HMC150 vs HPX170

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Danny1280

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I'm considering selling my HMC150 to get a HPX170. I like my 150 and I know it fairly well. But I'm about to start shooting a documentary and feel more comfortable with P2 and 4.2.2 color space.

The two cams seem almost identical, except for the P2 vs SD.
Does anyone know if there are any other differences? For instance, is the 170 as good in low-light as the 150? Would there be anything else I would miss?

Thanks much,
 
From what little I know its more expensive for cards, you have to download via the camera or buy a special reader and on the plus side its got a better codec so reds wont look like starbursts on edge detail
 
Imager performance is basically identical. The differences are that the 170 does variable frame rates, and standard-def recording, and has HD-SDI output instead of HDMI, and records 4:2:2 instead of 4:2:0, and uses P2 cards and DVCPRO-HD instead of SD cards and AVCHD. Oh, and the HPX170 also has an intervalometer for time-lapse recording, the HMC150 doesn't.

Other than those things, they're very similar if not the same.
 
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