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Old September 17th, 2004, 09:37 AM   #1
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GS400 improvements over DV953

Hello,

I am a DV953 owner and contemplating the upgrade to a GS400. I am particularly interested to see what the low-light improvement is between DV953 frame mode 16:9 and GS400 frame mode 16:9 (w/cinegamma?). I was wondering if any of the current GS400 owners were once DV953 owners and could comment or post comparisons?

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Old September 23rd, 2004, 09:21 PM   #2
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From what I've seen as samples on the net from DV953 compared to my GS100 the improvemnt in the low light and wider screen capabilities is very wellcome!!!

Actually yesterday I hold for a first time GS400. Phew... ask me if I liked it :))
Everything I wanted in high end consumer cam is there!
Better viewfinder, manual zoom&focus ring (GS100 is only focus), separate mode dial for switching to play and card modes, better 16:9 resolution, etc., etc.

Let me tell you only that at manual 15dB gain up with GS100 in a night shot you barely get high grain and the footage is very watchable. It's sure not a fit for VX2000 but it is consumer oriented cam anyway.
GS400 should be slightly better LOL!
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