Man, one of the main reasons why I thought it was a VX2000 to begin with was because the audio sounded off. It sounded more hollow-like, and not as crispy as a VX1000. Maybe they compressed the audio during export. But your example with the vertical bars really leaves no room for argument. Thanks for the clarification.
Do you know if any of the fisheye comparisons survived from SP? I remember they had a section dedicated to them. I even submitted one back in the day with a GL raynox/MK1.