jayphotoworks said:
In the sub $20k price range I recently cross-shopped that included 4K, here were my options:
Canon
$5000 1DC
$12000 C300 mk.2
Sony
$5700 FS5
$10000 FS7 mk.2
Red
$12000 Red Raven 4.5K
$15000 Scarlet-W 5K
These are all pro-level solutions, but the Sony cameras just had a better feature set overall vs Canon. I would understand that for straight ENG work, DPAF+Native lenses would probably edge out the AF performance of adapters, etc. on the Sony. But even the lowest end Sony FS5 has a variable ND filter, RAW upgrade and 4K 60p.
At the end of the day, what is important is the recording quality.
In terms of image quality, internal recording standard and bit rate even lowly Canon XC-15 stands taller than say FS5. Below is a comparison.
Sony FS5: 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) max bit rate 100Mbps
Internal recording format 4:2:0 up to 30p (does not meet broadcast standard)
Sony PXW-FS7 II: 4K UHD (3840×2160) and 4K DCI (4096×2160), max bit rate 600Mbps
Internal recording format 10-bit 4:2:2 up to 60p (meets broadcast standard)
Canon EOS XC 15: 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) max bit rate 305Mbps
Internal recording format 8-bit 4:2:2 up to 30p (meets broadcast standard)
Canon EOS C300 Mark II: 4K UHD (3840×2160) and 4K DCI (4096×2160) max bit rate 410Mbps
Internal recording format 10-bit 4:2:2 up to 60p (meets broadcast standard)