AF 100 verses Sony EX camera

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

[Mike Thomas] “So in conclusion you’re saying if I had two HD cameras, one with a small sensor (with a DOF adapter) and one with a large sensor, there would be no difference in picture quality (assuming everything else is the same, codec, processor, etc)?”

Hi, Sorry for coming in late on this, but putting aside the sensor, there is a huge difference in the codecs between these two cameras. The EX camera uses MPEG2 and the AF100 uses MPEG4, H.264. This last is a little confusing as there are many acquisition implementations and not all are perfect for acquisition. That said, the AF100 uses a very robust implementation designed for professional work. Check out this article which compares the codecs. https://www.dvxuser.com/articles/article.php/25

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, AVCCAM, AG-3DA1, AG-AF100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Uli Plank]

Good idea! How much does it cost you to adapt PL-mount to GH2 vs. Canon 5D ?

Director of the Institute of Media Research (IMF) at Braunschweig University of Arts

[Uli Plank]

I second this, the AVCHD encoding in the AF-10X is far ahead of amateur camcorders, don’t judge it from the name only. BUT:

You won’t see the difference in many situations. Both codecs still fall apart pretty soon when color grading. Unfortunately Panasonic decided to spit out 8 bit only via SDI, while Sony is giving you 10 bit. So, with the Sony you getter better footage for grading with an external recorder.

The EX-1 ist still a very tough competition for the AF-10X. Among it’s advantages is the fact that the sensor is optimized for HD, while the sensor in the AF-10X is a photographic sensor. Admitted, Panasonic is doing a much better job scaling it to HD than any current DSLR. You will normally see a minor difference in resolution and aliasing in favor of the Sony only on charts. But sensitivity could be better on the large sensor if it were optimized for video. I’ve not yet tested the F3, but it has a large HD-res sensor and the values Sony claims for sensitivity are excellent. It comes at a price, then…

The main advantages of the AF-10X over the EX-1/3 are the large sensor and the much wider range of optics too choose from, not only µFT, but traditional photographic glass and PL-mount are easily adapted. And it’s definitely a DSLR-killer – just like the GH2.

Regards,

Director of the Institute of Media Research (IMF) at Braunschweig University of Arts