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HDD or Mini Dv?

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C00N3Y
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soooooo should i get a HD HDD or Mini Dv camcorder?

pros vs. cons?
Dec 23 2008 7:28PM
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eheath
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Hard drives are kinda sketchy since they have moving parts, the footage can get fucked up. I and many others would recommend you sick with tapes unless you're looking at a solid state memory system.
Dec 23 2008 7:46PM
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HBProductions
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I find the HDD easier to manage your clips and you don't have to worry about accidentally taping over something!
Dec 24 2008 4:17AM
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eheath
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What's even worse is accidentally fucking up all your footage because you barely shook your HDD camera.
Dec 24 2008 4:54AM
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Alkyy
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Truth...HDV is deffanatly better, if your not a rere then taping over stuff shouldnt be a problem, just dont rewind to watch footage when your out doing something, then when you get home import and your done, put the tape on a back shelf for a hard copy and your good.  I dont really trust any of the new recording states (probably just because they are new and different and im scared of change) other than the p2 cards but dropping over 500 on 45 minutes worth of memory isnt in the budget
Dec 24 2008 10:46AM
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Jwenz
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i haven't heard one good thing about HDD...mini dv FTW...i mean its been used for a while and people seem to have caught on. GET ON THE BAND WAGON. only Hard drive i would record to is p2 cards...but unless you are ready to drop mad bank not a good idea to go that route. Mini DV!
Dec 24 2008 11:00AM
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eheath
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P2 = Solid state, not hard drive.
Dec 24 2008 9:02PM
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namechange
Posts: 272 - Karma: 131
Mini DV because HDD sucks
Dec 24 2008 9:55PM
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C.Wood
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pretty much thats it
people think that they get hd recodring but it isnt

does the extra hdd mean 'hard drive data'?????
Dec 25 2008 12:40PM
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Jwenz
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are you saying...

HDD stands for Hard drive drive? if so BALLIN
Dec 25 2008 1:30PM
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