The price you'll pay for 24P HD

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I hope the new Panasonic will be 9999.99$. Why? Because then they could put as much quality and features (PAL/NTSC switchable?) in it as possible for this price, and it will not cannibalize the 2000-5000$ range cameras. And everybody who wants to get the dream film camera can buy the HDX. It is possible to get 10K from somewhere if you really want to.

I wait for the AG-HDX100A :)
 
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I hope you're right Barry. I noticed that the SPX800 doesn't do 60P, only 60i. It would be awesome if the HDX gave us that feature.
 
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..i wonder if it will only do high def in 24p or 30p, and will have 24p, 30p, and 60i in standrad def modes.
 
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I can see 60p working on p2 card but not on tape. The extra data could only be managed on a adjustable data rate device like p2. ;D
 
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The HDV spec supports 720p 60p, so if Panasonic removes 60p from it's DCVProHD codec on the HDX, then it should not be called DVCProHD, and they'd be shooting themselves in the foot.  Hey!  100mbps is not that bad!  After all, 720p's native frame rate is 60p.  If JVC did not implement 60p on it's 720p mode, then that is not Panasonic's problem, not should they try to "emulate" JVC in that regard; those 2 JVC cams were afterall first-generation tryouts.  Besides, how can 480/60p on the JVC's be of any real native use, unless post-processed in some other format? (uprezed to 720p, or downrate to 60i)
 
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Fred, I'm not sure I understand your point. DVCProHD is not HDV so it dosn't have to conform to that spec. I doubt this camera will have 60p, the SPX800 does have 60p if you look in the menu it's called the AjHDC27F. How many $65K Vericams do you think they would sell if the SPX800 had 60p?
 
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The SPX doesn't have 60p because the format it uses (DVCPRO-50) doesn't have any provision for 60p. It's just not possible.
 
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I was mearly making a comparison to HDV, and not equating it to DVCProHD.  My point is they should not remove a feature that is, for a lack of better term, available in the competing format.  By the way, the SPX800 is an SD DVCPro50 camcorder, not and HD camcorder, so it is normal that you will not see 60p on it, ever.

EDIT: Damn, Barry beat me to the point! ;D
 
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My Bad, good pont Barry and Fred. I should have said the AJHDX400.
 
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The HDX400 is an interlaced camera, it only shoots 60i.

DVCPRO-HD is capable of recording both 1080i and also 720p. They have cameras in their lineup that do both (obviously the HDX400 for 60i, and the VariCam for 60p).
 
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i know it is too late now, but i would definitely pay $10,000 if this HDX has a longer len and 3 1/2" ccds, adding on top of what Barry had listed.
 
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