http://www.mediageek.net/2006/02/pocket-sized-flash-memory-hi-def-camcorder-ny-times-says-it-works-kind-of/ An unabashed fan of grassroots & indie media, criticially examining our media environment. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:51:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.mediageek.net/2006/02/pocket-sized-flash-memory-hi-def-camcorder-ny-times-says-it-works-kind-of/comment-page-1/#comment-8242 mediageek » The Uneasy Road to Hi-Def Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:32:10 +0000 http://www.mediageek.net/?p=1349#comment-8242 [...] Although the idea is promising, it looks like Sanyo’s experiment in a palm-size HD camcorder that records to SD memory cards doesn’t work out. While the NY Times gave the Xacti a mediocre review, the second major review I’ve read–from Akihabara News–pans it completely: …the HD and SD videos are a complete DISASTER! … The videos shot in HD are nowhere near the ones taken with the Sony HDR-HC1 (the camera Akihabara News uses for their HD videos) for example. To put it bluntly, you can really see the pixels in HD mode. These videos are not re-worked by any video editing software, this is raw footage, straight out of the HD1. We’re not video professionals, but it looks like us that the HD videos are “enlarged” SD videos in 1280×720, which would explain the pixels on the screen. [...] [...] Although the idea is promising, it looks like Sanyo’s experiment in a palm-size HD camcorder that records to SD memory cards doesn’t work out. While the NY Times gave the Xacti a mediocre review, the second major review I’ve read–from Akihabara News–pans it completely: …the HD and SD videos are a complete DISASTER! … The videos shot in HD are nowhere near the ones taken with the Sony HDR-HC1 (the camera Akihabara News uses for their HD videos) for example. To put it bluntly, you can really see the pixels in HD mode. These videos are not re-worked by any video editing software, this is raw footage, straight out of the HD1. We’re not video professionals, but it looks like us that the HD videos are “enlarged” SD videos in 1280×720, which would explain the pixels on the screen. [...]

]]> http://www.mediageek.net/2006/02/pocket-sized-flash-memory-hi-def-camcorder-ny-times-says-it-works-kind-of/comment-page-1/#comment-8216 mediageek » Speaking of HD… Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:18:45 +0000 http://www.mediageek.net/?p=1349#comment-8216 [...] None of these cams are as small and pocket-sized as the Sanyo Xacti XD1, and they do use tape. But they also generate higher-quality audio and video using a proven platform, and so both these Sonys would be a good choice for any indy videographer looking to jump up to HD right now.   [...] [...] None of these cams are as small and pocket-sized as the Sanyo Xacti XD1, and they do use tape. But they also generate higher-quality audio and video using a proven platform, and so both these Sonys would be a good choice for any indy videographer looking to jump up to HD right now.   [...]

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