Full AVCHD Video VS Full HD

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I have Just been looking at a few Camera's, one I was looking at was the Olympus PEN E-P3 and it says Real Colour Technology, Full AVCHD Video.

I was just wondering, what is Full AVCHD Video, as opposed to Full HD. What is the difference ?

Hope it's not too much of a stupid question :)
 
HD video can be 1280x720 or 1920x1080, full HD is 1920x1080. AVCHD is the file format the video is recorded in.
 
jonbeeza said:
I have Just been looking at a few Camera's, one I was looking at was the Olympus PEN E-P3 and it says Real Colour Technology, Full AVCHD Video.

I was just wondering, what is Full AVCHD Video, as opposed to Full HD. What is the difference ?

Hope it's not too much of a stupid question :)
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It's probably a marketing summarisation.. the basic label given to the specifications on the box or shelf-edge ticket to appeal to the impulse buyer, whereas the meaningful specifications will be buried in a much more complex and less attractive document from the casual buyers prespective.
 
Alastair said:
It's probably a marketing summarisation.. the basic label given to the specifications on the box or shelf-edge ticket to appeal to the impulse buyer, whereas the meaningful specifications will be buried in a much more complex and less attractive document from the casual buyers prespective.
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Thanks for that, just I was looking for a smaller camera, I did have my mind on a little compact, but looking at the compact system range now.
 
jonbeeza said:
Thanks for that, just I was looking for a smaller camera, I did have my mind on a little compact, but looking at the compact system range now.
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If you go back to looking at compacts, have a look at the Sony HX9V. I've not been one for video.. until I picked up one of these from a loyalty point scheme. Very impressed on the video performance, growing to like a lot the quirks on the stills performance (ignore this recommendation if you're a pixel-peeper).
 
Alastair said:
If you go back to looking at compacts, have a look at the Sony HX9V. I've not been one for video.. until I picked up one of these from a loyalty point scheme. Very impressed on the video performance, growing to like a lot the quirks on the stills performance (ignore this recommendation if you're a pixel-peeper).
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Ok checking it out now, just my D60 is a little bulky to cart about. While the iphone that I use for quick clips just does not do it for me. Need something in between.

Thanks for the recommendation :thumbs:
 
I forgot.. samples with the HX9V. It's taking me a while to get to grips with what it can do, and I've had to chop the video quality right back for Flickr to accept it (it's capable of 1920x1080 50p). If ever Sony update the firmware to scale back the stills jpg compression they'd have a real winner with this one.
 
Alastair said:
I forgot.. samples with the HX9V. It's taking me a while to get to grips with what it can do, and I've had to chop the video quality right back for Flickr to accept it (it's capable of 1920x1080 50p). If ever Sony update the firmware to scale back the stills jpg compression they'd have a real winner with this one.
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So the video quality is pretty good then, on a par with a dedicated camcorder even? I really will have to pop into Jessops tomorrow I think ;)
 
jonbeeza said:
So the video quality is pretty good then, on a par with a dedicated camcorder even? I really will have to pop into Jessops tomorrow I think ;)
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If you look on Vimeo there are some stunning videos taken with it. Stabilisation is good, the weakness is in the focussing - no manual focussing in video although automatic tracking focus is good.
 
Hi Alastair , I just had a look on Vimeo and yes I have to agree with you, it does produce some pretty good quality video. I certainly will pop into the Camera shop tomorrow, I think I will have a play with one. That’s if they have one available that is. Cheers ;)
 
I generally don't like working with AVCHD, it tends to be a funny format, and I will always convert it to a much more workable format.
 
Duke_Haphazard said:
I generally don't like working with AVCHD, it tends to be a funny format, and I will always convert it to a much more workable format.
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Why what format do you prefer, besides I thought quality gets lost when files start getting converted?
 
jonbeeza said:
So what would be the best format to record in ?
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I don't know of any camcorders that give you a choice of format to record in. If you already have video editing software then make sure it can work with the files produced by the camcorder you are going to buy.

If you don't already have video editing software then I highly recommend Premiere Pro CS5, since using CS5 I've not had any problems with AVCHD, HDV or footage from any Canon HD DSLRs. I'm not a fan of converting footage into an intermediate format, its just another time consuming step in the work flow.
 
CSB said:
I don't know of any camcorders that give you a choice of format to record in. If you already have video editing software then make sure it can work with the files produced by the camcorder you are going to buy.

If you don't already have video editing software then I highly recommend Premiere Pro CS5, since using CS5 I've not had any problems with AVCHD, HDV or footage from any Canon HD DSLRs. I'm not a fan of converting footage into an intermediate format, its just another time consuming step in the work flow.
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Ok cheers, just a bit more stuff for me to read up on then ;)
 
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