Why would Panasonic develop an HD version of the AG-DVC30? It uses quarter-inch CCDs. Considering all the compromises involved in designing and developing a usable third-inch HD CCD, why try to make a smaller one? I'm not saying it can't be done, just that there may not be much of a market for a camera with such a small imager coupled to a professional acquisition format. Besides, if people bellyache about the excessive depth of field typical of third-inch images, they'll be unhappy with a quarter-incher.rawfa said:
rawfa said:
I see your point, but if you look at Panasonic's DVPRO line, the DVX100B is the only third-inch SD CCD camera -- the rest are quarter-inchers. That difference, plus support for 24p (which is nonstandard on NTSC), I would think make up most of the price difference. Assuming that DVCProHD would require at least a third-inch CCD for reasonable HD image quality (and that may be a false assumption), I don't see a prosumer HD line going much below the HVX200, unless Panasonic released single-chippers, possibly without 24p.rawfa said: