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Originally Posted by nation-x
I was also looking at a Sony Handycam HDR-SR12 and JVC Everio GZ-HD6 but I read alot of reviews that said that using DV Tapes were best because of quality and editing. Almost every review I read said that the HV30 I bought was best for low light conditions (like a hotel room). I just hope I bought a decent camera for the job. :P It can record in 20p and 30p...
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Well, AVCHD has caught up to HDV in quality since the latest cameras record Mpeg-4 at 24Mbps (HDV is 25Mbps Mpeg-2), but yes.... HDV is much easier to edit then AVCHD is. You got a good camera, and should be happy with it. I just don't want to deal with tapes anymore or cameras with excessive moving parts (hard drives), so that's why I went with AVCHD recorded on SDHC cards.
BTW - I've found in low light if I set my camera to Shutter Priority mode and lower my shutter rate down to 30 then it lets in a lot more light without too much noise. Just watch out for excessive motion blur. Here's an example video shot with the shutter rate at 15 in a normal dimly lit living room (I wouldn't suggest for lots of movement or pans):
http://vimeo.com/1943820