On Fri, 04 Oct 2002 21:46:58 GMT, Gary Eickmeier wrote:
>JJones wrote:

>> This sure has some nice looking specifications:
>>
>> http://www.panasonic.com/PBDS/subcat/dvproline/index.html
>>
>> Has anybody actually tested one of these?
>>
>> I'm especially curious about this Panasonic 'CineSwitch' feature.

>I wonder if a spec I read about it being able to do 30p is true. This
>would make it a High Def camera, right?

No - a standard-def. camera, with true 30fps PS-mode...

>So what is the point of 24p? To shoot for direct transfer to film?

Yes.

>Is
>this thing good enough for that? Is it a genuine HD camera for cheap,
>or an expensive NTSC camera with no purpose?

It looks like an interesting Mini-DV camera for those into
film transfers and for computer-imaging work, and possibly
for those with an interest in other than standard gamma.
For the price, it looks quite interesting - but best to
wait and see how it actually performs (all new 3-CCD
Mini-DV cameras enjoy a period of "this is the best thing
since buttered bread" reporting, until reality sets in - but
this one actually does look interesting and unusual...;-).