New Panasonic POVCAM
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Just played with one last week at Panasonic.
Essentially the HMC40 separated between head and deck, with a few added features. I think the camera has some tremendous potential and of course the Nano or FlashXDR can take it to greater heights. |
Hi Ned,
They haven't released the full specs, but for what they show it have all the functions that the SONY HXR-MC1P lacks. The camera head is almost double size. I was thinking to order a SONY HXR-MC1P, but.. Rafael |
H.264 AVCHD (read borderline for pro work). Tiny chips.
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Looks like the camera mates to the recorder with a special cable and the recorder has the SDI out. Is it a live SDI out or playback only?
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Special 20-pin.
Closed system. |
That's what I thought. You'd have to buy the camera AND recorder together. I'd still like to know if the HD-SDI out is full raster and live.
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Brochure can be found with Google:
Panasonic AG-HCK10G 2nd hit (PDF). |
As I understand it, you don't need to buy the recorder.
The camera head have DSI, so you can plug it to de NANO. And with a 20m cable you can set the camera quite far away. rafael |
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Now is coming. |
Google will give different results outside the U.S. I hate that when I travel and get online.
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Mistake of mine.
The camera needs to be powered and controlled from the recorder. This put the unit close to the 5K..ufffffff rafael |
Bummer. I was looking for another significant use for the Nanoflash. I do a lot of sports videography and wanted to try mounting such a camera on a player.
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I don't really get the Panasonic POVCAM. The camera head is about the same size as the small 3 chip AVCHD camcorder they make (HD9???), then you have to add an additional controller/recorder that makes the system even bigger and heavier. It would be too big for any of the fighter aircraft cockpit shots that I've done with the much smaller HXR-MC1. To be honest I'm still amazed at how good the Sony single chip camera is. Just because the Panasonic has 3 chips it doesn't mean it produces a better picture. I would love to see some raw footage from the POVCAM as it always useful to have different options for mini-cam work.
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Hi Allister,
Is not only the 3 chips vs 1. - is Progressive (p25/30/50/60) - picture stabilizer - gamma curves - real white balance - zebras - camera control at 20 meters. IMHO offers much more pro features than the SONY. rafael |
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