What's with you guys? We should all be happy that there is...

1) competition among prosumer removable lens camera system,
2) finally an HD proscan system for less than US$10k,
3) linear audio for HDV with the ProHD tape format,
4) a large sensor HDV system coming along.

Ignacio, read the site rules...Chris Hurd doesn't like smiley faces!! lol

I'm very happy - hence, my post saying I'll buy it when I see it and it "kicks".

Murph,

I know you're not, but I don't want you to throw away money on a new camera. Just being cool.

heath

Oh, ok..I thought you were trying to make me feel dumb. I can do that on my own quite well. lol

I know, I'm blowing smoke like everyone else. No one has actually seen it...so, I'm just saying if it "kicks" my butt completely I'd buy it. That is true...if I see the footage and I'm holding the camera shooting a test for myself and it completely blows me away I'll get it...and sell my Z1U.

Something tells me it won't blow me away though...the lense maybe. But, the footage can't be expodentially better than the Z1U. If it is...they deserve lots of sales!

I think 7000 will be out this year, cause I had promise to have test test drive of that camera "soon", since my company wants to buy between 30 and 50 units.

Darko,

I'm hearing from a lot of people that it won't be until 2006, but who knows? Maybe they'll get it done. All I know is the CMOS chips sent them back to the drawing board. So the HD-100 is on the way.

Murph, I'd never make you feel dumb! <g>

heath

thanks :)

three HD cameras in mind
 

Sometimes 3 cameras get confused.

GY-HD100 at NAB2005 ship June or so 1/3 3-CCD Small size

7000 is the larger 2/3 3-CMOS with larger and miniDV cassette we still say a year or less away.

KY-F870 box camera (no tape) was shown at NAB2004 but its 2/3 3-CMOS frontend isn't ready.

Ken, thanks for clearing things up!

heath