Canon MV830 advice please

[barroom_spert]

I'm looking at the MV830 for a good price and it has the features I think I might need.
1 DV in
2 Analog in for bullet cam
3 16-9 feature

Its for trackday use.

But it has mjpeg out rather than mpeg output. I think this will cause me problems if I use something like Premier for editing.

I'm also looking to play with the Race Technologies DL1 and they have a video overlay mode.

Any comments on this camera of any other suggestions?

[whittaker52]

To get the DV in, and AV in, you'll need any of the MV range with an i at the end. I run an MV650i mated to a RF Concepts bullet cam, and it works a real treat. Ive never had any problems either when it came to editing it on my iBook. the quality has always been pretty good. i would also recommend taking a look at drive data, as they offer loads of different packages as well - www.drivedata.com/

[barroom_spert]

Thanks. It seems that windows media player does not play mjpegs.

Quicktime for windows does play mjpeg.

Which bullet cam did you go for?

[whittaker52]

i just went for the basic package that RF Concepts do - www.rfconcepts.co.uk/helmet_cameras.htm

it cost about £150 including a few extras (which i added) like an extra velcro mount, extra glass, and cigarette lighter power supply.

Its a fantastic piece of kit too, well worth every penny

[joust]

The mjpeg stuff is only if you store the "video" on the MMC or SD memory memory card that you can put in it.

If you use the DV tape then anything will be able to read that (especially Premier).

Basically you can record still JPEG images and mjpeg on it's inbuilt memory card.

J

[.Adam.]

Be careful with the 16:9 ratio, my MV530i does this as well, but not if you use the bullet cam.

[barroom_spert]

.Adam. said:

Be careful with the 16:9 ratio, my MV530i does this as well, but not if you use the bullet cam.

Thanks Adam. The 16:9 option was for something totally unrelated to the bullet cam.