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    Michael Dontigney reacted to Andrew Reid in Photokina report day 1 - the Samsung NX1 (4K mirrorless camera with H.265)   
    Given the sensor size and megapixel count are not exactly like the A7S, the ISO 3200 sample is ok and on par with a Red Epic.
     
    The noise reduction setting in-camera is crazy high which makes it hard to judge sharpness from these hastily shot JPEGs before they glued the card door up to stop exactly the kind of post you just made slamming the camera based on a bad test!!
     
    The guy who shot these didn't even get the model's head in focus and you are claiming her hair looks soft... no wonder.
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    Michael Dontigney reacted to kadajawi in Photokina report day 1 - the Samsung NX1 (4K mirrorless camera with H.265)   
    @Andrew: Only 8 bit h264 is supported by hardware decoders, however XAVC allows for 10 and 12 bit h264, and, if I'm not wrong some Sony cameras do make use of 10 bit h264 files. Hardware makers must have known that for 3 years 10 bit files are in use, but they never bothered adding support for that. I doubt that will change, ever.
     
    On the other hand, h265 IS going to be supported, and from the start does higher bit depths. I would not be surprised at all if "official" content is delivered with 10 bits, and thus there is a big incentive for hardware manufacturers to accelerate that sort of content. I wouldn't even be surprised if, to be able to be called HEVC capable it is required to support higher bit depths.
     
    In any case, someone has to start... and that someone seems to be Samsung. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 btw. does support HEVC, AFAIK, and other new-ish smartphone chips should too.
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    Michael Dontigney reacted to trimdell in Nikon D5200 vs Canon 5D Mark III   
    Great comparison Andrew. As a hobbyist, not a pro, with good eyesight and a meagre budget, I prefer the Canon on some shots, but the difference on others seems minuscule or non existent. With your encouragement I have gone GH2/5DMKII, and it is a wonderful journey of discovery, learning, mistakes, and making the most of what few lenses I can afford. If I was a Nikon man (why do we have these camera driven definitions anyway?), or if I was starting out this camera would definitely be on my list.
    You champion the little guy and the seeker of reasonably priced alternatives, as well as being a stickler for image quality.
    Please keep up the good work.
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