EOSHD is concerned that camera manufacturers are beginning to experience heat issues with their CMOS sensors as megapixel counts increase.
Month: June 2011
Image from DPReview’s GF3 hands-on – check it out here Panasonic have just announced the GF3 and EOSHD believes it marks the point where customers see through the compact ‘step-up’ Kool-Aid they’ve been sold. Just as in Hollywood after a series of bad 3D movies, customers have had enough.
Buy the Casio FH100 on eBay for just $189 Buy the Canon 300 HS on eBay for just $228 (lowest price available in the US) Buy the Panasonic LX5 on eBay Now these are a rare breed. In this mini-review of the cameras (a prelude to full reviews coming later) I’ll look at what they have to offer.
If you are interested in how the GH2 and 60D (ditto 600D) stack up for stills as well as video check out these articles I wrote for DigitalRev. It’s a 2 part comparison but part 1 has an emphasis on the GH2 and part 2 deals mainly with the 60D. Part 1 at DigitalRev Part 2 at DigitalRev Kai Man Wong’s video-review of the GH2 and 60D There’s also a direct…
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/24747873[/vimeo] Buy it now – Sony HX9v This is what happens when you don’t overhaul your imaging chips for 3 years, Canon. The new Sony HX9v compact out-resolves the 600D’s video mode for resolution, and has 1080/60p. It is also a lot closer to a DSLR in terms of dynamic range than I expected it would be. It fits in my pocket and has a stabilised 24-380mm lens. It has…
Above: “If only I hadn’t had bought that GF2 last week” The video itself that the above frame (click it to enlarge) was taken from is awful so I will spare you it – a slideshow of a pop-star photo-shoot, it does however show off the new Panasonic GF3 in all it’s glory on YouTube. What do we know so far?
NEW – Discuss the HX9v on the forum If Henri Cartier-Bresson wanted a compact I think this is the one he’d choose! I got the HX9v for a specific reason – street photography and as a pocketable run & gun video tool. It’s great for journalists and documentary makers.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/24267793[/vimeo] Here is some nicely shot G3 footage, seems to have been shot in 720/50p mode. 720p on the G3 is roughly equivalent in resolution to 1080p on the Canon 5D Mark II.