Did the first DVX100's have problems? at DVinfo.net

Chris Mueller · December 8th, 2003, 09:34 PM

Did the first shipment of DVX100's have any kinds of problems? I'm planning on buying a DVX100A, but I'd need to get it as soon as it hits the market, so I'm just wondering if I should expect any surprises.

Dean Harrington · December 9th, 2003, 04:41 PM

the first DVX100 and the battery mount on the back was reformed about 3 months into the life of the cam. Panasonic just replaced the cam with a new version.

Barry Green · December 9th, 2003, 06:16 PM

There were only two things that I can think of that were changed. First, the earliest DVX's reportedly used to set a "widescreen" flag in the data stream when you shot footage in "letterbox" mode, which was incorrect.

Second, on the latest DVX's, the added a ridge under the audio-channel volume knobs to help prevent accidental bumping of the knobs.

Chris Mueller · December 9th, 2003, 06:25 PM

I'll just assume Panasonic wouldn't be willing to take your older model in and trade out a newer one.

I'll hope, however, that because the DVX100A is just an upgrade to the DVX100, that they'll be little to no problems with the new models...

December 8th, 2003, 09:34 PM	#1
Chris Mueller Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 49	Did the first DVX100's have problems? Did the first shipment of DVX100's have any kinds of problems? I'm planning on buying a DVX100A, but I'd need to get it as soon as it hits the market, so I'm just wondering if I should expect any surprises.

December 9th, 2003, 04:41 PM	#2
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	I bought..... the first DVX100 and the battery mount on the back was reformed about 3 months into the life of the cam. Panasonic just replaced the cam with a new version.

December 9th, 2003, 06:16 PM	#3
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	There were only two things that I can think of that were changed. First, the earliest DVX's reportedly used to set a "widescreen" flag in the data stream when you shot footage in "letterbox" mode, which was incorrect. Second, on the latest DVX's, the added a ridge under the audio-channel volume knobs to help prevent accidental bumping of the knobs.

December 9th, 2003, 06:25 PM	#4
Chris Mueller Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 49	I'll just assume Panasonic wouldn't be willing to take your older model in and trade out a newer one. I'll hope, however, that because the DVX100A is just an upgrade to the DVX100, that they'll be little to no problems with the new models...