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PS-The new Sony European HVR-V1e isn't a Z1e replacement, but joins the line as a 1080p25 camera. I'm speculating a USA version will have 60i, 30p, possibly 50i/25p (I'm not sure, though), and I think 24p. Again, this is an educated guess, but I think Sony's going to put that stuff in the US...

Re: Z1J HDV HDCam Re: Z1J HDV HDCam Not true at all. The Z1 takes full advantage of its sensor (960x1080) and with its non-square pixels and pixel-shift, it goes to 1440x1080 without a problem. Panasonic does something similar with their HVX200, which its sensor size is 960x540 and it goes...

Jacob, My society handles the Voices of Local Film, spotlighting local-only filmmakers from South Florida and the Treasure Coast, Florida. At PBIFF, there's also a shorts event and a pretty school student event, too. www.pbifilmfest.org heath

I have never been to NAB because the Palm Beach International Film Festival is always the same week. My Film Society has an event there. heath

Graeme's a super nice guy and I've spoken to him via phone and email for the past few months. Of course, no secrets revealed to me! heath

And Graeme Nattress is onboard, too; he makes some incredible filters for Final Cut Pro: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=57798 and www.nattress.com (link to his site) heath

Good point. The zoom in he's referring to is called Expanded Focus. If you think you're in focus in HDV, you're likely not. Even if it's off by a hair, HDV (and HD) will look bad, unlike DV which is more forgiving with a very slightly out-of-focus shot. heath

I know this is a bit old, but I want to say the Sony Z1 is an excellent camera and can capture some great HDV footage! I wouldn't use it if I didn't like it, and it ranks right up there with the DVX's for me. I wish it shot 24p, but conforming 50i/CF25 video to 24p in Final Cut and Cinema...

Kinetta doesn't have the financing and engineers RED has--a billionaire and his investors are backing it. It's being run by the owner of Oakley sunglasses. If it works, great, if not, at least people are trying. Of course, 4k can't really be cut right now... heath

I teach at the Palm Beach Film School, www.palmbeachfilmschool.com, and we teach digital and HDV filmmaking. Click on the link above to learn more! If I could, I'd erase my mind and go! :-) heath

The Z1's LCD can be calibrated (use a Hoodman, though). Keep in mind, an SD monitor is 601 colorspace and HDV is 709, so colors may not match. If you can, get a cheap LCD HDTV, even if it's 720p, and calibrate. I've directed two shorts, one shot on the HD10 and the other on the FX1. I...