HVX has a big brother: HPC2000 announced at DVinfo.net

Chris Hurd · February 17th, 2006, 07:26 PM

Shoulder-mount P2 camera, recording DVCPRO HD.

For more info, see http://www.p2info.net/index.shtml

David Saraceno · February 17th, 2006, 07:35 PM

Is there a wait list?????

:-)

Meryem Ersoz · February 17th, 2006, 07:38 PM

wow...any info on price point yet?

Jeff Kilgroe · February 17th, 2006, 08:30 PM

About $26K MSRP it seems... So looks like direct competition for XDCAM. If P2 shortages and prices clear up in a few months and I find that my HVX pays for itself quickly, I may really take a look at one of these. But still, just like XDCAM, that's a big investment. There's actually two new HD cameras coming later this year, one at $26K, the other just under $20K. There's also a couple other obscure options and a shoulder-mount DV camera for under $2K.

Dave Ferdinand · February 17th, 2006, 08:39 PM

wow... 2/3" for $26k. Who needs a Varicam?

And, wasn't the new 2/3" JVC over $30k?

The market looks promising...

February 18th, 2006, 04:41 AM

«Price was not announced but indications were given that it was expected to be "much cheaper" than a Sony HDCAM and “probably a little more” than the $26,000 XDCAM HD.»

Douglas Call · February 18th, 2006, 07:17 AM

After shooting with 2/3" chips for a while you get use to the quality low light coverage and nice dynamic color range with little noise. Now it looks like with the 2/3" chips on this new HD Panny it will overcome my objection with the HD 1/3" chip cameras of not being able to get shots backstage and behind the scenes because there won't be sufficient light. Hopefully I'll be able to leave it at 6 or 9 DB gain and shoot fashion shows etc in nightclub and lounge environments. Of course they're always be a Frezzi mini-fill on camera to throw a few rays of light into mitigate the noise level.

Also wonder about the 4 XLR audio inputs? I wonder where they'll stick all the connectors?

Ben Gurvich · February 18th, 2006, 07:50 AM

Its kind of boxy looking.

Kinda like a Volvo of the 2/3 inch cams.

I like the look of the xdcamhd 530 much better.
... But then again if you offered it to me i wouldnt knock it back!

Douglas Call · February 18th, 2006, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Gurvich

Its kind of boxy looking. Kinda like a Volvo of the 2/3 inch cams. I like the look of the xdcamhd 530 much better.
... But then again if you offered it to me i wouldnt knock it back!

I should pay more attention to the way a camera looks, up to now I sought out the cameras that provided the functionality needed by my clients. But now I see the error in my ways I'm only purchasing sexing looking cameras from now on ;-}

Zack Birlew · February 18th, 2006, 06:54 PM

Well, you could try and get Jim Jannard to give the RED a race car red finish...

Andrew Wills · February 19th, 2006, 04:10 AM

Sexy cameras are clearly the way forward!

Ben Gurvich · February 19th, 2006, 04:58 AM

We should get apple to design a cam like this.

It would be white, and you'd be able to play, record, rewind & pause.

Alister Chapman · February 19th, 2006, 02:33 PM

I note that they don't say what the resolution of the camera is, just that it has HD CCD's. Could this be a 720 camcorder that upresses to 1080 or is it going to be a true 1080 camcorder? To be honest if it was a 1080 front end I would have thought that they would have wanted to boast the fact instead of just saying HD resolution CCD's.

Dylan Couper · February 20th, 2006, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Gurvich

We should get apple to design a cam like this.

It would be white, and you'd be able to play, record, rewind & pause.

Yeah but who wants a camera that you can't turn off, locks up all the time, and will only play on 5% of the TVs out there?

:)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Mike Teutsch · February 20th, 2006, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Yeah but who wants a camera that you can't turn off, locks up all the time, and will only play on 5% of the TVs out there?

:)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

You are nasty, I'd write more but alas I'm "Out Of Memory!"

Mike

February 17th, 2006, 07:26 PM	#1
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February 17th, 2006, 08:30 PM	#4
Jeff Kilgroe Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 681	About $26K MSRP it seems... So looks like direct competition for XDCAM. If P2 shortages and prices clear up in a few months and I find that my HVX pays for itself quickly, I may really take a look at one of these. But still, just like XDCAM, that's a big investment. There's actually two new HD cameras coming later this year, one at $26K, the other just under $20K. There's also a couple other obscure options and a shoulder-mount DV camera for under $2K. __________________ - Jeff Kilgroe - Applied Visual Technologies \| DarkScience - www.darkscience.com

February 17th, 2006, 08:39 PM	#5
Dave Ferdinand Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 359	wow... 2/3" for $26k. Who needs a Varicam? And, wasn't the new 2/3" JVC over $30k? The market looks promising... __________________ Do or do not, there is no try.

February 18th, 2006, 07:17 AM	#7
Douglas Call Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 302	This Panasonic maybe the one I'll go for! After shooting with 2/3" chips for a while you get use to the quality low light coverage and nice dynamic color range with little noise. Now it looks like with the 2/3" chips on this new HD Panny it will overcome my objection with the HD 1/3" chip cameras of not being able to get shots backstage and behind the scenes because there won't be sufficient light. Hopefully I'll be able to leave it at 6 or 9 DB gain and shoot fashion shows etc in nightclub and lounge environments. Of course they're always be a Frezzi mini-fill on camera to throw a few rays of light into mitigate the noise level. Also wonder about the 4 XLR audio inputs? I wonder where they'll stick all the connectors?

February 18th, 2006, 06:54 PM	#10
Zack Birlew Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 613	Well, you could try and get Jim Jannard to give the RED a race car red finish... __________________ "Babs Do or Babs Do not, there is no try." - Zack Birlew www.BabsDoProductions.com

February 17th, 2006, 07:35 PM	#2
David Saraceno Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Inland Northwest Posts: 490	Is there a wait list????? :-)

February 17th, 2006, 07:38 PM	#3
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	wow...any info on price point yet?

February 18th, 2006, 04:41 AM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	«Price was not announced but indications were given that it was expected to be "much cheaper" than a Sony HDCAM and “probably a little more” than the $26,000 XDCAM HD.»

February 18th, 2006, 07:50 AM	#8
Ben Gurvich Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 329	Its kind of boxy looking. Kinda like a Volvo of the 2/3 inch cams. I like the look of the xdcamhd 530 much better. ... But then again if you offered it to me i wouldnt knock it back!

February 19th, 2006, 04:10 AM	#11
Andrew Wills Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 34	Sexy cameras are clearly the way forward!

February 19th, 2006, 04:58 AM	#12
Ben Gurvich Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 329	We should get apple to design a cam like this. It would be white, and you'd be able to play, record, rewind & pause.

February 19th, 2006, 02:33 PM	#13
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	I note that they don't say what the resolution of the camera is, just that it has HD CCD's. Could this be a 720 camcorder that upresses to 1080 or is it going to be a true 1080 camcorder? To be honest if it was a 1080 front end I would have thought that they would have wanted to boast the fact instead of just saying HD resolution CCD's. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com