Above: Camera Conspiracies has a point!
I’ve always been a big Panasonic shooter and no other company has done more to pioneer affordable 4K filmmaking.
However I shouldn’t let my love of Panasonic’s cameras like the GH5 and S1H blind me to the failures.
I’m afraid we need to talk about the G100.
With the number of Galaxy handset shipments stalling since 2013, Samsung has been looking to raise prices on their high-end handsets to offset the plateau. The company has suffered dramatic losses of market share in China to cheaper rivals as a result. Now there are rumours Samsung is looking ‘beyond the galaxy’…
Read moreSamsung eying return to camera market as Galaxy smartphone shipments fall
Mark the date – August 23, 2018 at 12am ET!
Read moreNikon confirm August release date of FX mirrorless and reveal more images
DJI are stepping into new areas where GoPro won’t dare tread… The DJI Osmo has been initially cast aside as an expensive ‘selfie stick’ by some – it’s anything but. This device has the cinema credentials to be seriously disruptive.
Read moreWhy the DJI Osmo is actually a 4K raw Micro Four Thirds camera
Some interesting new developments from Apple on the new iPhone 6S camera.
The phone now shoots 4K video with a new 12MP sensor. A new feature, Live Photos stores multiple 12MP frames with a new compression technology to give movement to still photos.
Just over 2 years ago Canon reported the testing of a prototype low light camera which I covered on the blog. Now they have commercialised it for $30,000 and it shoots 4 million ISO. Missed however by almost everyone is the fact this camera has a locking EF mount. Isn’t this something the Canon C300 Mk II should have had?
Read moreCanon develop positive locking EF mount for new low light camera (Canon ME20F-SH)
Although I found the CM1 mediocre as a 900 Euro smartphone compared to other high end smartphones like the OnePlus One and iPhone 6 Plus, I’ll approach the CM1 purely as a compact camera that you can make calls on. This review has the focus on image quality and camera features. How does it perform?
UPDATE, the original article refers to 4K video – turns out it is only 15fps so more like a continuous stills burst mode than a video mode
The iPhone 6 Plus hasn’t even been released yet, but as of today it has been made obsolete for photos and video by the Panasonic CM1. This is quite simply a new benchmark for the camera phone, with an overall camera spec that beats every other smartphone on the market. The Android powered CM1 delivers 4K video and 20MP stills with full manual control from a large 1″ sensor, sporting a Leica DC Elmarit 10mm F2.8 prime lens.
Read moreNew Panasonic CM1 smartphone shoots 4K video with Leica lens