FCE HD Easy Setup options.

Potentially gathering in 16 bit 48K audio on Canon XL1. Plan to Capture using Sony DCR-HC28 which I understand records in 12 bit 32K. Could I expect to encounter insurmountable obstacles or would this work just fine. Thank you.
iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

G'Day Ian,
"Is the camera's audio setting only relevant when you are RECORDING and will the Sony automatically playback whatever is on the tape - either 12 or 16 Bit?"
That's right. If a tape is recorded with 16 bit another camera will play it back using 16 bit (I'm not aware of a miniDV camera that can't playback 16 bit). There is no camera that I know of that can change the bit rate during playback.
If one camera shot with 16 bit another camera could record in 12 bit during a dub. The resulting audio is 12 bit.
Even if the specs I looked at are wrong Geoff can access two cameras so he will be covered one way or the other.
Al

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