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Third Party Manufacturers / Panasonic GH3 Detailed Specs

« on: September 16, 2012, 02:14:55 PM »

From Photo Rumors, $1299.99

• Effective Megapixels 16.05 Megapixels
• Megapixels 17.20 Megapixels
• Image Sensor Live MOS/17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio)
• Sensitivity 200 – 12800
• Storage Media SD Secure Digital
• Compatible Memory Card SD, SDHC, SDXC
• Lens Mount Micro Four Thirds mount
• Lcd Monitor Type OLED Monitor with static touch control
• Lcd Screen Size 3.0 in.
• Computer Interface USB 2.0 High Speed
• Lens Focal Length Multiplier Micro Four Thirds (2x Crop Factor)
• Maximum Shutter Speed 1/4000
• Exposure Modes Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
• Shutter Speeds 60 – 1/4000th
• Builtin Flash Yes: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction (when iA, iA+), Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction
• Battery Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1860mAh)
• Dimensions 132.9 x 93.4 x 82.0mm / 5.23 x 3.68 x 3.23 in
• Weight Approx. 470g / 16.58 oz (Body only)
• Auto Focus Contrast AF system
• Flash Type TTL Built-in-Flash
• Red Eye Reduction yes
• Continuous Shooting Speed 6 fps
• Weather Proof no
• White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Incandescent, Flash, White Set 1, 2, Color temperature setting
• Video Resolution 1080 Full HD

The Panasonic GH3 is bigger and heavier than the previous GH2 model ($699):

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Third Party Manufacturers / Blackmagic Cinema Camera does 2.5K for $3K

« on: April 17, 2012, 12:55:22 AM »

13 stops of dynamic range, 12-bit RAW uncompressed and compressed file formats and EF & ZF mount. Hmm.... I hope there is no 'catch' somewhere.

From Engadget:




While Canon, Sony and Red have already stolen the show with new camera announcements here at NAB 2012, Blackmagic Design is trying to carve out a niche for its new Cinema Camera. Priced at $2,995, where the company sees this as differing from the competition is its ability to capture film quality video on its 2.5K sensor and output it to CinemaDNG RAW, ProRes and DNxHD file formats. That camera housing can take Canon or Zeiss lenses on the front, contains a built-in SSD within and has a capacitive touchscreen display for control and metadata entry. Once you've captured the video, the included copy of DaVinci Resolve can take care of all color correction needs, while the video can be pulled from the SSD over a variety of high speed ports including BNC SDI and Thunderbolt.



Official Webpage: http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/blackmagiccinemacamera

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Third Party Manufacturers / Sony NEX-FS700 Officially Announced

« on: April 02, 2012, 05:35:14 AM »

Sony outs NEX-FS700 cinema camera: does crazy slow-mo now, 4K coming later



Sony stole our hearts with the NEX-FS100, which brought large-sensor filming into the reach of low-budget productions. When we heard rumors of a 4K-capable FS700 model coming for $9,000, known in North America as the NEX-FS700U or in Europe as the NEX-FS700E, we got ready to hand over our kidneys too. Now that the FS700 is official and scheduled to land in June, we're faced with a couple of caveats. The price seems to have shifted slightly to "less than $10,000," but more importantly the camera's 4K superpowers have been delayed until a promised firmware upgrade that will enable a 4K bitstream output from the 3G HD-SDI port to a compatible Sony recorder. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of reasons to get renal right away: The camera can shoot Super Slow Motion of up to 120 frames a second in a 16-second burst, or 240 fps in an 8-second burst. If you need even crazier time-suspension, the FS700 does 960 fps too, so long as you're prepared to sacrifice 1080p. It takes E-mount interchangeable lenses, has built-in ND filters and a packs a Super 35 sensor with 11.6 million pixels -- ready to spring to life once that new firmware arrives. Check out the press release after the break for more specs, including a full list of the 60/50Hz switchable output formats...