On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:40:07 -0500, "RGBaker" <gb@bakerfilms.com> wrote:

>> There sure is a difference of the tape image between a SONY BVP-5

>> camera and their last BetaSP camcorder, all recording on BetaSP.

>> I can certainly see the difference in the image of a PD-150 and SONY's

>> 570 and they both record on DVCAM

>Analog recordings don't have a fixed resolution, digital ones do.

>

>The issue isn't whether one camera looks better than another, or even

>whether one digital recording looks better than another -- the point is a

>digital recording can't exceed the format maximum. No D1 digital recording

>will have a 'resolution' that exceeds 540 lines horizontal, based on a

>format limitation of 720 samples per line. Feed a signal to the recorder

>that exceeds that spec & you may well end up with a final image that is

>smoother and looks better -- but it won't have a recorded resolution that

>exceeds the specs.

>GB

Your last two posts sum up this discussion nicely (though

I did it not so neatly LONG, LONG ago in this thread...;-).

Unfortunately, some appear not to be reading *exactly* what

we are/were saying...;-) (As in, "Yes, the better cameras

WILL produce the better images, but, NONE will exceed 540

TV-lines horizontal in this format no matter how high the

resolution of the 'front end' is...")