The PDX-10 absolutely does have native 16:9. The camera uses different portions of the ccds depending on which mode you use it in. You will actually get a wider angle image when used in widescreen, and higher resolution than 16:9 squash or crop cameras.
The major drawback of the pdx-10 is it's relatively small ccds: 1/2.7". I use the pdx-10 all the time, it's a great camera, plenty of housing options (it's nearly identical to the trv-900/950). It also supports DVCAM recording for better reliablility including less dropouts.
The pdx-10 doesn't support 24p, but, do you really need it? Will you ever be transfering to film? If you have a lot of action scenes then some sort of progressive scan would be desirable (24, 30 or 60p). It's mostly a style issue, just stay consistent throughout the project.
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The PDX-10 absolutely does have native 16:9. The camera uses different portions of the ccds depending on which mode you use it in. You will actually get a wider angle image when used in widescreen, and higher resolution than 16:9 squash or crop cameras.
The major drawback of the pdx-10 is it's relatively small ccds: 1/2.7". I use the pdx-10 all the time, it's a great camera, plenty of housing options (it's nearly identical to the trv-900/950). It also supports DVCAM recording for better reliablility including less dropouts.
The pdx-10 doesn't support 24p, but, do you really need it? Will you ever be transfering to film? If you have a lot of action scenes then some sort of progressive scan would be desirable (24, 30 or 60p). It's mostly a style issue, just stay consistent throughout the project.