Michael Brennan
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Any ideas on why there is still no sign of a 1920x1080p head from Panasonic?
Mike Brennan
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Was in the pipeline for a while.
https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=120&postid=854980
Mike Brennan
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I should add that the f900r having a IT sensor is based in IBC info, no specs available from Sony.
They said it is “compatable” with existing f900.The HDC1500 at launch was said to have a IT chip. Hard to find any mention in the 1500 literature if it is IT or FIT.
Mike Brennan
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Michael,
Facts
*They put the cinealta brand on a camera that records HDV comaptable 25mbs.
*There is no 24p/25p 4:4:4 camera from Sony currently available.
*There has been no announceent or guide from Sony about a replacement to the f950.Although there have been rumors in the last week about a 444 upgrade to 1500.
*The new f900R with IT sensor could also have been called a upgraded HDW 750 with a $85k price tag (with boards) just for 24p and 12bit AD. (very few digibeta 709 IT cameras were sold in Europe, with endusers prefering to pay 20% more for 790s with FIT, so IT is regarded as inferior in Europe. However IT is popular in Australia as it is cheap.)
By the way when did I say that Sony were not committed to HD???
Of course they are comitted as a company, but that doesn’t mean that they are serving the interest of the market.
From a reseller perspective you have new models to sell, from a high end user perspective there is the new capability of 1080 60p from the HDC 1500, but also the cinealta badging of f350 undoes the last four years of establishing quality benchmarks.The 60p 14bit AD HDC 1500 gets full marks but a cinealta 35mbs camcorder with faux progressive and a $85k IT chip camcorder both deserve faint praise.
Mike Brennan
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Sony camera head is better as is its lens.
But Panasonic recording is better onto the P2 cards 4:2:2Mike Brennan
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I’m saying Sony HD cameras (well about 15 different ones 5 models we’ve used over the years) and two Vipers I’ve used have it, regardless of lens.
It is quite subtle but is an issue with keying, but not many use wider lenses for bluescreen.
Would be good to see if Panny cameras have it or not.
Most test charts and head shot tests are shot on longer focal length so there are fewer frame grabs shot with wide lenses about.In respect of your comments about not being a fan of Varicam, I am also not a fan of Sony either.
I have a couple of pages of f900 faults and on my website even though I own a f900!
And I’m publishing grabs from my f900 pointing out the faults. Go figure.I am not a fan of any HD kit:) better to point out the compromises and let the client take responsibility than being a fan.
The general idea is that we should communicate faults and issues across the board, wouldn’t it be nice to learn a little more about prism issues? maybe the Varicam and 400 don’t have it!Mike Brennan
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Current crop of recorders/codec are 35mbs.
Also Varicam in progressive mode is probably certianly higher quality as these 1/2 inch XDCAMHD cams use faux deinterlace nudge nudge wink wink progressive processing.At least Sony do not call it a progressive camcorder, rather they say it “records” progressive. Lets keep them honest about that !!!
35mb may be just ok for a single generation pass in a facility then out to transmission. Its laughable it has the cinealta badge and they talk about timelapse ect being used by cinematographers.
1/2 inch lens isn’t much chop…The infinity will be interesting but if it isn’t a cmos chip for that price point I’ll buy everyone on this list a beer at NAB!
Mike Brennan
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[George] “how about a 720p CCD camera? that certainly is accurate..”
If it exists as an interlace scan in the camera head then converted to progressive it is not a 720p progressive camera as we have previously come to accept the use of the word progressive (from 2000 to 2005).
My 2cents.
Mike Brennan
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[toke lahti] “What do you think a camera with 720ccd’s with pixel shift producing 1080 image should be called?”
By calling the 200 a 1080p scanning camera the industry needs a new term to help differentiate between existing top end cameras and the 200.
Any suggestions?
Mike Brennan
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[gary adcock] “that may be true in 1080 as that is the spec for the Sony developed 1080 PSF,(progressive segmented frame) — but not true of 720p which is a truly progressive captur”
The term truely progressive recording would be more accurate imho.
Mike Brennan