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New SANYO Pocket HDTV Camcorder
Interesting.
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The reviewers haven't had a chance to actually test the image quality.
So they're guessing:
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Amazon says it won't be released until March 30th, 2006:
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Here's another INFORMATIONAL page from SANYO:
Nice to see it features an external microphone input.
But I'm skeptical about the image quality.
To SANYO: I say "seeing is believing."
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APPLE seems to think MPEG-4 is promising:
"QuickTime 7 features a state-of-the-art video codec called H.264, which delivers stunning quality at remarkably low data rates. Ratified as part of the MPEG-4 standard (MPEG-4 Part 10), this ultra-efficient technology gives you excellent results across a broad range of bandwidths, from 3G for mobile devices to iChat AV for video conferencing to HD for broadcast and DVD."
"With H.264, an Apple Cinema HD Display and a dual Power Mac G5, you can turn your home office into a home theater, complete with gorgeous HD playback."
"Already ratified as part of the MPEG-4 standard — MPEG-4 Part 10 — and the ITU-T’s latest video-conferencing standard, H.264 is now mandatory for the HD-DVD and Blu-ray specifications (the two formats for high-definition DVDs) and ratified in the latest versions of the DVB (Digital Video Broadcasters) and 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) standards."
"Because H.264 is now an integral part of the QuickTime 7 architecture in Tiger, QuickTime-based applications — including iChat AV, Final Cut Pro HD and a litany of third-party applications — can take full advantage of this incredible new video codec."
Also this:
"H.264 is a video compression technology that's used in MPEG-4 -- the industry-standard video technology that uses Apple's QuickTime file format as its basis."
"Apple says that because H.264 is a standard and has been adopted by standards organizations and many other companies the battle for the successor to the current MPEG-2 video standard is basically over."
I am curious to know if the Sanyo HD1 utilizes the H.264 standard.
I can't seem to find anything specific in the specifications:
"ISO Standard" - that's all they mention.
Another fascinating MPEG-4 statement made by Apple:
"The MPEG committee designed MPEG-4 to be a single standard covering the entire
digital media workflow--from capture, authoring, and *EDITING* to encoding, distribution, playback, and archiving."
(Page 2 of 6 of the above Apple PDF document)
Microsoft is pushing Windows Media Video as their solution for HD content authoring:
Apple's response:
"Windows Media 9 is proprietary, developed by a single company; H.264 has been through intense peer review by worldwide experts from a large number of industry segments and is ratified as a worldwide standard."
"And while video quality tests are subjective, we believe H.264 delivers superior video quality when compared with Windows Media 9."
So if the Sanyo HD1 is based on the H.264 MPEG-4 standard, shouldn't all new APPLE editing applications be able to edit the files natively?
I would think so.
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Looks like SAMSUNG will also be getting into the MPEG-4 game by offering the SC-HDX15 flash-based HD camcorder in AUGUST 2006:
"The SC-HDX15 Flash-Based HD Camcorder
The Samsung SC-HDX15 is the world's first flash-based HD-camcorder."
"Featuring 4GB of built-in memory and 720P/1280 HD quality video recording, the SC-HDX15 is the camcorder of choice for 2006."
"HDTV lovers will appreciate its extensive feature line-up including the generous 2.7 LCD and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) that minimizes shaking for a smooth, clear picture."
"The SC-HDX15 also offers USB 2.0 for easy PC connectivity and an HDMI for simultaneous transfer of uncompressed audio and video signal over a single cable, optimizing file transmission to HD devices."
"This model also comes with a compact flash expansion slot which provides additional storage."
"The SC-HDX15 will carry a suggested retail price of $1799.00 and will be available in August, 2006."
This one is rumored to use the H.264 recording standard that Apple touts.
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"Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Ambarella has devised a family of multicore microprocessors that it says can compress and process HD video efficiently and cheaply."
"The company's chips could be incorporated into a video camera selling for around $799 or into digital still cameras, which would become capable of taking high-resolution stills (8 megapixels or so) as well as TV-quality video."
Could the reference to the $799 camcorder be a reference to the Sanyo HD1?
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Check out SANYO's large-scale "Solar Ark."
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Here's an interesting link:
It leads to a .WMV file posted by "Jason72" on the CamcorderInfo forum.
He's in Japan, apparently.
He says the file comes from a Sanyo HD1.
Interesting, eh?
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I found a new Web page where they've reviewed the SANYO HD1 and they've also posted some RAW test footage in .MP4 format, which should play in the QuickTime player.
Here's the link:
I'm downloading the clip now.
Should be interesting to see.
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Hmmm.
The clip is poorly shot.
Hard to learn much from looking at it here.
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That .WMV clip of the baby and of the kid eating the ice cream is creating quite a stir on this video site:
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Links... alleged to be the original SANYO MPEG-4 video files:
You know, these don't look half bad.
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re: h.264
"I am curious to know if the Sanyo HD1 utilizes the H.264 standard.
I can't seem to find anything specific in the specifications"
"Encoding and decoding H.264 video (the standard for HD)"
/http://news.com.com/Upstart+aims+to+bring+HD+camco%20rders+to+the+mass es/2100-1041_3-5989639.html?tag=nefd.top/
"H.264 is the next-generation video compression technology in the MPEG-4 standard, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10. H.264 can match the best possible MPEG-2 quality at up to half the data rate. H.264 also delivers excellent video quality across the entire bandwidth spectrum — from 3G to HD and everything in between (from 40 Kbps to upwards of 10 Mbps).
HD MPEG-2 content at 1920x1080 traditionally runs at 12-20 Mbps, while H.264 can deliver 1920x1080 content at 7-8 Mbps at the same or better quality. H.264 provides DVD quality at about half the data rate of MPEG-2. Because of this efficiency, H.264, an ISO standard, stands to be the likely successor to MPEG-2 in the professional media industry."
/http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/h264/faq.html/
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