SSE in HD200series? at DVinfo.net

Mat Thompson · January 15th, 2008, 02:00 PM

Hi guys
Simple enough question I guess. Does the 200 series suffer from the SSE problems the 100's suffer from? Its the same split chip design is it not...

Mat Thompson · January 19th, 2008, 07:10 AM

Anybody experience of the 200 series with any problems?? Or do I take it from this that it doesn't ?

Sean Adair · January 19th, 2008, 09:52 AM

Consider it a non-issue.
I've never seen it, despite pushing the (200) camera to it's extreme low light limits, which is the only time it will show up in a properly setup and upgraded 100 series camera. I've heard reports of people still seeing it on 100 series cameras that are firmware upgraded, but then only in very poor lighting conditions. I couldn't induce the effect in my experimentation in these conditions (gain, slow shutter, wide open). I also have worked with 100's and 110's and never seen the problem in many hours of real world shooting.
Yes, the chip on all these cameras is split in processing, but it's nothing you should be thinking or worrying about. It is the best way to accomplish what they are trying to do, and common to other pro grade cameras as well. The only issue was "tuning" the processing for stressful lighting conditions when the 1st gen cameras were first released.

Mat Thompson · January 19th, 2008, 10:58 AM

Thanks for the reply....that is reassuring !

Diogo Athouguia · January 19th, 2008, 12:50 PM

The 200 series do not have this issue, the chip scanning process is the same from the 100 series, but the firmware is much more efficient and eliminates the SSE in all light situations. Has I understood from a JVC thechnician, the 100 series analyzes the image using 3 parameters to correct the split, the 200 uses much more parameters (I don't remember exactly how many).

January 15th, 2008, 02:00 PM	#1
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	SSE in HD200series? Hi guys Simple enough question I guess. Does the 200 series suffer from the SSE problems the 100's suffer from? Its the same split chip design is it not...

January 19th, 2008, 09:52 AM	#3
Sean Adair Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 463	Consider it a non-issue. I've never seen it, despite pushing the (200) camera to it's extreme low light limits, which is the only time it will show up in a properly setup and upgraded 100 series camera. I've heard reports of people still seeing it on 100 series cameras that are firmware upgraded, but then only in very poor lighting conditions. I couldn't induce the effect in my experimentation in these conditions (gain, slow shutter, wide open). I also have worked with 100's and 110's and never seen the problem in many hours of real world shooting. Yes, the chip on all these cameras is split in processing, but it's nothing you should be thinking or worrying about. It is the best way to accomplish what they are trying to do, and common to other pro grade cameras as well. The only issue was "tuning" the processing for stressful lighting conditions when the 1st gen cameras were first released. __________________ Sean Adair - NYC - www.adairproductions.com JVC GY-HM-700 with 17x5 lens, MacPro 3.2ghz 8-core, 18gb. (JVC HD200 4 sale soon)

January 19th, 2008, 07:10 AM	#2
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Anybody experience of the 200 series with any problems?? Or do I take it from this that it doesn't ?

January 19th, 2008, 10:58 AM	#4
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Thanks for the reply....that is reassuring !

January 19th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#5
Diogo Athouguia Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 282	The 200 series do not have this issue, the chip scanning process is the same from the 100 series, but the firmware is much more efficient and eliminates the SSE in all light situations. Has I understood from a JVC thechnician, the 100 series analyzes the image using 3 parameters to correct the split, the 200 uses much more parameters (I don't remember exactly how many).