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The rumor has been confirmed by Sony, with the list price of $1999. B & H is showing the relisted FX7 on its site, although its not yet in stock.

I seem to remember reading that the Ikelite offers access to manual white balance, but the others do not. I do not have first hand knowledge of this though.

Quality is top notch for a consumer HD camcorder. It uses the same optics and sensors as the HV20 and HV30 which followed. The reason I held off on buying one when they were new is that the HV10 does not have a mic input nor a headphone jack which I need for my topside stuff (I bought the HV20...

This depends on the codec used. Avi is the "container", and different codecs may be used within that which use varying levels of compression. For best quailty, use either uncompressed as the codec, or a visually lossless codec such as Lagarith or Huffyuv (Both are free. Download and install...

I usually export the complete edited videos, then use a third party program (Adobe Encore in my case) to produce the DVD. There are far cheaper ones, in fact a low end (but capable) DVD authoring software program probably came with your computer. I don't know if this helps, but I think thats...

I use Sony Cinescore (easy to use), Adobe Audition (Loop based and more difficult to use as far as composing), and music from Jamendo.

35 minutes is a long video, but there are other factors such as color correction effects, etc. which can greatly increase render times. Different codecs take longer to render to than others as well.

JVC still has one that uses HDV, but it doesn't compare in quality to the current AVCHD offerings.

Jamendo.com for music from bands and musicians that distribute their music through Creative Commons. It won't be top 40 stuff, but there are thousands of songs and albums from all different genres, including rock, jazz, metal, folk, instrumental, etc.

Sounds like the image is on the tape. Did you try capturing yet?

Jamendo.com has tons of music from all different genres that you are free to use within the Creative Commons license. Almost all of it is labeled for non-commercial use, but you can use it in your videos, post it to the internet, etc., legally. You need only credit the artist as directed on the...

I ordered his CD. Gobs of good info.

If you are looking for stuff for non-commercial use in your videos, Jamendo is a good place to find music. Jamendo : Home The music there is licensed under Creative Commons and most of the music is for non-commercial use, only requiring that you credit the artist. Many of the Vimeo folks...

Here is the answer....:D Sony | Vegas Pro 8 Video Editing Software for Windows | VP8Q Sony Vegas Pro 8 for $129 from B & H, but does not include DVD Architect. I switched to this from Adobe Premiere Pro 2, and the color correction tools are comparable. I've never seen pro level editing...

The GS400 was/is an exceptionally good SD camcorder, but obviously it lacks the resolution and video quality of the HD camcorders. The big factor for you underwater will be the low light capability, however. The GS400 should exceed the SR12 and HF10 in low light sensitivity, and therefore...

I was editing my previous post while you were writing this as I needed to clarify what I said about SD vs. HD. No argument there, especially for underwater use. Compared to a prosumer rig, you are correct. I also know this from a bunch of event experience. But the HV20/HV30 more than holds...

In low light (such as underwater) you are correct. And as far as HDV not being true uncompressed HD you are also correct, its not. I don't think that time will ever come. Ultimately, you can get more quality for your data rate if you compress the data. Moreover, as the image resolution...

There are editing software packages that support HD in all price ranges now (including Windows Movie Maker if you have a Vista version above Home Basic. The Home Basic version doesn't support HD). That should not stop him from buying an HD camcorder. If you want a pro level NLE, Sony Vegas Pro 8...

This is not entirely true anymore. Most newer computers can handle HD now. I'm editing HD on a $600 HP desktop thats a little over a year old. It handles the .m2t files from my HV20 with no problem. If I need to export to a lossless codec for other work, it will make all but the fastest...

Back to the uploading of HD video, you can't beat the quality of Stage 6, but Vimeo is much easier to upload to. I use either h.264 or WMV 9 at 5-8 Mbps, depending on the length of the video. This seems to be a good balance of quality vs. file size at 1280x720 resolution.