John Caballero
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$8K would still be a very good price. 4/3s, DVCPRO, P2 and all the features and lenses would produce some awesome footage.
HMC40 price update $1,995!
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John Caballero
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Like an HMC40 version and a HPX170 one. That would be nice too.
No. Everything else is identical but the media and recording format. That would be really cool. But Panasonic will never do that.
OR, another way around. You know like a computer can have a whole bunch of different readers for different cards. The camera can have these too, like CF, SDHC, P2, even Memory Stick, would be fun to take market from Sony, it does not make pro AVCHD camcorders. Or just plain USB socket.
John Caballero
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The new Nikon 300s has dual slots, one for SDHC and the other for Compact Flash.
Cool Finally one company got the brains to look out of their camera obscura and check out what others are doing. That's a start.
This one is priceless: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/1187885-post7.html
Nothing special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijL_vavtIik&hd=1
HMC40 side by side with the TM350: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5HM_Kd9YNw&hd=1
HMC40 side by side with the TM350: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5HM_Kd9YNw&hd=1
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BobDiaz
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Right now I've only seen bits and pieces of the video and those are re-compressed through YouTube and Vimeo. However, even with the extra layer of re-compression added, the video is looking reasonably good considering the price point and the fact that we can't see the source yet.
At around $2,000, Panasonic is going to sell a boatload of these cameras....
Bob Diaz
At around $2,000, Panasonic is going to sell a boatload of these cameras....
Bob Diaz
The videos shot with the HMC40 do not seem especially good or noticeably different from videos made with other consumer cameras, which is probably a testament to the quality that an average modern consumer camera puts out, like this one shot with the TM300: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQubVABroQ&fmt=22
The major difference will be in handling and in features. Comparing the TM300 at about $1,200 and the HMC40 at $2,000 one has to decide whether added manual features like better focus ring, push auto focus button, iris wheel, 720p, native 1080p24, top handle, XLR input, remote controller input, cinegamma, DRS, storable profiles, etc... whether they worth additional $800. I think they are, but I also think that the HMC150 is a much-much better camera, which is why I haven't ordered the HMC40 yet.
I agree that this camera will be a hit. Still, the FX7 has a larger 3.5-inch LCD screen, better peaking and a nice handle with integrated mic, which is, by the way, is of reasonably good quality for an onboard mic. Panasonic's onboard mics, especially on consumer cams, usually are not that good.
I wish someone tested the FX7, the HMC40 and the HMC150 side by side.
The HVR-A1 will be the first victim of the HMC40.
The major difference will be in handling and in features. Comparing the TM300 at about $1,200 and the HMC40 at $2,000 one has to decide whether added manual features like better focus ring, push auto focus button, iris wheel, 720p, native 1080p24, top handle, XLR input, remote controller input, cinegamma, DRS, storable profiles, etc... whether they worth additional $800. I think they are, but I also think that the HMC150 is a much-much better camera, which is why I haven't ordered the HMC40 yet.
I agree that this camera will be a hit. Still, the FX7 has a larger 3.5-inch LCD screen, better peaking and a nice handle with integrated mic, which is, by the way, is of reasonably good quality for an onboard mic. Panasonic's onboard mics, especially on consumer cams, usually are not that good.
I wish someone tested the FX7, the HMC40 and the HMC150 side by side.
The HVR-A1 will be the first victim of the HMC40.
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