Which model is best for B-Roll with HV30?

[Odatria]

Hello, I'm filming a Doc and am looking to purchase a partner for my HV30. This would be mainly for B-Roll. I would just get another HV30 but I have a sponsor who will buy the camera and keep it after we are done with it. The catch is he only wants to buy a camera with a hard drive. Since he's buying it I'm not going to be picky. But I would like to keep the cost down as much as possible in case something happens to it and I end up having to pay for it. What do you guys think? I have access to an HF10 at a good price. Would that be sufficient? If not why, and what would you suggest?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

[Rumpelgeist]

Your sponsor is an idiot for wanting an HDD-based cam. I don't know how access to the HF10 can help you as does not have a built-in HDD.

[Odatria]

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I should definitely have worded that differently, So lets try this again. My sponsor (the idiot) wants a "Tapeless" Canon Video Camera.

If anyone has anything helpful to ad it would be greatly appreciated.

[Rumpelgeist]

The HF10 is a good cam. You will need an NLE that understand AVCHD, or a transcoding utility.

[Odatria]

Im using Final Cut Pro 6.0.3.

[Odatria]

Can anyone respond with specific advantages of choosing One model over another to partner with the HV30?

[Miner]

Get an HF S10 or HF S100 over the HF10 as it provides zebra support. There is a small improvement in recording quality (24M verses 17M). There is also a small dial that can be used to do some manual focus adjustments that the HF10 doesn't have.