A decent Non DSLR video camera?

Guys, I suspect this is a done to death question, and that the answer changes every six months or so. After the best part of two years attempting to get serious with Premiere Pro, I am starting to feel comfortable with it, and able to work way faster than I used to. I am currently using a Canon 1DMK4, and Sony HC1 to record footage, (plus a little Canon GX1 as a carry around camera) and while the Canon has a definite advantage in image quality, it is a PITA to use compared to the little Sony. So I am thinking about looking for a video camera that would match or better the DSLR footage, but have the userbility of the HC1.
The problem is, I have no idea where to start. I remember a thread in the Hardware forum at the beginning of this year where Harm mentioned several cameras, and quoted some as being acceptable by the BBC. Where are things at nowadays? I have even noticed 4K cameras slowly moving towards afordability. Is that trend going to continue? Is there a website that deals with the subject?

Thanks for your input. So far, I am finding that the more I look into it, the more complicated it becomes. Just understanding the terminology is a learning curve. I had thought that something like the AF300 would surely give my DSLR footage a run for the money, but reading through the thirty plus user reviews on Amazon, although most give it five stars and say the IQ is excellent, one person uses an AF300 along with a pair of 5D2s, and says he invariably ends up using the DSLR footage. I’d be disappointed if I found that to be the case.
At the same time, if I can’t control the action, I find myself using the HC1 regardless of its lower IQ. The sort of things that make a difference are the LANC controller I have for the HC1, although I know I can get a similar device for my DSLR, and they apparently work very well. That still leaves the DSLR as a clunky thing to use hand held, unless you make it look like a nightmare contraption you'd see in an orthopaedic ward (a mind picture that will always be with me after visiting a buddy after a nasty motorcycle accident). I just don’t enjoy the experience of shooting video with a DSLR.
I am starting to feel better placed to carry on my research now, so that's something. Meanwhile I’ll try and source an Okii or one of the derivatives that are floating around on eBay now (DSLR USB follow focus device) so I can get more control with the 1D4.
Looking back over what I have just written, and seeing what a convoluted post it has become, I guess I have to accept that I am still totally confused where the heck I am going

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I also don't know what compression scheme there using
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If the price is right
And what price would that be? What's your budget?
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High Definition
Power Consumption
4.3 W
Television System
NTSC
Video Recording system
MPEG2
Image Sensor
1/2.7-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter
Total Pixels
Approx. 2.96 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Tape: HD/DV (16:9) mode: Approx 2.07 Megapixels (1920x1080) DV (4:3) mode: Approx 1.55 Megapixels (1440 x 1080) Card: (16:9) mode: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080), (4:3) mode: Approx. 2.76 Megapixels (1440 x 1080)
Tape Format
HDV / DV
Maximum recording Time
SP: 80 minutes, HDV, DV LP: 120 minutes DV
Lens
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Manual Exposure
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Programmed AE
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Auto Date/Time
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Focusing System
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White Balance
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Frame Rate
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Minimum Illumination
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Image Stabilization
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Viewfinder
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I work for local government and we film political meetings, PSA's, informational videos, documentaries, and local government events (groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, roundtables, etc). We are still entirely standard definition. For the past 7-9 years we've only used Canon XL1's and XL2's, but in the last 2 years we've gone tapeless.
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Thanks very much,   paultool3

Dear JM and Steve,
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It's a trade-off ... which is to say, it's like Life in general, right?
That many people that close-in is gonna be awful tight. Two people, ok ... three pushing it ... four is gonna work you some. Getting talent any farther away from the background given the limited distance the camera can move is not likely, without getting too wide a view from the cam exposing off-screen areas.
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MBP not detecting video camera via FireWire 800

Hey all,
I bought a MacBook Pro late 2008 mainly for video editing. Also, I purchased a 3rd-party FireWire cable because Apple doesn't distribute them here in Singapore (-_-).
I've tried many times to connect my 2 video cameras to my Mac and NONE of them turn up in iMovie. It can't possibly be the cable because the store sells them to many people because Apple doesnt distribute them and none came back complaining it doesn't work. And us Singaporeans will go to lengthy methods to get back our money if products we bought don't work.
My 2 video cameras are both Panasonic and they are
NV-GS90
NV-MD10000
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If the cameras can't connect then my whole purpose of purchasing the Mac is defeated. I called Panasonic and they said that it should work fine with the Mac, no drivers needed (Applecare told me to check with them for drivers).
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While you were in the store, did you connect any other FireWire devices to your computer to find out whether or not your FireWire port is working? You should certainly do that at the first opportunity, now that you've effectively eliminated a bad cable as a possible cause of your problem.
You may also want to run the Apple Hardware Test that you'll find on one of the discs that were shipped with your MBP. That may be able to identify a problem with your FireWire port.
Apple generally doesn't make or sell cables — there's not enough money in them. Apple leaves that market to third-party vendors, who supply them at lower prices than Apple could or would. And FireWire 800 is far from new: all or most new Macs have had FW800 ports for more than five years now.

Using an N90 as a video camera directly coonected ...

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I personally use ElGato and it works great, and I too don't use the DVR functionality.

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Thanks in advance

Hi tahraoui,
If you are ok with your camera and gyro having a fixed, but non-zero, phase difference, then you can route the VSYNC signal (called "Vertical Synchronization Signal" in the IMAQ Trigger Drive VI) from the IMAQ board which is acquiring from the camera across a RTSI line to the DAQ board that is acquiring data from the gyro, and use that signal as the start trigger for the gyro acquisition.
The VSYNC signal is generated by the camera, which typically will generate it after the exposure, and routed through the IMAQ board, which will induce a board-specific group delay. As a result, the trigger you see on the RTSI line will lag the start of the exposure time by some period of time, but for many applications, it is possible to calibrate that delay out.
-Jeff

A decent Non DSLR video camera?

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