http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community » Tag: PD170 - Recent Topics en Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:19:15 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/torn-between-pd170-and-dvx100b#post-50525 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:35:40 +0000 OsiViper 50525@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've been trying to decide on a good "Prosumer" as their called camcorder.<br /> And Its been kind of narrowed down between the Sony PD170 and the Panasonic DVX-100B.</p> <p>I have done a lot of research between the two. I was looking for a camera that does well in low light and both of them do very well. Looking for XLR audio connectors and both of them have that. Not a real preference on 24p, while it does look nice to get the film look there are programs now that can do it fairly well without making the video look horrible.</p> <p>And I know both are discontinued but they are around the same price range used.</p> <p>So right now I am torn between the two and unsure of which is better overall.<br /> Any help would be greatly appreciated </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/tyro-filmaker-sony-pd170-or-canon-xh-a1#post-46414 Mon, 04 May 2009 07:11:41 +0000 duckyduck 46414@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I made a few independent movies over the years, mostly with friends camera and stuff, not too experienced with camera. I am more director than a cameraman. </p> <p> </p> <p>Anyway, 99% of my use of the camera will be for <strong>film</strong>: cinema, tv...</p> <p> </p> <p>I went to stores in my area, and I can't get the PD170 or the XH-A1 <strong>for the same price</strong> (brand new).</p> <p> </p> <p>I know about the light issues, but I looked in some videos online, and from that short movies it seems to me like the XH A1 makes a better view after all.</p> <p> </p> <p>What you think will be the <strong>best choice for me for FILM making</strong>?</p> <p> </p> <p>P.S, <br />It will be PAL.</p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/blurry-viewfinder-pd170#post-44835 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:01:33 +0000 gardencity 44835@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey everyone,</p> <p> I have a Sony Pd170 that otherwise works perfectly, but I can't seem to get a clear image in the viewfinder. It's focusing correctly (the LCD screen shows a fine image) so I don't know what's up. I've tried every adjustment I could find. Any ideas?</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/canon-xh-a1-or-sony-pd170#post-40208 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:20:59 +0000 Kraemer 40208@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm looking to buy a semi-pro video camera and think I'm going to go with the XH-A1. </p> <p>I am fairly new to video, but learn quickly and have been messing with some borrowed hand SD cameras and the Canon HDV20. </p> <p> I'm leaning toward the Canon because of the HD capability, but am a little concerned it's going to be harder to edit and manage.  I have Sony Vegas Pro Audio 8.   I hear the the PD170 is a reliable workhorse, and pretty easy to handle.  I will be using mostly SD mode because I'll be filming educational videos to uplad to the internet, but I'd like the capability to use HD down the line. </p> <p>I will be doing some band video taping, so like the low light capabilities of these camera's, and also the XLR inputs for sound.  The Canon is a little higher priced on Ebay right now (for new opened box and slightly used), but the PD170 isn't really that much cheaper. </p> <p>My question is if anyone finds the editing and handling of the Canon footage in Sony Vegas Pro 8 more of a challenge than with a Sony camera or SD camera,  such as the PD170. (Also, is it easier in SD mode or transfering from HD to SD mode before editing?).</p> <p> Thanks,</p> <p>  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/warning-to-all-sony-pd-170-owners#post-36467 Tue, 13 May 2008 08:20:40 +0000 garyburl 36467@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I bought my PD 170 several years ago, and have loved using it, but the accessory shoe on top of the camera seems to have a very serious design flaw, and as a result I just paid $180 to repair a hard drive recorder that had slipped out of the accessory shoe during a shoot. The shoe on top of  the 170 has three edges that are supposed to come in contact with whatever accessory that is mounted in it, but the back edge (the one that the arrow inside the accessory shoe is pointing to. It's also the edge that's furthest from the camera lens) is raised slightly higher (by a couple of millimeters or so) than the other 2 edges, so if I slide in an accessory all the way and tighten it, it's really only being secured by one edge (the highest one) of the shoe.</p> <p>As a result, any accessory will slip out very easily when the camera is tilted down, so it's a disaster waiting to happen. The way I've avoided this so far is by sliding the accessory (whether it be a hard drive recorder, microphone, or a wireless receiver) slightly forward so that it completely avoids contact with this higher edge in the back, and then tightening the accessory down to secure it to the 2 parallel edges only (but unfortunately, you've also now lost more contact with even these edges because the accessory has been moved forward). This is what I thought I had already done on the day my accident occurred but unfortunately the light in the room where I was shooting up was very dim so I must have slid the hard drive recorder in too far.</p> <p>When I got home, I tested 5 accessories (a Firestore, a Citidisk, a wireless receiver, an on camera light, and an NRG shoe tree that adds 3 more shoe mounts) with my PD 170 shoe mount and without exception, every one of them only came in contact with this higher edge when slid in all the way, and were thus not adequately secured.</p> <p>I heard back from Sony on this and their engineers have concluded that the design of the accessory shoe on the PD 170 is NOT defective, even though one of the edges is indeed higher as I described. They didn't give any evidence to support their claim other than to say that their testing didn't reveal any problem. They could not explain why one edge was designed higher than the others--that's just the way it is. So to all PD 170 owners, despite what Sony "concluded," I would strongly recommend filing down this higher edge of the accessory shoe so you don't risk having something slip out and cause serious damage and/or injury. I also think Sony is leaving itself vulnerable to a future personal injury/property lawsuit should such an event occur (and this camera is still being manufactured so the likelihood of this happening is not going away). I hope such an event never happens, but if it does, at least Sony won't be able to deny that they weren't warned about this problem.</p> <p>Update: I just finished filing down the higher edge on my PD 170 accessory shoe. It took me about 20 minutes. All 3 surfaces of the shoe are flush now (as they should have been when the camera shipped from Sony) and all of my accessories tighten securely without risk of slipping out. Before I began filing, I thoroughly covered any sensitive areas with tape (like the record and zoom controls on the handle) to prevent metal filings from getting inside the camera. I then used a dab of flat black touch up paint to cover the shoe area that had been filed down.</p> <p>I hope all PD 170 owners who use their accessory shoe (especially if it's being used to hold a heavier object like a light or a hard drive recorder) will modify their cameras in a similar fashion to prevent serious damage and/or injury.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/taping-in-hd-with-sony-pd-170#post-33837 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:50:12 +0000 contrain 33837@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a Sony PD 170 camera, I want to begin taping in HD but I'd like to know if I can do it with this camera. Is it as simple as using a mini DV HD tape or do I need an HD camera in order to tape in HD?</p> <p>Thanks,</p>