that I thought it would take a couple of weeks to get it back, instead it took 2 days. This is the best camera in the market. Beats the Sony 170 and VX 2000, I own both, great cameras though. Thought about buying a Sony Z1 but the quality is not as good as the 100A. Don’t get me wrong, shooting in HDV the Z1 looks beautiful,very clean, but i love the 24p look, I don’t have a need for HDV yet. I will pay for this cameras very fast and by then “maybe” we jump to High Def. The demand is not as much and maybe by then the HDV cameras will be cheaper and better.
Get the camera.
felipe
VTM Productions, Inc
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Hi Felipe
RE: “Beats the Sony 170 and VX 2000”
Are you referring to the new panasonic HVX200?
If so what is it that you do not like about it?
I thought it just came out! -
Sony’s first DV camera was the VX-1000. It’s desendent was the VX-2000.
Different company, similar numbers.The HVX200 promises to shake the world a little bit.
SW
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I come from a film background (still shoot 16mm for one client) and own a Sony VX2000. Bought my 100A a month or so ago. Love the look. Good little camera. My only caveat would be the view finder. Not as bright as I’d like and (in my opinion) a little hard to focus. I’ve lost a couple great shots because of out-of-focus problems–I’ll admitt that I wasn’t paying as much attention as I should and I like to shoot at 2.8 or 4 and I was on the end of the lens so I didn’t have much DOF.
I don’t think it’s me, I’ve been doing this for a very long time and never have had a problem with focusing–kind of filmmaking 101.
I turned on the focus assist thing and I’ll see if that helps.
Love the footage. What a great look.
Richard
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Focusing is one of those things- either you do it right or it’s out of focus. The camera doesn’t focus itself and any pro knows you never use autofocus anyway. So if you’re focusing manually and shots are still out of focus there’s something wrong with your camera.
Noah
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Noah,
No, the camera is fine. I was just saying that I find the viewfinder image a little on the weak side. I just find it hard to focus compared to the VX2000, or a Betacam or film camera. It just seems a little on the dark side with low resolution, making it, for me anyway, hard to do critical focus.
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I just like the 100A look much better than the VX2000 and the Sony 170. I own all of them including a betacam sp wx-30. The betacam has a cleaner look than the 100A, but the look with the 100A is great! If you get a chance to see, check Telemundo at 12:30pm eastern (not sure west coast) this afternoon. The show is “Frecuencia” we shot most of it with the 100A
felipe
http://www.vtmproductions.com
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