Sony XDcam PDW-F350 or Panasonic HPX500

[Nigel Cooper]

Timothy

It won’t put any extra wear and tear on the camera. It’s only a laser, no big deal. Besides, the price of replacing the laser is a fraction compared to replacing heads in a Digibeta camera.

It cost about

[Mark Maness]

I concur with Nigel. We’ve been using XDCAM HD for more than a year and standard the year before that. Awesome workflow!

As for the Panasonic HPX500, I just found out today that the CCD imagers for this camera aren’t HD. They are SD imagers that are using software algorithms to upconvert to HD. And everybody is knocking the XDCAM HD 1/2″ chips… (which are HD imagers)

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
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[Joachim Hoge]

I went to company here in Norway to get offers on the 330 and the 350.
When I asked about delivery times for the 350 he had to call Sony.
The rep said I would have to wait for the 355. It would come early October and be 10% CHEAPER than the 350.
Great news I must say

[Alex Gerulaitis]

[Nigel Cooper] “The bane of Panny products is still the dated, obsolete and expensive P2 workflow that simply won’t be around come 2009”

P2 still seems to be around…

But still, what is the exact bitrate of DVCPRO HD 720p24 recorded on HPX500 camera, inclusive of audio and metadata?

Thanks.

Best,
Alex,
DV411