Re: EX1 v using tapes on Z7U - which is more practical...

Thanks for all the help. I have gone with the EX1. I picked it up today and will have tomorrow to get familiar with it before heading off on Monday.

I also rented a MBP, so I can backup the footage on location - as per the above suggestions. I also have an external firewire 800 drive I can bring. Once I'm back, I'll transfer the files onto the drives I'll actually be using while editing.

Just so I have the process straight - I can either transfer the BRAV files (just literally drag and drop) from the cards or I can use Sony's Log & Transfer Utility to load the footage? The guy at the rental house recommended the latter. As I'm not going to be editing from the computer or drive upon which I'd be saving the files, is there any benefit to doing that?

One final question - I was thinking to shoot 1080/30p. It's a corporate project - to go on DVD, the web, and possibly a higher res format that could be kept on computer and played on HDTVs in meeting rooms etc. Any thoughts on format?

Many thanks!