View Full Version : Difference between HD100 and HD101?


Brian Standing
October 13th, 2008, 08:19 AM
I'm sorry if this has been addressed before. I did a search on this forum, but couldn't find it.

What, if any, are the differences between the GY-HD100, the GY-HD100(a) and the GY-HD101?
I'm guessing they're fairly minimal. I know the HD100(a) is a firmware upgrade from the HD100. How about the HD101?

Corey Williams
October 13th, 2008, 08:39 AM
The GY-HD101 is a PAL camera.

Marc Colemont
October 13th, 2008, 08:44 AM
Both can do PAL if it has an 'e' and the end.
The 101e can record a Firewire stream, the 100e cannot.
As there are different Tax levels for this in the European union.

Brian Standing
October 13th, 2008, 08:59 AM
So, if Windows XP is reporting my firewire-connected camera as an HD101, that means that I can record to HDV tape over firewire?

Mark Silva
October 13th, 2008, 10:31 AM
So, if Windows XP is reporting my firewire-connected camera as an HD101, that means that I can record to HDV tape over firewire?

Unless you bought it in europe and there is an e on the end of the model number, it will record just fine.

Ron German
October 13th, 2008, 08:07 PM
No, it seems that HD 101 (USA) doesn`t record HDV signal from computer back to tape (camera) via firewire. HD 100 does it.
Ron

Mark Silva
October 15th, 2008, 11:24 AM
No, it seems that HD 101 (USA) doesn`t record HDV signal from computer back to tape (camera) via firewire. HD 100 does it.
Ron

101 is not a USA cam, thats the 110 which does record.

not being able to record over firewire is a non-usa model feature for vat/taxing purposes.