New Panasonic GS400K at DVinfo.net

Tony Leung · July 8th, 2004, 08:27 PM

Frank Granovski · July 9th, 2004, 12:50 AM

Hey, thanks, Tony! :-))

Allan Rejoso · July 9th, 2004, 08:35 AM

Does any Chinese phrase translate to "Leica Dicomar lens using low dispersion glass"? Thanks!

Tony Leung · July 9th, 2004, 09:21 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Allan Rejoso : Does any Chinese phrase translate to "Leica Dicomar lens using low dispersion glass"? Thanks! -->>>
Sorry, no.

Guy Bruner · July 9th, 2004, 09:58 AM

Ouch! Lots of chroma noise in those stills.

Tommy Haupfear · July 9th, 2004, 01:53 PM

Those stills look much worse than those on the Panasonic site.

Imagine that.

Frank Granovski · July 10th, 2004, 02:32 AM

Maybe you shouldn't sell your NV-GS100K-K! (Or are those pics from the PAL version and the Japanese-NTSC version is better---'er, different?)

Guy Bruner · July 10th, 2004, 04:17 AM

Apparently the GS400 is shipping in the UK. There are frame grabs posted here.

Allan Rejoso · July 10th, 2004, 08:03 AM

How much of trouble could I be facing if I copy sample videos taken using the GS400 stored in a DVD-Rom that came with a cam magazine, and upload those avi files in this message board?

There is a lady model appearing in the samples.

Tommy Haupfear · July 10th, 2004, 08:37 AM

I don't see a problem but aren't the files too large to host or are they heavily compressed?

I would definitely like to see them if they are 16:9 or Pro Cinema.

Allan Rejoso · July 10th, 2004, 10:33 AM

Compression is not bad. They look quite OK (full screen) on my PC monitor. There are 9 avi files. Size ranges from 18.5MB to 91 MB. Playback time ranges from 4 secs to 24 secs.

Tommy Haupfear · July 10th, 2004, 10:44 AM

Allan, do you have somewhere to host these?

If not maybe Guy and fortvir.net can help out?

I've got a FTP site but I don't think I can link externally and my Google email account, while 1GB, is limited to 10MB attachments.

Guy Bruner · July 10th, 2004, 11:37 AM

Alan,
You are welcome to post some pix and videos on my website. I had to clear out some space for them since I had exceeded my max storage. Also, anything over 10 Meg may have problems being uploaded into the albums due to php filesize restrictions. I can make an FTP directory available if necessary.

Those .AVI files can be compressed by converting them to WMV or MOV. If you have Windows Movie Maker (comes with XP), just render them to a 1 Mbps WMV file. That way maybe you can upload all of them. I have upped the max filesize limit on my site, but I'm not sure the server will accept it. You can try a 20 MB file to see if it works. That will take a while to upload, though.

I have created a GS400 album on my website for folks to post in.

Tony Leung · July 10th, 2004, 06:03 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Allan Rejoso : Does any Chinese phrase translate to "Leica Dicomar lens using low dispersion glass"? Thanks! -->>>
I just checked the spec in Japanese site and it says yes, using LD glass.

http://panasonic.jp/dvc/gs400k/spec.html

Allan Rejoso · July 10th, 2004, 06:27 PM

Tony, I meant to ask if the PAL model shown in the HK site is being described to have the same low dispersion glass as the Japanese model. So far, only the Jap model is confirmed to have this kind of lens and this particular feature seems to be such a big deal for Panasonic Japan the way it is highlighted/marketed in their website and printed catalogues (complete with technical illustrations to show its advantages over the glass used in the MX5k/953) ever since it was first used with the GS100.

July 8th, 2004, 08:27 PM	#1
Tony Leung Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 46	New Panasonic GS400K The machine is just released and here is some pictures for reference. Details can be found in the following URL but in Chinese only: http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...07/408581.html http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/gs400w02.jpg http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/gs400w12.jpg http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/gs400w11.jpg http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/gs400w20.jpg http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/gs400w07.jpg http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/gs400w10.jpg http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/IMGA0064.JPG http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/IMGA0067.JPG http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/IMGA0049.JPG http://www.pconline.com.cn/market/hk...c/IMGA0050.JPG __________________ Travel Photos - http://www.fotop.net/hktraveller Traveller Diary - http://hktraveller.blogspot.com

July 9th, 2004, 09:21 AM	#4
Tony Leung Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 46	<<<-- Originally posted by Allan Rejoso : Does any Chinese phrase translate to "Leica Dicomar lens using low dispersion glass"? Thanks! -->>> Sorry, no. __________________ Travel Photos - http://www.fotop.net/hktraveller Traveller Diary - http://hktraveller.blogspot.com

July 10th, 2004, 06:03 PM	#14
Tony Leung Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 46	<<<-- Originally posted by Allan Rejoso : Does any Chinese phrase translate to "Leica Dicomar lens using low dispersion glass"? Thanks! -->>> I just checked the spec in Japanese site and it says yes, using LD glass. http://panasonic.jp/dvc/gs400k/spec.html __________________ Travel Photos - http://www.fotop.net/hktraveller Traveller Diary - http://hktraveller.blogspot.com

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July 9th, 2004, 12:50 AM	#2
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Hey, thanks, Tony! :-))

July 9th, 2004, 08:35 AM	#3
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	Does any Chinese phrase translate to "Leica Dicomar lens using low dispersion glass"? Thanks!

July 9th, 2004, 09:58 AM	#5
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Ouch! Lots of chroma noise in those stills.

July 9th, 2004, 01:53 PM	#6
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	Those stills look much worse than those on the Panasonic site. Imagine that.

July 10th, 2004, 02:32 AM	#7
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Maybe you shouldn't sell your NV-GS100K-K! (Or are those pics from the PAL version and the Japanese-NTSC version is better---'er, different?)

July 10th, 2004, 04:17 AM	#8
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Apparently the GS400 is shipping in the UK. There are frame grabs posted here.

July 10th, 2004, 08:03 AM	#9
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	How much of trouble could I be facing if I copy sample videos taken using the GS400 stored in a DVD-Rom that came with a cam magazine, and upload those avi files in this message board? There is a lady model appearing in the samples.

July 10th, 2004, 08:37 AM	#10
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	I don't see a problem but aren't the files too large to host or are they heavily compressed? I would definitely like to see them if they are 16:9 or Pro Cinema.

July 10th, 2004, 10:33 AM	#11
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	Compression is not bad. They look quite OK (full screen) on my PC monitor. There are 9 avi files. Size ranges from 18.5MB to 91 MB. Playback time ranges from 4 secs to 24 secs.

July 10th, 2004, 10:44 AM	#12
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	Allan, do you have somewhere to host these? If not maybe Guy and fortvir.net can help out? I've got a FTP site but I don't think I can link externally and my Google email account, while 1GB, is limited to 10MB attachments.

July 10th, 2004, 11:37 AM	#13
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Alan, You are welcome to post some pix and videos on my website. I had to clear out some space for them since I had exceeded my max storage. Also, anything over 10 Meg may have problems being uploaded into the albums due to php filesize restrictions. I can make an FTP directory available if necessary. Those .AVI files can be compressed by converting them to WMV or MOV. If you have Windows Movie Maker (comes with XP), just render them to a 1 Mbps WMV file. That way maybe you can upload all of them. I have upped the max filesize limit on my site, but I'm not sure the server will accept it. You can try a 20 MB file to see if it works. That will take a while to upload, though. I have created a GS400 album on my website for folks to post in.

July 10th, 2004, 06:27 PM	#15
Allan Rejoso Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 569	Tony, I meant to ask if the PAL model shown in the HK site is being described to have the same low dispersion glass as the Japanese model. So far, only the Jap model is confirmed to have this kind of lens and this particular feature seems to be such a big deal for Panasonic Japan the way it is highlighted/marketed in their website and printed catalogues (complete with technical illustrations to show its advantages over the glass used in the MX5k/953) ever since it was first used with the GS100.