AG-DVX200 4K Large-Sensor Handheld Camcorder

I really hope for their sake this camera does not have that red/black two tone. Would be really hard to show up at a commercial shoot and be taken seriously. Looks like a prop of some sort.
 
reem12 said:
I really hope for their sake this camera does not have that red/black two tone. Would be really hard to show up at a commercial shoot and be taken seriously....
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Yeah, that color scheme kinda makes it look like a toy. I almost expected to see the words "My Little Super Duper Camera!" displayed on the product somewhere. <sigh>

But the features are interesting. And I like the zoom range. If the image quality is good enough, I just might consider it. (I could always tape over most of the red.:grin:)
 
yeah the color scheme is about the worst I've seen in any camcorder in my life. the original DVX100 was a cool looking camera in its day and i was always happy to be holding it. I'm interested in this camera for run & gun but really put off by the look of the whole thing and especially the RED tail section. what moron or morons came up with this? must shop at Walmart I'm thinking.
 
As a former DVX100 and HVX200 owner, I absolutely LOVE this. Any confirmation on codec? This could very well be the ultimate documentary/ENG camera. Would just love a tiny bit more wider, to 24mm...
 
john deaver said:
I think this is going to be a great companion the the gh4.

if i need super shallow DOF or i want to use some specific lens for some specific look then i have two Gh4's for that. if i want to run and gun, and I'm in a situation were that's not important or posable then this will be awesome.

and a lot of folks talking about how you won't be able to get the shallow dof at all with that lens but out on the end of that zoom in the 100mm range the DOF won't be that much different than with a gh4 with the pan 35-100 at f 2.8
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Exactly. Expect the lens being able to provide a constant f3.5 from 29mm to almost 150mm (14mm to 70mm in M43-terms). At 4k the sensor has much less crop than the GH4 has (if the DVX200 uses the whole 43sensor). So the difference between f2.8 on the GH4 and f3.5 on the DVX200 will be even less.

Expect low light sensitivity on the DVX being superior as it has a dedicated video sensor with bigger pixels so that even with a slower lens it could be the faster camera. I give a one stop advantage of the DVX200 for granted - otherwise this camera wouldn't make much sense.
 
The old DVX brings back good memories. I want to shoot Panasonic over every other brand pretty badly. Reliable, great to use and always great and distinctive looking footage. But I may have to look elsewhere now.

I see the potential of the DVX200, and it would make a great second camera next to the midrange Panasonic camera that does not exist. If that would exist, I'd probably be invested in both.

I would not feel comfortable showing up with the camera looks as presented. It looks like a bad render with that red and carbon. I thought some blogger had photoshopped it. I'm sure it will deliver terrific images though. I'm somewhat excited about the DVX200 announcement, but mostly disappointed there is still no AF200.
 
yohenk said:
The old DVX brings back good memories. I want to shoot Panasonic over every other brand pretty badly. Reliable, great to use and always great and distinctive looking footage. But I may have to look elsewhere now.

I see the potential of the DVX200, and it would make a great second camera next to the midrange Panasonic camera that does not exist. If that would exist, I'd probably be invested in both.

I would not feel comfortable showing up with the camera looks as presented. It looks like a bad render with that red and carbon. I thought some blogger had photoshopped it. I'm sure it will deliver terrific images though. I'm somewhat excited about the DVX200 announcement, but mostly disappointed there is still no AF200.
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This
 
yohenk said:
I would not feel comfortable showing up with the camera looks as presented. It looks like a bad render with that red and carbon. I thought some blogger had photoshopped it. I'm sure it will deliver terrific images though. I'm somewhat excited about the DVX200 announcement, but mostly disappointed there is still no AF200.
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I love the color! I've always wanted a RED camera (ha ha).

And there's always the JVC LS-300 if you want a M43 mount, S35 4K camera.
 
TheDingo said:
Does this camera have any competition ?
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Depends on the codec, but there is no big-sensor run-n-gun camcorder out there that shoots 4K!
I might get 2 or 3, because this will be the workhorse for sportsdocs and live productions in 4K.

I hope in HD we can get a cropped mode, doubling the lens reach and maybe even doubling the framerate (4K 60p - HD 120fps)...that would be nice!
All that with V-Log then this would be the perfect B-Cam and Behind the scenes cam as well.
 
Still some key details not yet clear, but it is listed as a new sensor, and as I repeat like a broken record or bored parrot, if it achieves solid iso3200 performance, it could become my worlhorse
 
Barry, you are at NAB and have a close relationship with Panasonic. Why are they not telling us critical details, such as bit rate, color depth and base ISO. I realize that the camera was a nonworking mockup, are these things yet to be determined?
 
Darren Levine said:
Still some key details not yet clear, but it is listed as a new sensor, and as I repeat like a broken record or bored parrot, if it achieves solid iso3200 performance, it could become my worlhorse
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I agree, add in a parfocal lens and this gets my vote as a solid upgrade from any previous fixed-lens cameras. I personally don't mind the colors, but that's just me, I like bright colors :-)
 
philiplipetz said:
Barry, you are at NAB and have a close relationship with Panasonic. Why are they not telling us critical details, such as bit rate, color depth and base ISO. I realize that the camera was a nonworking mockup, are these things yet to be determined?
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In one of the videos, the rep said it was the GH4 codecs... so 8bit 4:2:0, at 25mb/s, 50mb/s, 100mb/s long-gop, and 200mb/s I-frame. 4k at 100mb/s long-gop. Really disappointing it's not AVC-LongG.
 
Mike Harvey said:
In one of the videos, the rep said it was the GH4 codecs... so 8bit 4:2:0, at 25mb/s, 50mb/s, 100mb/s long-gop, and 200mb/s I-frame. 4k at 100mb/s long-gop. Really disappointing it's not AVC-LongG.
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Not sure that the rep knows. I saw a video that also had a rep saying it had the GH4 sensor. There is always a lot of confusion at shows. At least I hope this is the case. Even the Canon XC10 has broadcast codecs at $2500 (in a much less powerful package).
 
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