Articles & Shooting HD
Curiosity 1:
What is the most important issues for getting started with the Panasonic HVX200 or shooting in HD?
Suggestion:
Shooting in HD is not a simple shoot you can just shoot. The complexity of HD shooting is always challenging for any video photographers. However, nowadays, there are so many good HD video cameras available in the market. The key issue is to pick right HD video camera for your project. I would suggest that you research what the current market is like before buying any equipment. It will save you both time and money. Most importanly, it can potentionally make or break your career, your professional life, one that will impact every aspect of filiming in every project. The Panasonic HVX200 or its newer version, HPX170 & 300, are a good range for those who need to shoot professional quality while staying within a reasonable budget. It will give any video photographer great results.
Curiosity 2:
What are the good points of using a Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD professional camcorder?
Suggestion:
Superb HD video has a combination of frame-rate choices, which supports solid-state P2 media card as well as tape (newer technology without using tapes) It has a terrific, relatively wide-angle lens, and built for professional HD performance. It has a fully solid-state 1/3" 3-CCD P2 HD Camcorder system. With its AG-HVX200 capabilities, Panasonic raises a recogonition again, bringing the professional HD versatility and quality at a lower price than ever before.
Curiosity 3:
What are some of the negative aspects of the Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD pefessional camcorder?
Suggestion:
It has a relatively, steep learning curve, noninterchangeable lens, low-res viewfinder and LCD, which is a bit heavy for handheld shooting. However, it has a modification function to any lens infront of the lens such as Letus35 which creates a beautiful 35mm film like using DOF(Depth of field). There are three types of Letus35: Elite, Extreme, and Ultimate of Letus35. Visit B&H Photo Video for variety selections of Letus35.
Curiosity 4:
Why is the P2 HD technology necessary to have for the next projects?
Suggestion:
Your investment in Panasonic P2 HD products will give you suberb shooting quality with true production-quality video and bring dramatic improvements to the way you capture, process and distribute your video content. With P2 HD, you'll experience the reliability of solid-state technology with lower operating costs and the advantages of an environmentally responsible operation.
With fast, file-based IT workflow, P2 HD HD/SD has multi-format products which will enable you to deliver production-quality content much quicker, resulting in a total cost of ownership savings, while integrating seamlessly with your existing infrastructure.
Curiosity 5:
What are the new advantages of new P2 E-series?
Suggestion:
New P2 E-series is coming out this May, 2009. Panasonic 16 GB P2 CARD - E Series – 1.2Gb/s Transfer Speed (Three sizes will be available: 16 GB, 32GB, & 64GB). 64 GB will be out in December of 2009.
Built with an aluminum die cast casing with shock proof, P2 cards provide superior durability compared to plastic-based memory cards. It provides a full production-quality HD, ultra reliability, unmatched flexibility and fast file-based IT workflow.
Kai Davie
Reviewer
