Panasonic’s High-Def Camcorder Prototypes
 

Panasonic’s High-Def Camcorder Prototypes
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/ces/pa...pes-146633.php

I remember seeing/reading here about a folding handle/pistol grip super 8 style thing for a previous mock up from Panasonic.

This one on the left looks almost looks like a ray gun.

I can see it now: "Police shoot man holding camcorder."

There are reports, elsewhere on the forum, about the GS500 which is a de-specd GS400. So the camera on the right might be Panasonic`s tapeless consumer HD reply to the Sony HC1 - but that is just a guess by me.

Another guess is that it could be feasible to capture to a large capacity SD card, functioning like the P2, but encoding to the Mpeg4 H.264 format. This has much lower data rates. But it could be a nightmare to decode for editing.

They look like props for a 50s era scifi movie.

What trade show is this from?

Is it just me or did anyone else think this was a prototype for the HVX 200 when they saw it early 2005?