Panasonic Announces HDC-DX3 and HDC-SD3 at DVinfo.net

Paulo Teixeira · April 3rd, 2007, 09:07 AM

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...l%3fref%3dnews

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...70403/pana.htm
English
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...403%2Fpana.htm

Hse Kha · April 4th, 2007, 04:32 AM

Thanks for the info. But what is Panasonic doing? Same bit rates and same low-res CCD chips, but now the capture res is up to 1920x1080 instead of 1440x1080.

So what is point of this? Other than giving us yet more macro-blocking compression artifacts???

Paulo Teixeira · April 4th, 2007, 06:52 PM

The picture quality of these camcorders will be much better than the ones it’s replacing.
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english...070404/130166/

As some people are wondering, will Panasonic also replace the AG-HSC1U? The color reproduction of that camcorder is very good and combine it with the newer H.264 codec LSI and you almost have yourself a winner. I’ll consider it a winner if Panasonic decides to add a focusing ring around the lens.

Paulo Teixeira · May 9th, 2007, 03:24 PM

The watch.impress review is up:

Origional Japanese
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...9/zooma305.htm

English translated
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...2Fzooma305.htm

Glen Kim · May 9th, 2007, 07:29 PM

I was looking at the specs of both the SD1 and SD3 the other day and had a chuckle. The "1920" seems to be the only thing different. Even the dimensions and weight are the same. That seems to indicate they neither added nor removed anything for consumers' benefit.

At the end of the day, isn't this basically just a firmware upgrade??

David Jimerson · May 9th, 2007, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hse Kha

Thanks for the info. But what is Panasonic doing? Same bit rates and same low-res CCD chips, but now the capture res is up to 1920x1080 instead of 1440x1080.

The resolution is the same. The difference is only in the pixel aspect ratio -- 1440x1080 is 1.333; 1920x1080 is 1.000. (Multiply 1440 by 1.333 and see what you get.)

Paulo Teixeira · May 9th, 2007, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen Kim

At the end of the day, isn't this basically just a firmware upgrade??

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english...070404/130166/

Paulo Teixeira · May 9th, 2007, 08:09 PM

It’s amazing how Panasonic is offering a 0.7X wide angle lens for this. I hope it’s decent.

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April 4th, 2007, 06:52 PM	#3
Paulo Teixeira Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,773	The picture quality of these camcorders will be much better than the ones it’s replacing. http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english...070404/130166/ As some people are wondering, will Panasonic also replace the AG-HSC1U? The color reproduction of that camcorder is very good and combine it with the newer H.264 codec LSI and you almost have yourself a winner. I’ll consider it a winner if Panasonic decides to add a focusing ring around the lens. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/PhotoVi...esEtc/featured https://www.pond5.com/artist/paulot

May 9th, 2007, 03:24 PM	#4
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May 9th, 2007, 08:09 PM	#8
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April 4th, 2007, 04:32 AM	#2
Hse Kha Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New England Posts: 195	Thanks for the info. But what is Panasonic doing? Same bit rates and same low-res CCD chips, but now the capture res is up to 1920x1080 instead of 1440x1080. So what is point of this? Other than giving us yet more macro-blocking compression artifacts???

May 9th, 2007, 07:29 PM	#5
Glen Kim New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NY Posts: 15	I was looking at the specs of both the SD1 and SD3 the other day and had a chuckle. The "1920" seems to be the only thing different. Even the dimensions and weight are the same. That seems to indicate they neither added nor removed anything for consumers' benefit. At the end of the day, isn't this basically just a firmware upgrade??