[Paul Winnett]

Thanks jim, but I need to know what file format to deliver to him from FCP or Premiere. He’s undecided what format he’ll output to – SD or HD – but he wants to edit 1080i and I need to know what to deliver to him so that Vegas can import the file into the Vegas’s timeline.

[Paul Winnett]

I see that the previous post from John makes reference to his Z1 as producing excellent SD results. The Z1 can down-convert in camera from HD to SD, whereas the EX1 doesn’t have that facility to down-convert. I often wondered why Sony didn’t provide this facility on the EX1 – perhaps the reason is, as John mentions, the conversion factor of .875.

[Paul Winnett]

Thanks, Lauren, I am considering the JVC 200 but the 1/3 format makes me a bit hesitant. I’m hoping JVC will bring out something in the larger format that would sit comfortably on the shoulder with an interchangeable lens mount.

My GY700 is in excellent condition and has only recorded about 120 hours in the 3 years I’ve had it. It’s just one of those cameras that only comes out when the situation justifies it.