On this day exactly 1 year ago EOSHD reported on a rare sighting – a 4K digital cinema camera with Nikon mount from JVC. This product has quietly matured into something nearing release with a rumoured launch date of April 2012 at NAB and a rumoured price said to be under $9,000. However since this is JVC we’re talking about, something is probably odd about it. Does this cut the mustard?
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Once again the rumours were right and the no-show of Canon’s G12 successor has been explained by the appearance of a pro-compact with much larger 1.5 inch sensor and DIGIC 5. Rather than just cut and paste the press release like so many blogs do, I’ll take a deeper look at what this all means.
Find out how to get a GH2 body for $499 in the US at Adorama on the new EOSHD forum Ethics statement: holding off buying a camera due to a rumour is silly. Anyone who wants to shoot and is not currently shooting with a GH2 especially with the hack and current discounts is missing out on a fantastic camera. Whilst the GH2 discounts continue today I received an email…
JVC showed a prosumer / semi-pro camcorder at CES (rumoured to be around the $2K mark) with a near-4K image at 60p, and XLR audio jacks.
Whilst we wait for a Canon / Nikon mirrorless, a German man has appeared at CES with his own. In this controversial YouTube clip, WVIL appears to be a smart phone or tablet connected to the cellular network. It looks like a Samsung Galaxy S with a customised camera-style hand-grip. It is probably running Android and has a custom app to control a lens unit with a sensor.
Somebody had to get the 4K cinema ball rolling for consumers and sadly it is not Canon, not Nikon and indeed not even Panasonic or Sony. Of the big guns, Canon have shown a hairdryer with a small chip, and that’s it.