jhkaos 0 #1 April 19, 2007 Anybody got any experience with Sony HDD cameras ? I have heard that if you drop the HDD cameras, the spring will leave the drive, so it does'nt hurt the disc. But I have also heard, that if it drops, the memorystick will takeover?? J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #2 April 19, 2007 QuoteAnybody got any experience with Sony HDD cameras ?The general consensus is that the hard drives and rapid altitude changes associated with skydiving cause problems. edited to add: though I do not have experience with this myself.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #3 April 19, 2007 QuoteAnybody got any experience with Sony HDD cameras ? I have heard that if you drop the HDD cameras, the spring will leave the drive, so it does'nt hurt the disc. But I have also heard, that if it drops, the memorystick will takeover?? J They don't work well in freefall in most cases. The principle that a hard drive operates on is an "air bearing" which means that the head rides on a cushion of air. I think a couple people have used them in very specific circumstances but by no means are they a viable general use item for skydiving. Even the little micro hard drives that you can use in canon still cameras freak out and don't work at altitude.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #4 April 19, 2007 Did you tr a search? This issue has been coverd ad nauseam.... Consensus: don't jump a HDD/DVD cam. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #5 April 19, 2007 Not all DVD cams/drives are created equal. One jumper at my DZ had a mini-dvd camera from sony for a while and it worked for freefall. However it didn't have a firewire port so ended up not using it for too long. There's video out there of Sony's XDcam strapped to a jumper's torso/chest and making a skydive. Plus the video from the camera rolling the whole time, but I think part of the reason XD is so reliable is it's huge buffer. I'm not sure consumer cameras have anything close to the buffer space though. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
