Jeff Regan
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A good reason(practical reason) to shoot 720PN is you get a lot more recording time on a P2 card vs. 1080P. Data transfer is faster as well.
Another thing that actually has given 720 a bit of a quality boost in the last few years is that DVCPRO HD only offers 960 horizontal lines of resolution vs. 1280 with AVC-Intra 100 or Pro Res 422.
There just isn’t a compelling reason to shoot 1080P with an HDX900 or HPX2700. Of course, there are many reasons to shoot 1080P with a native 1080 full raster chip set camera and codec that actually can record 1920.
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This happened to an HPX3700 on a shoot that my AC was on recently. No power with the A/B bracket or 4-pin DC in. He tried the breaker reset at the bottom rear of the camera to no avail.
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Yes, DSR is limited to 60i, much like the HPX170. The HPX250 does allow three knee settings even when using Cine Gammas, unlike previous Panasonic palmcorders. The 20-bit DSP handles highlights more like a Varicam than a palmcorder–the chroma clipping issue looks to be much improved.
The focus bar expands when best focus is achieved, also like the 170.
I have not seen a focus in red type of peaking function, which the EX1 and AF100 have. The LCD display is very sharp, like the AF100, so critical focus is not difficult and there is a focus expansion function, unlike the AF100.
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DC-Camera.com
I believe DP Erich Roland is a principal there.
Also, Visual Edge in Maryland, Chris Cardno is the rental manager.
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The solutions I can think of would be to turn off HD-SDI output or buy an EVF that works with HDMI.
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B&H, Abel Cinetech, and others, I’m sure are matching Spec-Comm’s price point. I had already ordered our HPX250, and it had been shipped, when I asked Abel to match, and they did so without hesitation.
Jeff Regan
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Yes, the AF100 is the same. I don’t remember this being the case with the HPX170, which has HD-SDI out.
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Avoid Cinelike matrix, it is noisy for some reason. Norm 2 matrix is cleanest, but I prefer Norm 1 color point wise, and is almost as clean.
Coring at +2 will offer a cleaner image, but can make banding more obvious and will reduce detail.
Avoid shooting flat fields when possible, as they show banding artifacts.
I set detail at -4, as well as chroma. The former for a quieter, more filmic image, the latter to reduce the chroma clipping issue.
I actually think recording externally is not as good for hiding noise as the internal codec, although color space will be superior, as well as having less compression.
Jeff Regan
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Tony,
You’re the first person I’ve ever heard complain about the Panasonic color viewfinder. I have never seen rainbow/separation artifacts myself, but some people are more susceptible to this.
I think the viewfinder works very well, but I wouldn’t spend $8K for it. I prefer a nice TV Logic on-board monitor.
Jeff Regan
Shooting Star Video
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