Re: Upsample 16x9 from PD 150

Martin Heffels wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:50:42 -0700, P.C. Ford <meoh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I have heard that the 150 is one of the BBC's favorite cameras for
shooting in far corners of the world. As a friend said, it shoots good
footage but is not too expensive not to put down and run when things
get a mite uncomfortable.

More and more camera's like the PD150 are discarded in the UK (my
friends who work for RedBee etc tel me so), and like Spex said, they
use the Z1, but then running in DVCAM. It's because it has a true 16x9
sensor, so no finicking necessary with optical adapters.
Now obviously the PD150 will still be around for some time, but then
probably only in the hands of the folks working for ITV/Channel
4/Five. It is a cheap and proiven to be reliable camera, so, yes, it's
a workhorse.

I have to agree with Spex that uprezzing a 400 pixel image won't look
that fantastic, and will jump out, compared to HD. Reall, you would be
better off buying a cheapo HDV-camera, and if budget allows and the
market has settled, get a decent camera. maybe a XDCAM-HD or the GVG
Infinity.

cheers

-martin-

The V res of the PD150 is 450 lines in 4:3 mode this drops by nearly 30% in 16:9 so it is much worse than I originally posted and closer to 300+ V lines. That is why broadcasters stipulate that an anamorphic adaptor be used "at the very least".

One thing that is very apparent is the take up of the Z1 and other compact cameras for news acquisition as they are after all lightweight, cheap and produce a bloody good image. It is symptomatic of the state of flux in British broadcasting with the imminent-ish move to HD as no-one wants to back another wrong horse in the mid to lower end of the broadcast market. It's not just the SD-HD move but also the tape-tapeless move that is getting people (that I know) nervous of spending big. With so many competing formats it is going to be a minefield to navigate for sure.
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