frost 1 #1 August 1, 2007 Sticking with sony fo rnow... So far the choices are in MiniDV and solid state: HC3 HC5 HC7 CX7 As far as CX7 - i read about the image ghosting for moving images. Has anyone used a solid state camera (not just sony) for skydiving? I currently jump the HC3. I love the camcorder, but the issues i read about HC5/7 as far as video shaking in a sit are apparent on HC3. I havent seen how it looks on HC5. Or HC7. Has anyone actually jumped both? Also, is low light video quality worse on HC5/HC7 as they predicted due to more pixels in the same space? What i'd really like to hear is some opinions to this question: What would be the better choice for skydiving HC3, HC5 or HC7? Thank you!SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markstone02 0 #2 August 1, 2007 After A LOT of research over the last few months. I ended up buying the HC5. I looked at the solid state stuff and it all seemed a bit new. I also disregarded it because I am a tandem cameraman and the speed of editing is an issue. I dont want to be playing around with highly compressed files to get the into a useable state before editing etc. It also didnt support a cam eye, which I thought was a big downer. I jumped my new HC5 6 times the other day and it performed excellently. It has a diamond 0.3x on the front which is awesome. The camera is pretty light and mounts nicely onto my flat top pro via flatlock (cookie). Pulling the footage onto my laptop, the quality is excelent in terms of colour, maybe a little on the dark side but I think this is more of a settings issue. I was jumping it in "outdoor" mode, but as UK tandems are normally against dark clouds rather than sunny skies so I dont think I need this on. Generally though, I think the cameras great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frost 1 #3 August 1, 2007 thanks! I also have been reading a lot here and on camcorderinfo.com about all of the mentioned camcorders. Thought HC3 was the most trusty one, so i got it. any video shaking in the sit with HC5 as they report?SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ozzie 0 #4 August 2, 2007 Quotethanks! any video shaking in the sit with HC5 as they report? No shaking yet on my new HC5 while sit flying. I have only flown it for one entire weekend though. I will go to Summerfest tomorrow and try it oput some more.Motion = Emotion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
