Sadly, it seems November 2010 is to be the month Canon lose the DSLR video image quality fight to Panasonic.
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Left – LX5 is a compact camera. Right – GF2. Image source Photography Blog The Panasonic GF2 has full manual control in Aperture Priority mode thanks to a new feature called flicker reduction.
UPDATE: The firmware was released in October, but only added the ability to control aperture during movie recording. We need control of shutter speed and ISO for it to be properly usable. Image source: IFA 2010, press pack – Sony’s press conference today at the IFA in Berlin Source: German website Slashcam.de reports via Sony Alpha Rumors Ichiro Takagi (Deputy President of the Imaging Business Group of Sony) today told…
There is a new aspect to consider when shooting video on DSLRs. According to sensor benchmarking solution provider DXOMark, the Panasonic GH1 is the only camera which understates it’s actual ISO sensitivity relative to the competition.
Canon’s next DSLRs feature some handy video orientated features. First the 60D – this is going to be my new favourite camera. Apparently it is ‘movie orientated’, rumoured to feature DIGIC 5 with better video processing capabilities. Bye bye moire. The screen is articulated – a feature 2nd guessed by rumours as far back as 3 months ago! Now it’s official, as these shots from CanonRumors reveal – this is…
A really useful feature to change region on the go has been added to the Panasonic GH1 and GF1 by Tester13. The functionality of PTools is steadily moving onto the camera itself since Tester13 has been working on manipulating the camera menu.
I have been experimenting with a different camera lately, the Samsung NX10. This is South Korea’s effort against the Japanese monopoly of Canon, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic. Samsung have always been viewed as the underdog but now I think they are more of a dark horse.
Luminous Landscape have posted some extremely sharp first impressions of the Sony NEX 5. LL is a great site for camera reviews and they hit the nail on the head every time. The Sony NEX 5 is undoubtedly be a candidate for many people’s next video camera purchase or a first toe-dip for people new to HDSLR video. It won’t be after reading this.