Panasonic AG-HVX200 1/3" 3CCD 16:9 HD/DVCPRO/DV Cinema P2 Camera

Customer Reviews:

90 percent of the quality and features of the 50-100k alternatives.......2007-03-12

Being a professional videographer/producer.... I anxiously awaited the release of the HVX200. Having rented the 100Kplus Varicam for 1500 per day plus 600 per day for the deck.... I was head over heals when I read about the HVX coming out. It's DVCPRO HD codec is Professional. Not HDV consumer quality codec.. but real big boy stuff here. Sure, it doesn't have interchangeable lense, and a 2/3 chip... but man it's Sexy. Man it delivers the goods for a very reasonable price. One week or more of renting the Varicam and this baby is mine. It's my daily shooter.. my hammer and it's allowing me to deliver broadcast quality results without breaking the bank. Great for indi filmmakers and those looking to up their quality without killing their savings. It's also REVOLUTIONARY. Truly Tapeless and that's a God send. Tape is DEAD. Film is nearly dead and this camera is the harbinger of good things to come. It's not a pick up and shoot cold kind of cam. There's a learning curve... there some post considerations.. but all in all it's a 16mm film killer. Quality on par with 500 dollar for 10 minutes of Film kind of quality. It's variable speeds and timelapse is un-parralled. Ask anyone shooting tape to compare their Post affected slow motion with your real 60fps slow motion. It's just glorious.. as well is the 4:2:2 color. A must for green screen and high end work.

Best piece of technology that I've ever bought.... and I'm sure it'll be serving me well for more to come. Already had it for a year and still excited about shooting wtih it... been a while since I could say that...

Very satisfactory experience thus far........2006-07-21

Our company has purchased four of these HVX200's and we're very happy with their performance thus far. We're shooting a half a dozen HD (720P at 24fps) shows and all of our users seem happy and impressed. Be warned, however, that this camera is BIG and is not easy to use as a hand-held, particularly if you're using it with an external monitor with related battery.

The images we're capturing with the HVX200 are great. (Lighting, of course, is vital. These are not low-light cameras.) Learning how to shoot tapeless onto the P2 cards is a bit daunting at first, but, once you catch on, it's not difficult and has been reliable. We set up a laptop on location and use it to import the footage into Final Cut. Shooting at 720P/24fps, we can get about 20 minutes of video on each of the 2 P2 cards. So, it is optimum to have 4 of the cards for EACH camera. (So you can be loading the media onto the hard drives while shooting on the other two cards. It takes about 15 minutes to load one full card's media onto a hard drive.) At $1500 apiece just for the P2 cards, setting up one of these cameras is expensive. Check out Zacuto at [...]
We're pleased.

For Pros, not for Gadget-Seekers.......2006-07-07

We just received an AG-HVX200 and I tell you, it's got more menus than a powerhouse Chinese restaurant. It's not for people who enjoy the pyro-friendly camera; there are menus with the depth of a 15-layer cake. The reason is because the camera can be configured into over 100 different ways of shooting.

The HVX200 gives the new user a challenge to sink or swim, because it thrusts you into deep water. If you've ever shot with the DVX100, you'll adapt to the HVX quite well, from other reviews I've read. I'm a still shooter for a major city daily newspaper, and we're moving towards high definition gear to shoot movie clips and pull frames for news print. With this in mind, the camera's color retention are quality. But I wish the configs were a bit simpler. It will take time to learn a new format of news-gathering, but I see the potential with this gear.

One big drawback that I see is that the menu buttons are on top of the camera, beside and beneath the handle. Try shooting in the field and change your recording format, and it's an awkward feat to accomplish, since you're looking through the viewfinder (or watching the fold-out screen) as you scroll through the layers to figure which is the best recording format.

Would I consider giving this camera up? Hail, no. It's a powerful tool, and the result is what the image quality is about. The color shift with reds and greens and blues are minimal, unlike other samples from competing cameras that I have seen. This, coupled with the ability to drop files into a PowerBook with Final Cut Pro makes it a fast and efficient companion to get files changed to .mov format to drop them into ftp for web publication.

Delete unwanted files as you record. Drop the files onto a hard drive and wipe your P2 card to shoot some more. But you'd better have your software and hardware in order before you plunk down $6,000 retail,, just for the camera (and no mounted boom microphone - sold as an acc). A 4gb card sells $600, the optional 100gb Firestore costs $2,000 (which is about the same price as a couple 8gb P2 cards), Final Cut Pro 5 costs $1,000, and you aren't even talking about the need for a GOOD fluid head tripod ($500), wireless microphone system ($500), blue ray DVD burner (for the multitude of gigs of recording files), extra batteries and perhaps a large external drive to store clips as you figure how to keep all the hundreds of gigs of files from overloading all your open drive space. The HVX eats drive space like a great white eats people. It doesn't think, it just does, and at up to a gigabyte per minute.

Even with working for a newspaper, we still have to adjust our budget royally to get what's needed for one HVX camera. Add filters or a 4x4 filter system and, yeesh. Or, kerching. It's bling bling for the developers, while you've just spent the same amount for your camera, just to get it up, and running.

**Rule of thumb, boys and girls: plan to spend double the camera's cost to outfit a system; aka, you'll have to fork out over $11,000 to effectively shoot in the field and edit in-house.**

For those in the pro field, it's probably worth it. For the casual user, or someone just getting into indie film making or trying to make money off the business, it might be worth it to wait. The HVX200 is a groundbreaking camera, like digital cameras revolutionized photography. Tapeless production will be adopted and will change the face of video production in the coming years. The price will drop as others compete for market share.

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Sharp introduces a new full-size DVD model, the DV-770U. Equipped with dynamic features, this DVD player enables all consumers - from home theater enthusiasts to those just beginning their DVD collections - to enjoy quality digital performance at attractive prices.Designed with an abundance of features, the DV-770U boasts component video output and a 10 bit D/A converter to provide superior video reproduction. The DV-770U is equipped with a built-in Dolby Digital Audio Decoder (5.1 channels and Dolby Pro Logic), enabling viewers to experience theatre-like sound in the home, and DTS compatibility to maximize the high quality surround sound now available in many pre-recorded DVDs. In addition, Sharp's exclusive Digital Gamma Correction function, Digital Super Picture with Enhanced Noise Reduction and Dolby Virtual Surround (Q Sound) are all standard on the DV-770U. These features provide consumers with an outstanding level of picture clarity, exquisite sound and convenience right at their fingertips.

Customer Reviews:

TRASH.......2002-04-14

This dvd player is great if you like a workout while watching a movie. Halfway through the movie you can crall behind your entertainment center to unplug and reset this piece of junk to try to stop it from freezing up. I returned it and bought a sony. P.S. Sharp coustomer service lied to me twice by saying that the disc was dirty and the second time by saying that all dvds freeze up and that it say's that right on the dvd's case.
Never again will i buy a sharp product.

Don't buy it.......2002-01-09

No problem when watching Bruce Live @ MSG but then watched "61" and totally froze in the middle of the movie. None of the remote buttons worked nor did the player buttons. I had to actually pull the plug and re-plug it to get the DVD out of the tray. It worked after this but needless to say, I returned the player.

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SimpleTech features a comprehensive line of hard drive upgrades for popular portables by Toshiba. SimpleTech designs its hard drive upgrades with your portable's special power and space requirements in mind. So you can be sure you're installing a hard drive that meets the performance and technical specifications set by Toshiba.This hard disk drive is intended for Toshiba Satellite 1555CDS, 2060CDS, 2065CDS, 2100CDS, 2100CDT, 2105CDS, 210CT, 2140CDS, 2140XCDS, 2180CDT, 2510CDS, 2515CDS, 2520CDS, 2520CDT, 2530CDS, 2535CDS, 2540CDS, 2545CDS, 2545XCDT, 2550CDT, 2590CDS, 2590CDT, 2590XDVD, 2595CDS, 2595CDT, 2595XDVD, 4030CDT, 4060XCDT, 4070CDS/CDT, 4080XCDT, 4090XDVD, 4100XCDT, 4100XDVD.

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MagnaCam Series binoculars combine a digital camera and a binocular into a single, integrated product. The MagnaCam Series digital binoculars bring digital imaging to the realm of binoculars. Center wheel focus design with separate right ocular adjustment compensates for vision differences between the user's eyes. Precise optical prism construction and coated optics allow enhanced resolution and brightness. Multicoated lenses increase light transmission and reduce flare. The digital camera module resides in the center frame of the binocular structure. The camera's independent optics are aligned with the binocular field-of-view. The digital camera lens is designed with a magnification factor similar to that of the binocular. Rugged construction is designed to withstand the rigors of the outdoors.The MagnaCam 1025x1 builds upon the success of the original VGA models with increased resolution and a longer focal-length digital camera lens.

Customer Reviews:

WORKS AS ADVERTISED.......2007-04-24

I bought the Vivitar MagnaCam 1025x1 as a "refurb". I took it along on a roadtrip through the Salmon and Snake River country in Idaho last summer. Found the binoculars to be quite useful and netted around 50 photos that turned out to be real keepers. I was particularly pleased with some of the details the Vivitar Magnacam picked up on tall rock formations. My other digital camera just didn't have the lens. This camera is not for the family picnic or class reunion, but I could see a hunter, hiker, skiier or pilot finding lots of uses for the product.

Viewmasters are nicer.......2004-07-02

A large group of my co-workers and I each recieved this product as a gift (about 300 of us). Regardless of our individual gratitude levels, not one of us has had a single nice thing to say about the product. First and foremost it is a horrible binocular as well as a horrible digital camera. Secondly, many of us (not all) can't get the eyepieces close enough together to be able to see in stereo. Thirdly, the battery pack hits you in the nose when you put it up to your face making it impossible to get the unit close enough to your eyes to be able to look through the lenses. It's lightweight and cheap feeling. Not one of us has taken a single photo with it that has come out anything but terribly blurry. I wouldn't spend $1 for the product and would return it for a full refund if I had in fact purchased it myself. I'll be passing mine off as a gag gift at my next "white elephant" party. I pity the recipient.

A Good Buy.......2004-06-03

This camera is excellent for tourists. Not good for taking close up family photos, unless you want them to pose at the end of the road :).

When the battery is finished all the images that is stored in the Camera goes, so beware.

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SimpleTech STT-S2100/128A 128MB PC100 Non-ECC SDRAM 144pin SODIMM

Manufacturer: SimpleTech Technology
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

All PC Memory | PC Memory | Memory | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
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One of the top three least expensive ways to make a marked improvement in your computer's speed and performance

Guaranteed to be as good or better than the memory that came originally with your computer

Specifically designed and engineered to follow industry's stringent memory specifications, then tested with multiple system types to guarantee compatibility

Delivers an overall enhanced performance for your computer

Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified

ASIN: B0000510A9

Product Description

SimpleTech is a leading worldwide manufacturer of SDRAM memory products, offering upgrades for the latest Toshiba systems. Adding more SDRAM will improve the performance of your Toshiba system to open more applications simultaneously and run them quickly. System specific designing and testing means your SimpleTech SDRAM will have 100% compatibility.This memory is designed for Toshiba Portege 7140CT PIII, Toshiba Portege 7140CT-NT PIII.

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Solar Powered Battery Charger Charges 4 "D" - "C" - "AA" - "AAA" Batteries

Manufacturer: Goldmaster
ProductGroup: CE

Battery Chargers | Batteries, Chargers & Power Supplies | Accessories & Supplies | Categories | Electronics | Bar Code Scanner | Calculator & Watch | Notebook | Telephone | Two-Way Radio
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Charges 4pcs of NIMH or NiCad "D"/"C"/"AA"/"AAA" size rechargeable batteries

With all weather durable fibre glass board 7V solar panel

Charges mobile phones, portable game systems, radio/cassette player, torch/lantern and toys ..... etc

A blocking diode is built into the circuit to prevent the reverse flow of electricity

Full set of multi-plug and cable wire is provided for easy connection to many appliances

ASIN: B000H36S0G

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This unit will charge four equivalent D C AA AAA sized batteries at any one time. It includes an adjustable stand to assist in positioning for the best angle toward the sun. Can also be used indoors when placed in direct sunlight through a south-facing window. Bright sunlight is not necessary for this unit to work properly, but it obviously works faster when available. Overcast days are fine but it increases the time necessary to recharge the batteries completely.

Nanomars Multi-Function Solar Backpack with free adapter for iPod, MP3 Players, USB, GPS, PSP, and most of Samsung, Nokia, and Motorola phones

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Nanomars Multi-Function Solar Backpack with free adapter for iPod, MP3 Players, USB, GPS, PSP, and most of Samsung, Nokia, and Motorola phones

Manufacturer: Nanomars
ProductGroup: CE

Computer & Multi-use Cases | Cases, Folios & Travel | Office Supplies | Categories | Office Products
Product Features:

Chrages electornic devices outdoor by the Solar Power
Charges iPod, and MP3 Players
Chrages most of Samsung, Nokia, Sony and Motorola cell phones
Charges Camera, GPS and portable devices such as (PSP)
Extended battry time

ASIN: B000UU3NT0

Product Description

Nanomars' Solar Backpack is a great outdoor backpack for solar charging most of your electronic devices. This Green Power applying device is saving our electricity by utilizing solar power without damaging our precious environment. Solar Backpack comes with adapter for iPod, MP3 players, MP4 players, USB, Notebook, AC/DC plug, Cameras, and most of Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and Sony. Extra bright LED lights are equipped on the power bank which illuminate in the night. When there's no sun light, you can use AC adapter to charge the power bank. While you are charging the Solar Panel with Solar power or AC adapter, the Solar Panel can also provide electricity to other devices at the same time. The Solar Backpack provides battery protection for both over charging and discharging.

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Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Image resolution up to 2592 x 1944 - 5x digital zoom

USB cradle charges camera and allows easy transfer of images to computer

Movie stabilizer automatically detects and corrects lateral and vertical movement caused by hand-shaking, keeping subject stable

Built-in special effects (highlight, composite, photo frame)

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ASIN: B000ABYJ2E

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