How to make 16.9 movies? Any Camcorder? Few particular ones?

Trimegisto · 7th August 2003, 23:03

I want to buy a miniDV camcorder but wanted to be sure that it would produce movies in 16:9 format, 720x576 (PAL) movies.

Is this a common feature in modern mini DV camcorders?

Do I have to look for a special feature?

Any help would be greatly apreciated.

Thank you!

r6d2 · 8th August 2003, 04:55

Take a look at this at Amazon:

JVC GR-DVL510U Digital Camcorder [MINIDV]
Other products by JVC

Usually ships within 1-2 business days
2 used & new from $589.95

Product Specifications

Maximum shutter speed: 500 Unknown modifier
Optical zoom: 10x
Digital zoom: 400x
Display size: 2.5 inches
Connectivity: S-Video, Serial interface, IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Special features: Multimedia Card, 16:9 Widescreen, Carl Zeiss Lens
Size name: Mini-palm
Item weight: 1.3 pounds
Computer platform: Windows NT, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows, Mac OS 9 and below, Mac OS X, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows Me, PowerMac, Windows NT 5, Windows NT 4

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...e&vi=tech-data

Hope this helps.

rozemab · 8th August 2003, 13:41

My sony TRV-38 will record in 16:9.

nFury8 · 8th August 2003, 15:23

@ Trimegisto

I recommend you check out Adam Wilt's highly informative take on the 16:9 issue regarding DV. I remember this was previously discussed before in the forum. And while you're at it, make sure to head on over to Ben Syverson's site relating to this issue. There's tons of info you can glean on this matter. Good luck.

SeeMoreDigital · 8th August 2003, 23:16

The Sony DCR-TRV60 is supposed to be one of the world's first camcorders to have a 1,094x615 (1.77:1) pixel capture area CCD.

At £1,100 it's not cheap. But if you shop around I'm sure you could find one at a lower price.

If you do get one of these. Please let us know how you get on with it?

GunX · 13th August 2003, 07:36

Also u should try considering the Panasonic MX5000, a 3CCD camera with native support for 16:9m, stunning detail and colors, but price about 2000 Euro

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Trimegisto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 23	How to make 16.9 movies? Any Camcorder? Few particular ones? I want to buy a miniDV camcorder but wanted to be sure that it would produce movies in 16:9 format, 720x576 (PAL) movies. Is this a common feature in modern mini DV camcorders? Do I have to look for a special feature? Any help would be greatly apreciated. Thank you!

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r6d2 Graphite mod Join Date: May 2003 Location: Away Posts: 2,022	Take a look at this at Amazon: JVC GR-DVL510U Digital Camcorder [MINIDV] Other products by JVC Usually ships within 1-2 business days 2 used & new from $589.95 Product Specifications Maximum shutter speed: 500 Unknown modifier Optical zoom: 10x Digital zoom: 400x Display size: 2.5 inches Connectivity: S-Video, Serial interface, IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Special features: Multimedia Card, 16:9 Widescreen, Carl Zeiss Lens Size name: Mini-palm Item weight: 1.3 pounds Computer platform: Windows NT, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows, Mac OS 9 and below, Mac OS X, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows Me, PowerMac, Windows NT 5, Windows NT 4 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...e&vi=tech-data Hope this helps. __________________ MPEG4 quality with MPEG2? - Try the Poor Man's DVD. FACAR - As seen on TV! - The Complete Idiot's Guide to a good DVD Conversion. Time is money. Try D2Sroba for DVD2SVCD (FAQ) and save both. All electricity bills supported! Do you know how much overscan and which resolution your TV has? Find out if NTSC. Moderator: 1: one who arbitrates 2: one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion 3: a substance (as graphite) used for slowing down neutrons in a nuclear reactor (Webster)

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nFury8 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 212	@ Trimegisto I recommend you check out Adam Wilt's highly informative take on the 16:9 issue regarding DV. I remember this was previously discussed before in the forum. And while you're at it, make sure to head on over to Ben Syverson's site relating to this issue. There's tons of info you can glean on this matter. Good luck. __________________ My awesome rig for ripping: i286 CPU @ 10MHZ 8 Mbyte RAM 2MB Trident Graphics 20MB Hard Disk 3,600RPM 14" VGA Monitor Built-in PC speaker Windows 3.1 WinZip and WinRar - (for compressing my DVD movies) (I'm a HQ freak so I always do a 2-floppy disk rip)

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