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Could lightning flashes damage a camcorder ?

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Skybuck Flying

Seeing all the great video's on youtube produced with the Panasonic TM 700
models has me convinced I want one ! ;) :)

(Though I should first investigate if even newer models are available maybe
a 707 ? ;) :))

Bye,
Skybuck =D
 
S

Skybuck Flying

Totally funny, looks like a lot of fun making these kinds of video's:


Makes me want one even more ! LOL.

Bye,
Skybuck =D
 
S

Skybuck Flying

Wow this guy is actually filming the sun with his brand new panasonic TM 700
?!?:


Yeah that's what the time lapse feature could cause... ;)

Makes my question more urgent ! ;) :)

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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Skybuck Flying

Hmm panasonic website mentions no 707, though some german shop seems to sell
something like that ?

The panasonic website also doesn't have a manual online for the 700 a bit of
a bummer... and no real warranty information...

Pixmania has it in store and offers 2 year warranty... plus extended
warranty possible.

There is a technical specification available... it mentions no flash card
included ?

Using the internal flash card sounds a bit dangerous to me... the internal
flash card could fall after many writes ?

I would like to use an external just in case ;)

Remaining question is what flash cards to buy ? ;)

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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Skybuck Flying

Also there could be a difference between usa and europe version... I saw
that mentioned somewhere...

It seems USA version would use 60 fps and the Europe version would use 50
fps which would be odd ?!?

My monitor is 60 hz as far as I know... why would I want a 50 fps camcorder
?!??!?!? Weird...

The spec mentions 60p.

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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Skybuck Flying

Hmm... pixmania seems to be having issue with supplieing large enough flash
cards...

http://www.pixmania.nl/nl/nl/4885173/art/panasonic/hdc-sd700-camcorder.html

Whatever link I click it shows 4 GB flash cards which is fucking nothing.

Even 32 GB is very low space.

I would prefer 2x1 TB flash cards so I don't have to worry about storage
space and can record multiple "movies" without even haveing to remove
anything for a while...
that's nice... extra storage space always welcome...

Maybe those 1 TB flash cards not compatible or two expensive ? hmm...

Maybe extra battery would be handy to... to immediatly be able to swap and
continue... I do not know how to load the battery... since no manual is
available... this is a bit worrieing ;) :)

I must make sure before hand that I will be statisfied and everything taken
care of ;) :)

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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Skybuck Flying

Pixmania does sell the panasonic camcorders but not it's flash cards...
kinda bummer but assuming other cards compatible then maybe these will work:

http://www.pixmania.nl/nl/nl/r/panasonic-32-gb-flash

They quite expensive too... 200+ euro bucks.

But the money I am saving by getting the panasonic can be spent on an
external 32 gb flash card.

Or maybe 2x 16 GB cards to spread the risk of damaging one a little bit.

Or maybe even 4x 8 GB cards to spread the risk even further... but then
recording might get shitty.

Though 8 GB should be enough for roughly 3 hours of full HD.

The battery life is roughly half that... so even with second battery... I
could then fully write it in roughly one go.

So maybe just two 8 GB cards necessary to save some money.

One for main use... one for backup ;)

Now I wonder if an extra battery can be purchased ;)

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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Skybuck Flying

Though now I am getting second doubts... these panasonic 70x optical zoom
camera's seem kinda sexy too ! ;) =D


Hmmmmm... :)

And they much much cheaper... hmmm...

Bye,
Skybuck ;) :)
 
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Skybuck Flying

Skybuck Flying said:
Though now I am getting second doubts... these panasonic 70x optical zoom
camera's seem kinda sexy too ! ;) =D


Hmmmmm... :)

And they much much cheaper... hmmm...
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Hmmm.. I have seen these camera's in the store on a plasma monitor which was
kinda crappy... the youtube video's also show kinda crappy video quality...

I wasn't too impressed with it when I was in the store... the video quality
not high enough...

Also the "flagship" model of panasonic does have pretty good zoom
capabilities... combined with the higher resolution it's ok... but probably
not as good of a zoom
as 70x... but 70x's is a bit pervy ;) :)

If one shows up with a camera with capital letters 70x printed on it... what
would the family think ?! "Oh my god you some kind of perv !"
:):):):):):):):)

Better hide such details ;) :)

If I really want to go "perv mode" or "ufo mode" I could purchase a seperate
one now or in the future if they ever get better ;) :)

Even if a cross-over neighbour would be flashing titties... viewing it in
low resolution is not much fun... though kinda juicy though ;) =D

Could get me in trouble too LOL.

I gotta ask myself one big question:

"Do I wanna be a perv ?"

or

"Do I wanna be an artist ?" ;) :)

The perv concept is having a strong pull on me ! LOL.

But for my situation I think the high resolution flagship model would
statisfy my perv needs as well... the street not that fair away... and the
cross-over neighbours not that far away...

So I am kinda stick with the flagship model/concept for my perv needs for
now ! ;) :)

Bye,
Skybuck ;) =D
 
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Skybuck Flying

If you wanna by a "perv" mode camera... (70x zoom) then now is probably the
time to do so... I thought about it a little bit... and I can see these
camera's and this technology getting banned for "privacy reasons". ;)

For now I think "politics" has not catched up to this technology
situation... and maybe not enough cases of "mis-use" and "abuse"... but that
might change after some scandals or so ;) =D

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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Skybuck Flying


Wow... I wonder how it would be like using one of those 70x camera's from an
airplane and then filming the ground ?! ;) :)

Maybe somebody has already done it... me go search youtube ;) :)

Bye,
Skybuck ;) :)
 
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Sjouke Burry

Skybuck said:
Hello,

I am thinking about purchasing/ordering an "expensive" camcorder... with
sound option too ! ;) :)

I might use it sometime to film a thunderstorm...

I am wondering if such "thunder flashes" might damage the camcorder ?

Like a human's eye staring into the sun for too long ?

Can a camcorder be damage by filming the sun as well ?
Click to expand...

I burned out a forward looking camera in an instrumented tourist bus.
The bus stopped at a traffic jam, with the sun just at the horizon,
and a black trace was burned right across the field of view.
The camera was still operational, but with an ugly smear across the
field.
 
C

Crash Lander

Skybuck said:
Hmm interesting question:

Can a thunder flash + a magnifieing glass actually burn an ant ? ;)

Bye,
Skybuck :)
Click to expand...

It'd have less chance than a lightening flash.
Crash Lander

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Sylvia Else

How you know that ? You ever tried it ? ;) :)
Click to expand...

On theoretical grounds, by considering the energy that a magnifying
glass can capture from a lightening flash, which is bright, but brief.

Sylvia.
 
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Skybuck Flying

"Mind flashes" from idiot Skybucks are far more dangerous than
anything else in nature!
Click to expand...

"
Have you got ADHD Skybuck?
"

LOL, Just because I am very active on usenet doesn't mean I have ADHD ! =D

Bye,
skybuck ;) =D
 
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Skybuck Flying

If I do buy the panasonic tm 700 high resolution camera I think I will also
buy the 70x zoom camera... just to have fun with it too ! ;) :)

I still need to figure out what flash chips to buy... that's the hardest
part ?! ;) :)

And I am still not sure about the fan thingy... but I guess buy buying
another one without a fan at least I will have one decent noiseless-camera
?! ;)

Also I need to check out if there is already software available for
manipulating the high-res video's or if there are specs available to maybe
even develop my own.

If I remember correctly the panasonic has a down scale option to
automatically convert the high-res to low res...

Good thing I think about this... this means the flash cards might have to be
double as big/extra big to be able to do that on the flash card itself ! ;)
:)

Bye,
Skybuck =D
 
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