27F vs. 27H

jay1bala · External Since: Jun 01, 2007 Posts: 7

Panasonic 27H (the latest) with 12 bit should look (and film-out) much
better than 27F with 10bits quantization? Any real world experiences?

Regards,
Jay Bala.

davidm2 · External Since: Jun 01, 2007 Posts: 1

On Jun 1, 8:28 pm, "pixmoviema...@aol.com" <jay1b....DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote:
> Panasonic 27H (the latest) with 12 bit should look (and film-out) much
> better than 27F with 10bits quantization? Any real world experiences?
>
> Regards,
> Jay Bala.

You can read a review here:
http://broadcastengineering.com/newsrooms/broadcasting_panasonics_vari..._indust

The DVCPRO-HD recording is still 8-bit though. Basically the 12-bit
DSP allows for a little more dynamic range to be captured.

David Mullen, ASC
Los Angeles

jay1bala · External Since: Jun 01, 2007 Posts: 7

Thats recording to tape. Wouldn't SDI output give more than 8 bits?

Also, 14bits quantization is common place even on low end cameras like
JVC 200... 12 bits is a bit too low. Anyone attempted 16 bits yet?
Thats a lot of data...

Regards,
Jay Bala.

> The DVCPRO-HD recording is still 8-bit though. Basically the 12-bit
> DSP allows for a little more dynamic range to be captured.
>
> David Mullen, ASC
> Los Angeles