I brought the sample clip into FCP X to inspect on the histogram, and as suspected, it records into the "super-whites", just like many of Sony's cameras. So by lowering the highlights a bit, you actually recover some more detail and increase the perceived dynamic range.
I also noticed some of the artifacts of poor compression around the shadow areas of flesh tones, which was one of the big drawbacks of the NEX-5n and made it almost impossible to color grade effectively (especially at high ISO). The RX cameras don't seem to have this problem.
I'm curious about:
- Clean HDMI - I doubt it'll be 10-bit, but maybe at least 4:2:2
- pixel binning: I've noticed that the Rx10 and Rx100 are sharper than the D5200 and 5dmkIII because the RX cameras use full-sensor readout. Would be great if Sony somehow implemented a similar downscaling method in the A6000.
- overheating: still an issue?
- rolling shutter - was awful on the NEX5n; maybe they've taken strides toward improving it.
- Is video autofocus improved, or just photo?
- really a pity they didn't go for 35mbps at 60p. Just saying.
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