[mfm-list]Canon Vixia HV 40 - HDV camcorder

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even with my HDSLR.</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.hv20.com=
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Subject: [mfm-list]Canon Vixia HV 40 - HDV camcorder<br>
From: Walt Atwood &lt;wingsley@verizon.net&gt;<br>
Date: Thu, April 01, 2010 7:50 am<br>
To: macfilmmakers@lists.macfilmmakers.com<br>
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>I just purchased and received a new Canon Vixia HV 40 high-def tape-based =
camcorder. I also just purchased a Jumpstart tutorial DVD that lays out all=
 the features of a Vixia HV 30.<br><br>Are there any other instructional/in=
formative materials on the 'net I can access that will help me get up to sp=
eed with this new cam? The HV 40 looks to be a nice little "prosumer" unit,=
 and I'd like to get the most out of it as quickly as possible. I have neve=
r shot anything in HD before, although I do have an old Canon ZR40 MiniDV-t=
ape-based standard-def cam. So I am familiar with using the tapes.<br><br>I=
 also just bought the newest Final Cut Studio for my MacBook Pro. In additi=
on, I already have iLife 2009 and Final Cut Express 4. I want to gain as mu=
ch experience using all of this hardware and software to build a video and =
tech portfolio.<br><br>Is the tape-branding lubricant issue still a worry? =
For years, I was using Sony MiniDV cassettes with my Canon ZR40. I do have =
other brands of tapes, mostly Maxell.</span></font></span>
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