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Hopefully not, cuz thats the ONLY reason why I didn't buy one.]]>Apr 18th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/lumix/popup/fx35_motion_picture_mode/P1000566.MOV]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
DIVX or XVID or h264 would have been a better choice IMHO.]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
This issue with quicktime is unfounded and IGNINT (yes I said that!)]]>Apr 18th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
reminds me of this satire cartoon i read that shoes a fat redneck couple in a supermarket picking out coffee and the husband reads "100% arabica coffee. WHAT? I'M NOT BUYIN NO A-RAB COFFEE"]]>Apr 18th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://sourceforge.net/projects/mp4cam2avi/) in Expert mode and select a direct copy (no transcoding). The resulting file is the same quality as the original, and can be edited in other applications. I currently use VirtualDub for re-encoding, scaling, trimming, and a few filters if necessary. But you could use whatever movie editing application floats your boat. If you use Windows Movie Maker, be aware that Microsoft has crippled its ability to output HD video on anything except Vista Ultimate.]]>Apr 18th 2008 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
That being said, 5X zoom with 25mm sounds good. We'll have to see how it actually performs.]]>Apr 18th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
Looks like there is dedicated buttons for the other stuff.

Seems like a neat camera to me.]]>Apr 18th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
Come on Panasonic! You even sell AVCHD camcorders... can't you use the same processor in this camera?

No go on this until they record in the AVCHD H.264 standard (like the Sammy does at least).

]]>Apr 18th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
BTW MPEG-4 which is AVC is based on... is BASED ON FREAKIN QUICKTIME...

As hard as it is to believe... Apple played a big part in h.264 picking up traction.]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/And OK even if .mov is a container, the question is is this MJPEG or H.264?
Obviously MJPEG is much easier to implement because it's just a lot of consecutive jpegs strung together, whereas other formats need some specialised circuitry.
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Since I normally use a DSLR, all of the shots look noise, but is what I expected. Pretty nice in bright light, not so good in dark. I'm happy with the video quality, but disappointed that I can't zoom, and that focus is fixed. Despite fixed focus things look OK, but it just seems needles to do this.

Two big selling points for me were that it had wide angle lens, and that it made use if the touch screen to allow me to set focus point. Target tracking is really cool. You can lock in on your two year old running around the room and it will keep him in focus until you take the shot. Hmm, why not for video! I also like that it has full manual controls that are easy to use.]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/With the unit already making its way out the door in the US for about $400

Is the unit making its way out the door? I've been waiting for weeks. But I'm disappointed that there is no zoom in 720p. The TZ5 might be the one after all.]]>Apr 18th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 18th 2008 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/
Yeah, you can keep it, Panny.]]>Apr 18th 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/But no zoom and no focus, I dunno.. that's just not right.
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http://www.dpreview.com/news/0803/08031802panasonicfx500.asp

I actually like them using the .mov files, I find them to be higher quality. Sure, they might be a little but more of a pain in the ass to deal with. But I'll work with it.]]>Apr 19th 2008 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.mangoxl.com/blog/?p=6]]>Apr 21st 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/video-hands-on-panasonics-dmc-fx500-with-3-inch-touchscreen-an/Apr 22nd 2008 2:35AM