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  • Canopus ADVC-100 on a ibook G4 (May 2005)

    From Bible John@johnw_94020@yahoo.com to alt.video.vcr,rec.video.production,rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 16:26:14
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    Someone here recomended that I buy this for use with my JVC SXM250U to play and converttapes on my ibook G4 (May 2005) or whatever the model was. Its a VHS-C camcorder. The video is okay, and many, many, many times superior
    than thedigital video that any digital still camera I have used, and this would include the Sony Mavica (which seems to be near the top of the still camera market). But then again these are video groups, and not still picture groups. I'm sure those in the photo group can tell me if the ifnormation I
    am giving is incorrect.

    I did some price checking on ebay among other places, and I see that this converter will cost almost as much as a low end digiral camcorder, am I correct?

    Will a low end match the features of my JVC SXM250U model? This one is nice,and I especially like the backlight.


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  • From Richard Crowley@rcrowley@xpr7t.net to alt.video.vcr,rec.video.production,rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 18:02:42
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    "Bible John" wrote ...
    Someone here recomended that I buy this for use with
    my JVC SXM250U to play and convert tapes on my
    ibook G4 (May 2005) or whatever the model was. Its
    a VHS-C camcorder.

    The ADVC-100 has been replaced by the ADVC-110.
    They are both great products that don't care whether they
    are talking to a PC or a Mac. It also doesn't care whether
    the source is VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, 3/4U, Betamax,
    or any other analog format.

    The video is okay, and many, many, many times superior
    than thedigital video that any digital still camera I have used,

    Nobody seriously expects still cameras to produce "video".
    Nobody seriously expects video cameras to produce "stills".
    The requirements are VERY different, and the market for
    a gadget that does both well appears to be nonextant, perhaps
    because it would cost way too much to be atractive.

    and this would include the Sony Mavica (which seems to
    be near the top of the still camera market). But then again
    these are video groups, and not still picture groups. I'm sure
    those in the photo group can tell me if the ifnormation I
    am giving is incorrect.

    I have what was at one time the top-of-the-line Mavica,
    but I would never dream of trying to use it for "video".

    I did some price checking on ebay among other places,
    and I see that this converter will cost almost as much as
    a low end digiral camcorder, am I correct?

    Probably.

    Will a low end match the features of my JVC SXM250U
    model? This one is nice,and I especially like the backlight.

    Hard to compare your JVC against a ??????.

    OTOH, guaranteed that the cheapest mini-DV camera
    will *record* better than the very best VHS machine
    ever made. Whether a given mini-DV camcorder has a
    better *camera* section can only be determined on a
    case-by-case basis. There are lots of online resources
    that review the imaging capabilities of camcorders.

    If I were a betting man, I'd wager that you can likely
    find an inexpensive mini-DV camcorder at least the
    equal of your JVC VHS-C unit.

    Richard Crowley in rec.video.production
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  • From Mardon@mgb72mgb@hotmail.com to alt.video.vcr,rec.video.production,rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:58:54
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    "Bible John" wrote ...
    Someone here recomended that I buy this for use with
    my JVC SXM250U to play and convert tapes

    I agree with what Richard Crowley has told you.

    I own a ADVC-300 and it does a fantastic job of what it is designed
    to do; convert analogue video to digital. If you aren't interested
    in converting a lot of old tapes and merely want to capture good
    video, then buy a miniDV video camera. You can get one for the same
    price as an ADVC-300 and it will do a far better job than your
    current VHS-C recorder. Forget tryging to capture good video with a
    camera designed to take still pictures.
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