panasonic motiondv studio original installation

ProCinema produced a much darker image, and the noise levels appeared to be about the same as in normal movie mode.

ProCinema is designed to allow the user to create a film like look. We also looked at the GS500’s performance in ProCinema mode. The GS400 could not adequately handle the resolution necessary to create smooth curves when the image is zoomed in this much.Įnlarged crops of the PV-GS400 (left) and PV-GS500 (right) The GS500 looks significantly sharper, evinced clearly in the labels at the top of the chart and resolution trumpets. While the noise gives the picture a darker appearance than those from the GS400, it is less distracting than the larger blocks of noise which created discoloration in that model. This type of noise appeared on all the 2006 Panasonic camcorders we have reviewed this year and is likely a byproduct of a new auto gain function. I use the word 'chunky' to differentiate it from the GS500, which has noise of a much finer grain. The GS400’s video shows a noticeable amount of chunky noise. There are two main distinctions between the GS500 and the GS400: noise and sharpness. Colors do not appear to be quite as saturated in the green, yellow, and red areas, but the GS500 features an improved gray scale in addition to blacker blacks and whiter whites.

This separation allows each chip to focus on peak color performance for its specific color rather than trying to make sense of the entire spectrum.Īt 3000 lux, the PV-GS500 appears to produce color as well or better than the GS400. The most basic is that incoming light is split by a prism behind the lens, distributing red, green, and blue light to dedicated CCDs. A 3-chip configuration is preferable to 1 chip for several reasons. Each chip has a 1070K gross pixel count and 700K effective pixel count.

The PV-GS500 has retained the GS400’s three 1/4.7' CCDs.

Panasonic motiondv studio original installation