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Review of the New Sony FS100
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Anyone have a thoughts on this. I’m currently working in the XDCAM codec, I’m excited about the FS100 but I haven’t used AVCHD, do you guys see that as a draw back for this camera? I hear a lot of people saying, AVCHD isn’t a pro codec, any thoughts?
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[Lucas Kitchen] “I’m currently working in the XDCAM codec, I’m excited about the FS100 but I haven’t used AVCHD, do you guys see that as a draw back for this camera? I hear a lot of people saying, AVCHD isn’t a pro codec, any thoughts?”
Every person I’ve seen comment that “AVCHD isn’t a pro CODEC” has never shot AVCHD with a pro camera, like the Panasonic HMC-150, AF-100, Sony NX5, etc… They are basing their comments from experience shooting AVCHD with cheap consumer cameras that do not have professional implementations of the AVCHD CODEC.
There is a big difference between the quality of the AVCHD CODEC used by a $600 consumer camcorder and the quality of the AVCHD CODEC used by the Panasonic AF-100.
FYI, there have also been several real world tests comparing the XDCAM CODEC against a pro implementation of the AVCHD CODEC, and the 21 Mbit AVCHD CODEC is almost always superior to the 35 Mbit XDCAM CODEC.
Barry Green’s : XDCAM versus AVCCAM Test
…Regarding the new Sony FS100, I think it’s a camera with a fantastic new HD sensor trapped in a very badly designed camera body. I wish that Sony had not been so protective of their higher end cameras, and had produced the FS100 with a professional body like the Panasonic AF-100.
Sony NEX-FS100E review by Nigel Cooper
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Dude, that’s the most useful thing I’ve read about the codec, You’re so pro. Thanks. This has helped me to totally feel comfortable about the codec, I assumed that Sony would not use something that sucked so thanks.
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Does anyone can confirm if is it 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 clean full 1080p hdmi output ?
Can anyone tell if it will output 1080p60 through the hdmi ?
Tony Hernandez
Hardware & Software Technician
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I was thinking about investing in a FS100 for my next camera after reviewing some footage and seeing some specs i’m extremely impressed. Although the AF100 is a pretty cool device too for it’s price range.
My observations are that the FS100 performs better in low light compared to the AF100, is there any videos i can review that might change my mind regarding these cameras?
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This is the footage i have seen from the FS100
Stray Fox Newcastle video produciton – “Transforming Ideas Into Engaging Experiences” –
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The FS-100 does perform better in low light, but the AF-100 is still pretty good for low light work.
Adam Wilt posted some interesting test results from NAB, which doesn’t include the FS-100 but you can probably use the Sony F3 performance as a guide to how the FS-100 might perform…
Adam Wilt NAB 2011 – SCCE Charts
Philip Bloom also did a good comparison between the AF-100, FS-100, and F3.
Philip Bloom Camera Comparison
My only beef with the FS-100 is that I think Sony did a very poor job at designing the camera body for practical film-making. The camera body should have been bigger, included built-in ND filters, had both XLR audio inputs together, and allowed enough room to properly grip the camera.
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no one seems to have mentioned the fact that fs100 is full frame and the pana is 4/3.
I don’t know about you guys but I’m in love with full frame shooting from the 5d.
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How different are they? I did a search albeit a quick one and couldn’t find any info comparing the two
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okay I’ve found some info, I was under the impression full frame was nearly identical to 35mm.
I’m really stuck trying to decide what my next camera is, I thought I wanted the biggest FOV but I don’t want to be limited by DSLR shortcomings.
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