Grexeo
03-03-2005, 05:15 AM
I really hope we get the ability to manually change the color matrix in this camera. I was disappointed not to see a similar thing in the DVX100/A. Being able to boost or reduce colors to emulate certain film stocks would be a dream come true for me. Not to mention the ability to stop individual color bleeding before going to card/tape on studio shoots.
Having a color matrix in a camera doesn't have to be an expensive item - it's just software. I don't know that much about the way images are processed in cameras (technically at least), but if the colors are already being 'shifted' to emulate a preset film look, surely setting individual color/hue offsets should make no difference to the processing overhead? I hope Panasonic don't 'dumb down' the camera settings - this is a prosumer camera - let's have the ability to change all the settings that professional cameras get like the VariCam. Let's face it, the 1/3 inch CCD's aren't going to rival the VariCam's image, so I don't see a reason to exclude advanced settings. It just gives Panasonic yet another boost above HDV.
Another thing that crossed my mind - would we be able to update the camera firmware via a P2 card? Or will we be expected to splash out on a later 'HDX100A' model? ;)
Oh and one more thing - will a PAL version be released at the same time as the NTSC model? Or will people in the PAL world have to wait?
This is Panasonic's time to shine - and I sure hope they do.
Having a color matrix in a camera doesn't have to be an expensive item - it's just software. I don't know that much about the way images are processed in cameras (technically at least), but if the colors are already being 'shifted' to emulate a preset film look, surely setting individual color/hue offsets should make no difference to the processing overhead? I hope Panasonic don't 'dumb down' the camera settings - this is a prosumer camera - let's have the ability to change all the settings that professional cameras get like the VariCam. Let's face it, the 1/3 inch CCD's aren't going to rival the VariCam's image, so I don't see a reason to exclude advanced settings. It just gives Panasonic yet another boost above HDV.
Another thing that crossed my mind - would we be able to update the camera firmware via a P2 card? Or will we be expected to splash out on a later 'HDX100A' model? ;)
Oh and one more thing - will a PAL version be released at the same time as the NTSC model? Or will people in the PAL world have to wait?
This is Panasonic's time to shine - and I sure hope they do.