SD vs HDV Frame Grab

[TimKennelly]

If one is a anti-light purist that believes a reception should be shot with "available" light, regardless of what is available and think grainy, washed out colors is the real deal then all HDV cams will be a step backwards from the VX2000/PD170 series.

However, I have always believed in using accessory lighting to actually get color at receptions and I use the exact same lights at receptions with my little HC1s (which are not the best low light HDV cams by any means, but they were cheap ) that I did for years with my VX2000s and think the low light issue is far overstated.

I am happier with my reception footage now than I was with my VX2000s, which is the bottom line to me.

I did recently add a couple of http://receptionlight.com/, but that was because I loved the idea of getting my lights up higher out of the direct "in your eyes" that on cam lighting gives.