witch mini dv camera has best picture quality

[cb239]

are they all pretty much the same in pitcure quality,or is there 1 that is noticeable diff in pitcure quality?i have a panasonic mini dv iam just not getting the results i thought i would or am i just expecting to much,iam looking to get dvd quality from my movies,

[thecoalman]

Yes they can have tremendous differences, you get what you pay for. Some go for astonomical amounts. Here's the $2000 variety.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=242782

How are you judging your final product and what's your workflow? That can have an impact....

[cb239]

i bin using ulead movie factory,to make the dvds, they look ok,but not close to dvd quality,so bin reading bout using diff programs for diff features,i burnt a dvd using TMPGEnc after caputing it with windv ,that wouldnt play in dvd player,<worked in comp dvd just fine>,bottom line is the quality iam looking for is dvd quality,but i cant seem to get that,what is it you need to get it,i bought my mini dv 2 years ago,its a panasonic 20x optical 800x digital,is this camera good enought?

[thecoalman]

Using either UMF or TMPGenc you should expect quality similar to what it looks like being played directly from the cam to TV.... you can't make it better.

[julitomg]

mmm...is your concern about "picture quality" based on your results when you made a DVD?..maybe you´ve been having compression issues or otherwise that affected the results and could be improved upon.
What can you tell us about the picture quality of the DV (raw) footage right from your camera..is it Ok with you and you feel the quality is lost in the process of making your DVD or you just don´t like what you see in your monitor/TV when you conect yor cam and see what you shot right out of the tape?...
As you´ve probably read already, 3CCD cameras are usually better than single CCD ones and things like 800x digital zooms is generaly useless for quality work.
There are now more or less inexpensive 3CCD models(like the Panasonic PV-GS series)you might like to take a look at them.
But there´s one thing else...your shooting technique..if you don´t apply the basics of good shooting(like learning to make the most out of manual adjustments in your cam, etc..)the best camera in the world won´t do you much good.

[lenti_75]

www.camcorderinfo.com

[edDV]

are they all pretty much the same in pitcure quality,or is there 1 that is noticeable diff in pitcure quality?i have a panasonic mini dv iam just not getting the results i thought i would or am i just expecting to much,iam looking to get dvd quality from my movies,

You can get "miniDV" camcorders in the $250 to $40-60,000 range. The basic recording standards for the DV format are the same accross the range. Upper end camcorders (>$30,000) extend the format. So the "corder" half is pretty much the same for all.

The quality of the "cam" half pretty much tracks price. The major categories are:

1CCD ($250-1500)
3CCD ($500 up)
3CCD+24fps progressive film modes ($2,000 up)

Where prices overlap there will be pros and cons of 1CCD vs 3CCD. See www.camcorderinfo.com for info on specific model differences.

[cb239]

ok, thank you to all the input on this topic, yes i wantted to make the quality better then what came right from the camera to the tv,so from what you all have told me,i ned a beter camera,it looks good,i just want better.i was looking at the Panasonic PV-GS series it seems to be a good camera

[Zen of Encoding]

are they all pretty much the same in pitcure quality,or is there 1 that is noticeable diff in pitcure quality?i have a panasonic mini dv iam just not getting the results i thought i would or am i just expecting to much,iam looking to get dvd quality from my movies,

You may be expecting too much. The lenses used on film and pro-level
video cameras allow for ultra-sharp focus, which gives the appearance
of a higher resolution image. One can try to approximate this effect by
always shooting (mini-DV) under strong lighting & meticulously planning
your shots then tweaking & tweaking with the camera's manual focus
until you're sure that the subject in the image is as sharp as can be
achieved with your camera. Unfortunately, these procedures tend to
ruin any feeling of "things occurring naturally" in the subjects you're
video taping, like a birthday party or other real-life events. But again,
the pros who create commercial DVDs don't care about real-life, if the
lighting or focus isn't correct, they yell "cut", fix the issue and start over.

One of the *big* quality differences between mini-DV cameras is their
low-light performance, also as previously mentioned, the 3-chip (CCD)
models will display much better color separation and rendering:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=261785

[edDV]

Even if you have a good camera, 80% of good video is in the lighting and exposure.