New Model Hd1a

Zack Birlew · July 18th, 2006, 10:45 AM

Remember, we've got to see how this AVCHD dance goes before choosing any winners. =)

Graham Jones · July 18th, 2006, 11:01 AM

We don't know who'll win - that's true - but it clearly won't be the HD1!

Carlos Barbino · July 18th, 2006, 05:39 PM

I don't like moving parts either but I'll bet that a spinning disc unit from Sony is going to be more reliable than the moving parts in the "lens assembly" of the Sanyo HD1.

Graham Jones · July 18th, 2006, 06:09 PM

Very true - but now that I'm used to not having to load and replace and consider internal transport, reverting to DVD or tapes would just seem like a step backward.

Peter Solmssen · July 18th, 2006, 06:17 PM

Panasonic has already indicated they will be using AVCHD on SD based camcorders, which seems logical since they already have the 3CCD SR100 series in standard definition.

Chris Wells · July 18th, 2006, 09:39 PM

Be interesting to find out if the eprom from the HD1a can be copied and used to update the HD1. Assuming the HD1a is the same unit with firmware updates, it just might work.

Graham Jones · July 19th, 2006, 02:38 AM

Well, the screen is different.

But it might work, if someone knew how to load in the new firmware.

Or they might offer the HD1a's firmware as a HD1 firmware upgrade themselves on a page online - like they did for that earlier Xacti model.

Wayne Morellini · July 20th, 2006, 01:06 AM

According to the Sanyo Rep, it looks like the differences between this and the last model is pretty much as listed:

http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/v...jump_to=563112

Notice, how he is sneakingly avoiding my questions.

Alex Ced · July 21st, 2006, 08:14 PM

Hello, people out there:
Does anyone of you know where to find any sample clip of this camera?
In camcorderinfo.com someone said the optura 600 of canon (SD camcorder) produces better video than the sanyo HD1 or 1A; and also: "This camcorder does not deserve to be called HD. Don’t get fooled", to be exact.

Chris Wells · July 21st, 2006, 09:59 PM

Hello Alex,

Sounds like a lot of opinion in that statement to me. Clips from the HD1 can be found all over this site. You can use them to make your own judgement call. To my knowledge, there are no sample clips from the 1a yet.

From my experience, this camera is neither broadcast quality HD nor lower grade SD, rather it is somewhere in between. Interestingly, it's also priced somewhere in between. I wonder if there's a connection... ;)

Bo Lorentzen · July 21st, 2006, 10:11 PM

HD1 sample video

http://www.bophoto.com/HDV/video/

Bo

www.bophoto.com/HDV

Chris Taylor · July 24th, 2006, 08:56 PM

Is the HD1A available now ? amazon.com appears to be selling it ? finally got my refund for the bad "grey market" HD1 I got and want to get the HD1A ??

Euisung Lee · July 25th, 2006, 11:56 AM

Akihabaranews still not liking HD1 or HD1a.

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news...n+new+HD1.html

Yet if that movie capture image they are criticizing is really from HD1a, it may be possible that they fixed the diagonal problem. It's blown up so much to show zaggies anyways but the patterns are even on both diagonal directions! :)

But then of course, the image maybe not be from HD1 at all. If you didn't fix it you'd want to avoid revealing the infamous bug on their ad, wouldn't you?

Wayne Morellini · July 25th, 2006, 12:23 PM

....

Forgive me, a very late night.

Alex Ced · July 25th, 2006, 05:29 PM

Thanks, Chris and Bo.
See you.

July 18th, 2006, 10:45 AM	#16
Zack Birlew Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 613	Remember, we've got to see how this AVCHD dance goes before choosing any winners. =) __________________ "Babs Do or Babs Do not, there is no try." - Zack Birlew www.BabsDoProductions.com

July 18th, 2006, 11:01 AM	#17
Graham Jones Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 489	We don't know who'll win - that's true - but it clearly won't be the HD1! __________________ www.irishfilmmaker.com

July 18th, 2006, 06:09 PM	#19
Graham Jones Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 489	Very true - but now that I'm used to not having to load and replace and consider internal transport, reverting to DVD or tapes would just seem like a step backward. __________________ www.irishfilmmaker.com

July 19th, 2006, 02:38 AM	#22
Graham Jones Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 489	Well, the screen is different. But it might work, if someone knew how to load in the new firmware. Or they might offer the HD1a's firmware as a HD1 firmware upgrade themselves on a page online - like they did for that earlier Xacti model. __________________ www.irishfilmmaker.com

July 20th, 2006, 01:06 AM	#23
Wayne Morellini Inner Circle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,762	According to the Sanyo Rep, it looks like the differences between this and the last model is pretty much as listed: http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/v...jump_to=563112 Notice, how he is sneakingly avoiding my questions. Last edited by Wayne Morellini; July 20th, 2006 at 01:40 AM.

July 18th, 2006, 05:39 PM	#18
Carlos Barbino New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Bruno, CA Posts: 23	I don't like moving parts either but I'll bet that a spinning disc unit from Sony is going to be more reliable than the moving parts in the "lens assembly" of the Sanyo HD1.

July 18th, 2006, 06:17 PM	#20
Peter Solmssen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 133	Panasonic has already indicated they will be using AVCHD on SD based camcorders, which seems logical since they already have the 3CCD SR100 series in standard definition.

July 18th, 2006, 09:39 PM	#21
Chris Wells Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kelowna, Canada Posts: 148	Be interesting to find out if the eprom from the HD1a can be copied and used to update the HD1. Assuming the HD1a is the same unit with firmware updates, it just might work.

July 21st, 2006, 08:14 PM	#24
Alex Ced New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PANAMA Posts: 11	Any Sanyo HD1 clips? Hello, people out there: Does anyone of you know where to find any sample clip of this camera? In camcorderinfo.com someone said the optura 600 of canon (SD camcorder) produces better video than the sanyo HD1 or 1A; and also: "This camcorder does not deserve to be called HD. Don’t get fooled", to be exact. __________________ Nothing will stop me to reach my goal

July 21st, 2006, 09:59 PM	#25
Chris Wells Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kelowna, Canada Posts: 148	Hello Alex, Sounds like a lot of opinion in that statement to me. Clips from the HD1 can be found all over this site. You can use them to make your own judgement call. To my knowledge, there are no sample clips from the 1a yet. From my experience, this camera is neither broadcast quality HD nor lower grade SD, rather it is somewhere in between. Interestingly, it's also priced somewhere in between. I wonder if there's a connection... ;)

July 21st, 2006, 10:11 PM	#26
Bo Lorentzen Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles - California Posts: 114	HD1 sample video http://www.bophoto.com/HDV/video/ Bo www.bophoto.com/HDV

July 24th, 2006, 08:56 PM	#27
Chris Taylor Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Levittown PA Posts: 132	Is the HD1A available now ? amazon.com appears to be selling it ? finally got my refund for the bad "grey market" HD1 I got and want to get the HD1A ??

July 25th, 2006, 11:56 AM	#28
Euisung Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 57	Akihabaranews still not liking HD1 or HD1a. http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news...n+new+HD1.html Yet if that movie capture image they are criticizing is really from HD1a, it may be possible that they fixed the diagonal problem. It's blown up so much to show zaggies anyways but the patterns are even on both diagonal directions! :) But then of course, the image maybe not be from HD1 at all. If you didn't fix it you'd want to avoid revealing the infamous bug on their ad, wouldn't you?

July 25th, 2006, 12:23 PM	#29
Wayne Morellini Inner Circle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,762	.... Forgive me, a very late night. Last edited by Wayne Morellini; July 25th, 2006 at 01:06 PM.

July 25th, 2006, 05:29 PM	#30
Alex Ced New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PANAMA Posts: 11	Hello Thanks, Chris and Bo. See you. __________________ Nothing will stop me to reach my goal