Panorama II - CMOS vs Exmor

[GTAA]

About to purchase the Panorama II, I see two different ones listed - one stating 'CMOS' the other 'Exmor'. In laymen's terms what is the difference, is the Exmor worth another $30?

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/181249487120
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/190817325112
Edit: When shipped will there be anything that clearly marks a difference (on the sealed box and / or unit itself in case it's taken out of hte box for shipping?)

 

[alexsoll]

About to purchase the Panorama II, I see two different ones listed - one stating 'CMOS' the other 'Exmor'. In laymen's terms what is the difference, is the Exmor worth another $30?

The difference - in the absence of a memory card. Both Sony's Exmor
Car BlackBox PANORAMAII Full HD Sony Exmor 2.7" LCD English Russian Firmware 32GB = C $209.54
Car Black Box PANORAMAII Full HD Sony CMOS LCD English Russian + (No SD card) = C $237.26

 

[jokiin]

both ads show the Panorama S rather than the Panorama II so best to clarify which model they have with the seller

 

[GTAA]

@alexsoll Thanks, some of the searches I came up with were a little misleading, wasn't sure if there was a different lens / internals.
@jokiin I'll do a little searching, figure out what the differences are between the S and II, also which one they are offering.

 

[jokiin]

@alexsoll Thanks, some of the searches I came up with were a little misleading, wasn't sure if there was a different lens / internals.
@jokiin I'll do a little searching, figure out what the differences are between the S and II, also which one they are offering.

little difference, from memory the S has the blue LED on the front which there is an option to turn off in the firmware and the II can use a CPL filter, other than that I believe they're the same, personally I'd want the Panorama II if it were me

 

[GTAA]

Thanks I was reading the thread outlining the differences when I noticed your reply! Do you know offhand what systems their editing software supports (PC / Mac)? If no Mac support am I able to grab the raw .mp4 file right off of the sd card for editing in alternate software, or is it 'locked' into another format before extraction?

 

[jokiin]

there's no editing software, just viewing software

you can manipulate the files in your favorite editor though, they're industry standard H.264 files, no issue there

 

[khill215]

Thanks I was reading the thread outlining the differences when I noticed your reply! Do you know offhand what systems their editing software supports (PC / Mac)? If no Mac support am I able to grab the raw .mp4 file right off of the sd card for editing in alternate software, or is it 'locked' into another format before extraction?

John, a forum member here, created a dashcam viewer software for mac. It now supports the G-sensor and GPS data from the Panorama II.

http://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/dashcam-viewer-for-mac-and-windows.4356/

 

[niko]

little difference, from memory the S has the blue LED on the front which there is an option to turn off in the firmware and the II can use a CPL filter, other than that I believe they're the same, personally I'd want the Panorama II if it were me

At the moment "shpkorea" sells Korean version of Panorama S where it has front blue LED ( can be turned off ) and wider lens surrounding. But unfort korean version dont have metal ring built in into wider lens surrounding shell, so it can not use Finevu CR-500HD CPL filter, as eBay listing says. Or buyer has to install himself that ring with double-sided tape.
Soon there will be out a western market edition of Panorama S with metal ring built in into lens surrounding shell that can accommodate Finevu CPL filter.