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Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:42 am
by chrisk
this is an interesting development. eventually this will trickle down to smaller consumer models you;d think. which is great for us ! personally i would have thought canon would have been the first to do something like this. panasonic are not fooling around. kudos to them.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1004/10041 ... gaf100.asp

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:56 pm
by aim54x
Looks like the video game is changing...I wonder what the price tag will be...and will canon follow suite with a full frame video camera taking EF lenses....

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:58 pm
by DaveB
At the same event (NAB) Sony have shown a prototype of a video camera that takes Alpha(Minolta) lenses and apparently has a full-frame 35mm sensor.
They said it's due to be released within 12 months, so Canon has a little bit of time to get something out but they are being shown up a bit at the moment.

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:26 pm
by surenj
aim54x wrote:will canon follow suite with a full frame video camera taking EF lenses....

They will have no choice. :mrgreen:

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:35 pm
by Mr Darcy
Is it just me, or is that a Computer rendered CAD image?
I am thinking maybe its vapourware.

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:16 pm
by photohiker
Everything is vaporware until its in the shops.

I wonder what the RED people think of these sudden incursions on their patch...

Michael

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:37 pm
by photohiker
Mr Darcy wrote:Is it just me, or is that a Computer rendered CAD image?


looks pretty real to me. (youtube)

Michael

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:50 pm
by aim54x
photohiker wrote:
Mr Darcy wrote:Is it just me, or is that a Computer rendered CAD image?


looks pretty real to me. (youtube)

Michael


Thanks for the link...my TPG connection is suffering slowdown again so i cant really watch it, but i did see the camera...not so vapourware :cheers:

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:44 pm
by Big Red
hmmm, pretty interesting 8)

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:04 am
by DaveB
It's always amusing listening to a marketing/management suit try to talk technical. :)

Did you know that these cameras can use 64 gigabit xD cards? I'm sure he meant to say 64 gigabyte SDXC cards! Overall he didn't do a bad job though.

Re: Panasonic 4/3rds HD video camera

PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:41 am
by photohiker
Yea, I noticed he forgot to put his brain into gear a few times. When he was showing the stereo camcorder, he said it had 1/4 inch chips, then a little later he said it had 1/3 inch chips. He's a pro though, didn't falter. :)

Gear looks good.

Michael