HV20 / HV30 / HV40 FOCUS/SLOW MOTION

[edger428]

I have an hv 20, and I got to say it still takes great video. What a great camera...

[kidrayfilms]

I personally use the Canon HV40 & the Canon 7d .. Even though the hv40 is older , I still love it ..  It's just something about it .. I also use the GoPro & Kodak PlaySport.. But they r more for underwater or outdoorsy /shaky shit ..

[spidey2065]

Ok the one shot with the bee in the flower, that was epic. And you got all these shots just from playing with the cameras functions right out of the box? I'm getting one tomorrow so I myself can't wait to run around and see what I can get during test runs. Your shots are amazing.

[viewofalex]

nice pictures!!!!

[BunnieBoizMYFONE]

Your so lucky I wish I could see what you see...

[defsownds]

the more i watch these videos the stronger my desire for an HV20 gets.. i want one SO bad!! also what song is this, it's awesome.

[dilibau]

01:59 dog happy pissing on owner's shoulder

[MapleLeaf98115]

the dog steals the show!

[MapleLeaf98115]

the dog is hilarious! Love it!

[Dannyboy974]

YEY! I HAVE FINALLY GOT M CANON HV30 :D

Now! Time to experiment!

Could I ask what lenses you used in this video? It's amazing :D

[meheh]

@Dannyboy974 I used the naked camera. :) No adapters.

[meheh]

@headslammer8 Deal with it.

[headslammer8]

@meheh LOL! Deal with it? I've been dealing with tools like you for years. This is nothing new. 

[meheh]

@headslammer8 You must be a pro at dealing with being criticized. And yes, deal with it.

[meheh]

@moonrice555 lol, whatever. Have fun not learning.

[moonrice555]

@meheh "Whatever" is not an argument. Whatever is what people say when they realize they have no argument to make. That's why you hear it used a lot by junior high kids.

[meheh]

@moonrice555 Whatever is what somebody says when they are wasting their time being teacher to whiny people who think they are owed everything in life rather than working for it themselves. Stop being lazy. Go pick up a fucking camera and play around with it rather than sitting on your ass asking people how they do it.

[iDrownKittns]

SHUT UP!! Is the HV40 capable of the same results? This is insane.

What did you use to edit the video?

[seanyboy1436]

wow this is so beautiful

[1851conversion]

I just bought a used hv30 and decided to check it's real-life capabilities by looking on YouTube. I can't wait to get it in my hands. You have done some really cool stuff.

[thebehtbeht]

The dog is not hideous! : )

[EmergencyRoom21]

some of the best footage i've ever seen, mad props on that ladybug shot

[ForTuxinet]

i just have to ask is there a manual mode?

[meheh]

@ForTuxinet yes :)

[jordhon]

LOVE the shot at 1:10 with the trees, sky and clouds.

[meheh]

@jordhon thank you!

[Phriendship]

4 months ago I praised the quality. Now I own the camcorder and I'm waiting for it to finish it's first charge! :D

[meheh]

@Phriendship Wow, awesome! :D

[Doggie999]

This is the most beautiful video i see on youtube, music suit it too ;) GREAT WORK.

[miketheveg]

you got skillz brutha! just reconfirmed my decision to buy the hv40, hope its as good as the hv30 you used!

[Caterpillar235]

talent right here!

[SOSODEAF5]

witch ones best?

[burgernuds]

hey great job, what settings did you use on the camcorder and while editing?

[MultiPriscilla09]

i like the dog ONLY

[meheh]

@MultiPriscilla09 wow...you must see the world through very negative eyes.

[MultiPriscilla09]

@meheh no no i love the rest i love it but i am a dog lover and the dog is super duper cute!

[meheh]

@MultiPriscilla09 hehe, okay. :)

[theshiningeagle]

can i make quality like this using the hg20 or not

[mysticpotatoheadgirl]

Im so homesick now D=

I like your camera and your dog. Youre pretty cool too.

[varelamanausvarela]

goodnight. My name is andre varela. was born and live - in Brazil-Manaus-Amazonas. I have 35 years. I finally got the money to buy equipment and make cinematic image capture. I'm a huge doubt if I purchase a 16mm camera of film or digital equipment buy 20 or 40 .... hv noticed that they are all great ... My intention is just to capture images and sound collar background documentary style perhaps I can capture in HV40 in 24 pe ... then move to 35mm what you think. thank you.

[Shony95]

I think it is the GREAT VIDEO I've ever seen!

[SOSODEAF5]

does this camera have video stabilazation???

[AppChat]

@meheh does it have a focus ring // way you can manually adjust the focus by turning the lens ? this video is ridiculously beautiful and awesome by the way!

[meheh]

@AppChat No, it has a maual focus scroller on the side, which you'd have to get used to, but it works well once you practice with it a bit. :)

[AppChat]

@meheh Wow! Super quick reply! lol. Well I'm actually SUPER new to video cameras that are this amazing lol so that sounds fine to me. I'm just looking for a HD video camera that has autofocus but then also manual focus. Because it's just awesome when you focus onto something in the background and then bring the focus back to the foreground yourself! Just incase you do know of any, can you recommend me any other cameras with focus scrollers?

[meheh]

@AppChat The HV40 is the only one with a scroller that I can think of. If you can, look for a camera with the focus ring...they are always going to be the best. also, my camera ins't even real Hd. It's fake HD, hehe. I don't know many model numbers, but I suggest just doing a lot of research to find the right one. :)

[AppChat]

@meheh Lol ok, thank you! By the way I subscribed, you are just fantastic! All the shots are just great in this but I am particularly interested in one shot though, well curious - at 0:48 did you literally just hold the camera at the ground and then lifted up or do you use like a special tripod thing lol. It looks so cool! I know you can get weird golf club like attachments lol i

[meheh]

@AppChat thank you very much! Actually, I took my tripod and just lifted it up in th eair instead of having it stationed on the ground, hehe :)

[AppChat]

@meheh Clever! I thought it may be something like that because the tripod just makes it that much more stable. Gah, and the music of this video is so beautiful too! All so amazing! Ok well I should probably stop taking up all this space commenting lol :P haha thanks so much for answering and again, you rock :D

[AppChat]

Holy crap this video is amazing! :D

[poolboyinla]

Looks good. I shoot most of my stuff with this camera.

[Phabulouso]

Wow the shot of the bee coming out of the flower was stunning! No macro lens?

[theguysontheweb]

Dam, I just did my first test on my new 40 and can't wait to do something like this.

Nice bro!

[SanMarin]

0:17 Killing shot!

[SanMarin]

@meheh sweet.. just awesome! I have to get one of this... but would you tell me what's better for short films and semipro stuff? the HV30 or the HV40?

[Phriendship]

Great quality! It looks like I can just reach out and touch everything... But your dog is hideous.

[razlivintz]

meheh, what is the name of the band/song you used for this video? thank you :)

[meheh]

Much color correction. No added lenses.

[ilgeorgio]

Color Correction? Additional lense?

[sk8pdx]

Kingston ftw

[AcesAlliance]

did u use a 35mm lens adapter? The shallow depth of field looks amazing and un-digital! also, this had to be 24p right? or just some nice editing, either way the image looks really good.

[kudjo24]

does it shoot in 60p for slow motion capabillity?

[BenHughesStudios]

Don't you just love the hv30? I use it for my videos and it's great. It's even better when you have a steadycam.

[DizzySquid]

I'm sorry, I'm new to the technical side of filming, and I just want to know, with the slow motion, do you have to slow it down in post, in a program like after-effects, or can you achieve the slow motion without editing? Please help :)

[kudjo24]

@DizzySquid if you shoot in 60p and slow down to 30p in after effects, ur shit will look beautiful, i just don't know if the HV40 does this or not

[meheh]

It depends on what you want to do. The HV30 and Hv40 are pretty much the same. They both do the trick very well. If you want to shoot in 24p then get the HV40.

[MartyHITD]

Which is the best model of camera out of these for filming?

[boook15]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooool

[ImHomeAtLast]

subscribed, this is great.

[YoungElephants]

what are you using for that smooth motion at :50?

[seeyaspacecowboy]

seattle! this vids really beautiful. i want me an hv40

[feedstirr]

How much is the HV30? Thanks!!

[thebest1212100]

you , sir are incredible really just an amazing vid.

[jvdude0]

dude this is crazy good man! can i borrow the song for a video?wuts it called?

[SightfulProductions]

awesome video.

[olahmarcusfilms]

Nice one...you got some really great shotls. Love it. All the best. Talk soon.

[ignas50]

Nice video!

[kakskateboarding]

what did you edit with?

Ihave the same camera but it looks like crap on youtube

[LunaVorax]

Me too, I have the exact same problem

[SunrowStudios]

did you edit the slow mo in post.

With final cut?

ctrl + j or some sort of addon

[jake9909]

this is great. i have an HV40 and it the only thing i don't like is how small that focus ring is. also, what editing software do you use. this slow motion looks so clean and the frames don't seem to blend as much as mine always do. what other settings did you use for this?

[Ersatzbee]

This is such a fantastic video. Unlike other test vids, this one never comes across as cheezy or pretentious and proves that everything looks cooler in slowmo. Great choice of music, as well. And the shot of the bee flying out of the flower? Fucking unreal.

[yingvyang]

sir, you have inspired me.

subbed.

[meheh]

Thank you! :D

[bobman13579]

0:37 AHH SCARY DOG!

In all seriousness though, brilliant video, I really want to get a HV40.

[TilliamWabler]

did you color correct?

[bongsholio]

what do you use to get your slow motion? do you convert 60i to 24p, use twixtor?

[digitalfxcube]

Great Video! I have an hv20 and I love it! What song is this by the way? I like it :D

[TraumTelevision]

MAN THAT IS THE MOST AMAZING HV20/30/40 VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! I have an HV20 myself and am just now starting to learn more and more about it. I'm buying a jag35pro with a canon fd f1/4 next week then sending it out for the fliphack. Any tips u can suggest? What software did you use? MAD PROPS TO YOU DUDE! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!

[wazzapgangsta]

this looks absolutely amazing. shows what the little guy can do. i have one, but i don't use it very often. after seeing this, i plan to do a lot more wit it.

[HolyShenigansFilms]

1:09 to 1:14 is surreal

[medalclaw]

I love the fact that I live in Seattle. So much beauty! You take it in to its full extent. Good job!

How can I go about improving sound quality since the HV20-40 series has only internal mics? What type and model of mic do you recommend?

[meheh]

@medalclaw

Thank you!!!

actually don't use mics very often, and when I do I never catch the type it is. I just use the standard mic hook up. Sorry I can't be of more help!

Thank you for the kind words!

[joblessalex]

@medalclaw naw spokane ftw!

[meheh]

@joblessalex

Seattle ftw

[fotografcizo]

max res. & max fps??? please!!

[Pomka07]

your welcome :)

[Pomka07]

did u make these video?? these are awesome man wow its so nice good job!

[meheh]

@Pomka07

thank you very much!

[abbyll]

wow what an awsome video...

so which one is the best? Hv 20/30 or 40 ?

[meheh]

My personal favorite is the HV30, but if you like to shoot in 2p use the HV40. The HV40 has an awesome macro feature as well.

[seanb031]

what redering settings did u use in sony vegas

[thenozchronicles]

Do you know when you blow it up large on a projector how clear it is, can you tell it's digital? with or w/o 24p?

[meheh]

It looks wonderful blown up. You can always tell if something is digital if it's not shot or rendered in 24.

[Pomka07]

nice video man good music!! BUT I GOT A QUESTION WHATS BETTER HV30 OR S-10??

[meheh]

I don't know. I haven't used the s10

[skrelletor]

Did you use any post-processing, filters extra objectives etc? just wanna know how you got those great colors in the first cloudscene for example. Or is it just that great natural colors in this cam?

[grockpilot]

awesome video man, you've got a great eye

[meheh]

Thank you very much. :)

[kupaevIvideo]

Really great video!

Whats the music though? ))

[meheh]

Thank you! the song is 'Take Me Into Your Skin' by Trentemoller

[kupaevIvideo]

That's amazing!

Man, I have hv40, but how I can make slow motion videos? Do you just change speed while editing on computer or you use some camera options for that?

THanks

[meheh]

I just change the speed in the editing. This was my first test, so the slow motion didn't turn out as great as my recent videos. Thank you for checking my videos out!

[kupaevIvideo]

Thanks for responding)

[temptationnlace]

Looks great!

[meheh]

Thank you! :)

[iSOBigD]

Nice footage but is it just me or does it have quite a bit of chromatic aberration? Also, the video looks very jumpy and blurry when you pan.

Doesn't this camera have an option for the shutter speed?

[meheh]

In the description it describes that it's a camera test.

[jewrabs]

I just saw a video of a $10,000 JVC GY-HD250U, and I like this one better

I have an hv30 as well :)

[meheh]

Haha, that's awesome! Thank you!

[thebestevernikeman]

hey should i get the hv30, the hg20, or possibly the hf s100, which would have the best video quality any suggestions, thanks

[noodleninjaa]

S100 has the sharpest picture of all your choices. The HV series records to tape and has more of a film-like quality. It records in MPEG-2 which most decent computers can handle for editing, AVCHD can demand more from your computer.

[kraazzyjj]

ive had this camera almost a year but havent gotten a chance to put it to the test.

[FluidezUrbana]

Great cam, and also nice edition, thi camara have some kind of buttom or a rolling pice that let you control de Focus in the shots?? Like for example the zoom buttom.

[fingersteezzz99]

what do you edit with

[meheh]

Sony Vegas

[rustofatso]

song please

[meheh]

Trentemoller's Take Me Into Your Skin

[vidiosity]

Why in slow motion? i don´t understand

[meheh]

What do you mean you don't understand???

[scottjmurray]

Wow these are beautiful. I just got an HV20. I'm so stoked on this line of cameras :)

[live4mac]

I am seriously craving this camera

[ModernSexy]

WOW! this is SUCH an amazing video!

[666doublebass]

amazing video. what did you use to edit this?

[mrcooban]

this is hv30???

sexy

[andreasstcrew]

You have my Subscribe dude....

[meheh]

Thank you very much! :)

[brodypros]

what's the name of the song?

[meheh]

Take Me Into Your Skin by Trentemoller.

[Maddhater1]

if you want PERFECT color correction with for any type of style, and don't mind spending a few bucks, you should check out Magic Bullet Looks, its freakin awesome!

[meheh]

Magic Bullet is the easy way out.

[Maddhater1]

just take the bullet and run! lol nice vid btw

[meheh]

hehe, maybe I'll try it someday. Thank you1

[kalaniman1movies]

what colour correction settings did you use?

[milmiLxX]

this is soo nice! excellent! love it too much!

[bowmania2000]

i just got the camera today :) what shutter settings did you use? and was it shot in 24p in cinemode?

[meheh]

I use the regular shutter speed, and I never use 24p. It's horrible for slow motion.

[bowmania2000]

what do you use for slow-mo?

[meheh]

60i

[bluntkid]

I don't get it... there is no 60i setting on the HV20,30 or 40

Do you mean creating your project in 60i HDV setting

[Escmymind]

@bluntkid PAL is 50i, also it's probably called HDV, and you're shooting either in 25p/24p 30p in any other mode, or DV

[janar17]

love the footage where the bee is flying away..

how did you do it!?

in post? or manually ? any macro lenses or just the macro settings in HV30?

[meheh]

Thank you! Yeah, it was all manual in the camera with no special lenses.

[Branman1994]

it is mini dv

[Senninha1960]

Oh! There you go, nice ;)

[joejumps4fun]

Were you shooting 24F or 60i?

[Branman1994]

also what program are you using for the color correction?

one more question

do you know of any free mac video software that is better than imovie?

[meheh]

Sorry man, don't know of free apple software. I use a PC (Sony Vegas). I sometimes use the mac for Final Cut, but I just hate Final Cut Pro, lol. I use Sony Vegas for color correction (just regular color correcting).

[Branman1994]

would you recommend this over a hf s10

[zdogy]

Nice job man :)

[sedelman2]

nice calves man

[jejeson]

i love your color correction.. you are really good at this.... i have an hv30 too but my compression doesnt look even half as good as yours on youtube. everything is good before youtube compresses it... how did you make yours look this good? what are your settings?

[bowmania2000]

wow! is this all hand-held or did you use a tripod? and is this shot in the hv30 hv20 or hv40?

[meheh]

Yeah, almost all of it was handheld, except the "crane" shot. It was shot on the HV30. I'm using an HV40 now, though.

[bowmania2000]

oh did you use a jib for the crane shot? and do you like the hv40 better?

[meheh]

No, I actually used a tripod for it, hehe. And no, I don't think the HV40 is much better. It's almost exactly like the HV30 and does nothing more than I preferred to do with the HV30. I don't think it's worth the extra couple hundred dollars.

[bowmania2000]

thanks! :) one last question before i let you go haha. accessories, did you use any? and is this colour corrected? i use final cut pro and im thinking of purchasing magic bullets. what do you think? is it the way the shot is lit and photographed? or is it the colour correction that makes it beautiful? i guess that was a lot more than one more question haha.

[meheh]

I didn't use any accessories. It's just the naked camera. There is color correction, but I've never used magic bullet before. I just practice a lot with the normal color correctors. I can't give you advice on magic bullet since I don't use it. A lot of the look of your film has to do with the lighting....most of it has to do with lighting. The color correction just pulls the beauty out more. If you have horrible lighting the color correction isn't going to do much. Thanks for the message! :)

[bowmania2000]

did you use natural lighting? sorry, one more question haha.

[Peterpufferbelly]

Hey! the houses at 2:15 to 2:20 are the houses you see on the Seattle-Bremerton ferry!

[AtomicAnomic]

Wow... It's great to see someone who can take this camera and push it to the fullest extent of its capabilities and do it all without any modifications. Bare bones is the way to go dude. Looks like I'll be passing on that 35mm adapter for now...

[longballbogey]

are u using a 35mm adapter?

[meheh]

Nope, just the naked camera.

[brandenheinemann]

The greatest thing about this video is that it is shot in the greatest place on Earth!

[LittleBigLad]

agree!

[RaphaelNYC]

Awesome!

[emptyspacefilms]

Was this in 24P mode the entire time?

[meheh]

I don't use 24p mode. I think it'd pointless.

[meheh]

Sorry...*it's* hehe

[pacmanlegend]

u think 24p mode is pointless? why?

[meheh]

For me it is. Plus, I render in 24 anyway, so it doesn't matter if I use it or not.

what do you use then? i have this same camera :)