Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

[Rez]

Ive been doing some research on these cameras, and decided to buy a DVX100 from a user of this forum.

I hadnt noticed any real major differences between the 100 and the revised 100a.

Can someone point some of these out to me?

 

[Neil Rowe]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

if you read the list of stuff on the cam.. it points out the new or improoved features.. most are listed near the top .

http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AGDVX100A

 

[Rez]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

hmm this is good, but I still dont know what the major differences are. I cant find an verbose feature list like this for the dvx100.

Doesnt the dvx100 have native 16:9 support? Or does it stretch the pixels?

 

[Neil Rowe]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

.. you dont need the listing on the dvx100. the listing on the previous link points out and explains any new or different features on the "a" model.   the differences are that the 100A model has the new features, and the 100 model does not.  everything else is the same. you have to read down the descriptions of the features.. it says new or imprroved next to ne stuuf. but easier yet go here:

http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webap...AG-DVX100A&surfCategory=DV PROLINE Camcorders

and click the link for the brochure atthe top right.. then go to page 2 it lists and explains the new stuff there

 

[Rez]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

aw damn...gain up in 24p mode. From what Ive read the dvx100 does not have this.

 

[J.R. Hudson]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

I never use GAIN

 

[David Jimerson]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

Gain increases noise. Increase the light, not the gain . . .

 

[J.R. Hudson]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

And Jimerson said "Let there be HMI's!" and there were "HMI's" and then Jimerson said "Let there be KINOS!" and there were "KINOS".

And on the 7th Day he locked himself in the Editing Room.

 

[Policar]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

Sadly, the one time I used gain (+3db) on a "serious" project was when I had the iris open and was using the 1/8thND (I think) and getting enough light meant not using the ND filter but closing the iris a bit, or zooming out from full telephoto, but either solution would mean a considerably deeper DOF which I didn't want for a talking head shot.  The shot came out fine (for the most part) but it ended up being overexposed and I had to use Final Cut Pro's "color corrector 3 way" to artificially DARKEN the highlights.  Oh, the cruel irony!  I swear to never touch the gain switch again!

 

[Rez]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

what about 16:9 I thought the DVX100 had native support for this..evne if artificially.

Does it have this or no?

 

[Barry_Green]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

DVX100A added "squeeze mode", a digital 16:9 technique. The DVX100 does not have that.

 

[David Jimerson]

Re: Differences between DVX100 and 100a?

[quote author=John Hudson link=board=Offtopic;num=1093977486;start=0#7 date=08/31/04 at 16:23:18]
And on the 7th Day he locked himself in the Editing Room.  [/quote]

Starting to look that way!