I wonder if the body form factor puts some people off as it doesn't look like a "traditional" camera. It is rare that it is compared to the Sony ZV-E10 for instance. Maybe the V1 will change that. Hopefully better than the Nikon 1 V1.
well, the ZV-E10 has interchangeable lenses and is in a totally different price bracket too.
I think this camera has a messaging issue. Traditional media views it through the lens of a traditional camera and judges its merits by traditional camera metrics. So automatically the majority of them are going to scoff at its merits because it doesn't fit how they use a camera. Canon can't even get any of the traditional camera reviewers to even cover the V10, instantly dismissing it as a toy camera. Youtube is also a weird demographic. All the massive YT channels stick to a phone. You watch YT and you think everyone is using a Sony cam like an a7R4 for vlogging when statistics show they're not.
The people I've talked to love the form factor (my coworkers are generally Gen Z with millennials aging out or moving into managerial positions), but the issue is how to get the video into a state for social media. On a phone, you record in the app (like TikTok) and then apply a bunch of filters, stickers, effects, etc. Edit on the timeline of the app. But with the Canon, you have to transfer the video to the phone which takes time. The traditional way of copying the video to a computer and then using a NLE editor produces the best quality and results. But in a social media world, it's perceived as inauthentic. And it takes a lot of time when people want to shoot something out super quick.
And then there's trying to satisfy the traditional camera world but also satisfying the social media world. Like 4K is a "must" for the traditional camera world. But it's not for the social media world. What the social media world needs is vertical resolution. so a 1080x1920 works great. So with a 4K camera, you can take that 3840x2160 and crop it down to 1080x1920. But it's not optimal. 1920x1080 only gives you 1080 vertical resolution. The Canon does do 1080x1920 vertical videos and 2160x3840 vertical video which is pretty cool. Set the camera to FHD 1920x1080 and turn the camera to record horizontal 1080x1920 videos. It saves on battery, produces less heat and looks great on social media/phones. Hmm, now I have test if my R5ii does vertical 1080x1920... I never actually tried.
And there's the whole matter of carrying two things. It's like if you have a MB and an iPad. super annoying. It's why I have a Surface Pro. But if Canon can somehow smooth out the transfer process, it would smooth out the entire workflow. An AirDrop or Quick Share method for the Canon world. I know
