New Panasonic 3D HD camera...

[Aric Mannion]

Nothing moves, your just shifting the image over the sensor. It's an image shift. Exacly what the 21st century 3D camera (3DVX) does. It's actually far supirior way of "converging" because you don't actually have any keystone issues because the lenses stay parallel.

It will be a good camera, very useful for what it's intended for. No more no less. No point in comparing this to any RED setup. Apples & oranges.

One is ENG/TV style and the other is cinema style.

oooooooookey dokey. I had higher hopes based on Panasonic's confusingly vague information, oh well.

 

[Barend Onneweer]

Hi Dino,

Thanks for chiming in. Single-camera stereo would definitely seem like a very suitable technique. Would you mind sharing info on your rig? I've only seen some images of cheap-looking systems. Counting the general cost of a good mirror rig, a second camera and the electronics to get them synced, it would seem like there would be a good market for high-end single camera dual-lens systems.

 

[Aric Mannion]

I would think a side by side camera is the only reasonable option for sports, surfing and docs. But can you do real close ups with that? It seems like one would need a mirror rig for some shots if you are making a movie, or even tv show.

 

[vsv]

3D camera RED4K :idea:

 

[Chosei Funahara]

will be out this September with New panasonic, 3D HD monitor will 2 HDSDI and HDMI 1.4. to 3D Bluray player.

2 lenses with auto sync electric govern unit (with optical and computer: one is the master lens and the other one will be slave), 2 sensors for right eye and left eye, 2 algorism, 2 H264 compession and sound recording will be simple as used be, recording media are 2 SD cards.

P2 will follow.

For easy use and affordable, no hassle trouble free, that's all.
It's not big deal, it's only beginning. You guys remember Pany did it with DVX around 2001 to 2002.

I hope you can hear this one:
http://www.pronews.jp/column/nobuyoshi-kodera/1001211100.html

GOOD LUCK

 

[Chosei Funahara]

Oh, and there is no competition here with 1080P H264 and 4K RAW.

 

[brian hanson]

panasonic is starting to try and make some power moves, i got an email this morning about their new varicam 3700 trade in program

 

[Joe Calabrese]

The only problem I see with this is those 2 fixed lenses. James Cameron and his DP created a 3D camera system out of two F350s. They sat on a system that moved the cameras similar to the human eye. If the object in focus is closer, then the cameras moved further apart and were at a steeper angle from each other. As the object in focus moved further away, the cameras came closer together and at some points, touched each other. The problem with the Panasonic is that it may have trouble with objects that are within 5 feet? of the lens. Thats just my $0.02. Otherwise, I like the AVC Ultra idea.

 

[Pedro Guimaraes]

BTW , avatar was shot on F950's, 1500's and a bit on F23

 

[Brian D. Goff]

Here's the point Stuart - as good as RAW is (and I've been working with it for 2 years now) there is an entire market that does not want to one light, or grade anything - they want the video solution they have always used. Not just because it's what they've always used, but because it's quicker.

I'm in the middle of editing over 10 hours of HD CAM content for broadcast distribution - that's final edit, there's hundreds of hours of footage. So far, only a handful of shots have even needed colour correction, they were so well shot. Working in FCP, I could not have achieved this - in the same timeframe - with RED footage. It would have needed looks applied, and individual shots graded.

I'm entirely comfortable with the RED workflow - but sometimes 'baked in' is just better.

I think if you want quick turn around with RED footage, then all you have to do is be sure you have made your white balance and exposure right during the shooting (like you would have to do with any ordinary cam), and from there on just work with the proxies - results are just as good as any HDCam I've ever worked with

my 2 cents