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Serge Victorovich · January 18th, 2006, 05:15 AM

Panasonic’s High-Def Camcorder Prototypes

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There is not much I can tell you about these HD camcorders shown behind the plexi in Panasonic’s booth. There was nothing in the press lit about them. But they look mighty neat. Anybody have any details they want to share on these?

http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/ces/pa...pes-146633.php

John C. Chu · January 18th, 2006, 08:05 AM

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.

Stephen Finton · January 18th, 2006, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by John C. Chu

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."

David Andrews · January 18th, 2006, 11:43 AM

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.

Joe Carney · January 18th, 2006, 09:07 PM

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

Evan C. King · January 20th, 2006, 02:52 AM

What trade show is this from?

Ben Gurvich · January 20th, 2006, 04:03 AM

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

January 18th, 2006, 08:05 AM	#2
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	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.

January 18th, 2006, 11:43 AM	#4
David Andrews Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 131	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.

January 18th, 2006, 09:07 PM	#5
Joe Carney Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Centreville Va Posts: 1,828	They look like props for a 50s era scifi movie.

January 20th, 2006, 02:52 AM	#6
Evan C. King Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 532	What trade show is this from?

January 20th, 2006, 04:03 AM	#7
Ben Gurvich Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 329	Is it just me or did anyone else think this was a prototype for the HVX 200 when they saw it early 2005?