Panasonic HDC-SD100 Comments

Man! If this had slow mo recording function (hi fps recording) this would be the perfect replacement for my Sony HDR-HC3E. Does anybody know if there is such a ideal camcorder around or about to make an appearance.

You didn't address one of the primary questions any camcorder buyer should be asking: Does this thing shoot real progressive images?

Nobody but NOBODY should be shooting interlaced video anymore. And people need to be aware of half-assed, fake "cinema" modes that are not true progressive.

The storage of the videostream (according their user manual) is always in 50i mode (2:2 pulldown), the video itself is progressive.

Can anybody tell me how can Panasonic shot full progressive HD if they only have 3x610K (520K effective)pixels? For full HD at least you need 1920x1080=2073600 pixels.

Panasonic needs 3 chips (520k effective pixels) for 3 colours. For size transfering Panasonic needs one row of pixels more and one column more ... For better imaging: every time for one frame is divided into 4 periods: in the first period the data are transmitted into the memory matrix (cells: 1,3,5,...), during second period there is one row shifting in the chip and data are transmitted into the memory matrix (cells: 2,4,6,..), in the third and fourth period it became the same action but with column ... So it is created one image with 1920*1080 size from only 4*520k size... in time of one frame.

How does the SD100 compare to the Canon HF11??? Of course the Canon HF11 has the 32GB internal memory on top of allowing you to add more memory with an SD card.
But over all, which one has the BEST set of features/quality?

Thanks.

Also, I forgot to ask... does it have the 24p (cinema mode) that the Canon HF11 has? Would the 32GB storage that the Canon HF11 has be a VERY important factor that would make me want to buy it instead of the Panasonic SD100?