TEST – Compare EX1 to HVR-Z7 regarding Long Gop

[Richard Ladkani]

Hi

I did a lot of tests with all Panasonic and Sony Cameras and the EX1 has the best slowmotion to offer. It’s clean sharp and beautiful to watch. The image quality is almost that of the F900R and much better than the HVX201 which I also tested. It feels more like 75f/s than 60frames.
The Long Gop is of no concern anymore. The reason it came up in this thread was because I forgot to turn the Shutter ON on my first test. When OFF the image looks terribly smeary and soft. I thought it was a Long Gop problem but it wasn’t. When ON it looks great and sharp. The usual setup should be 1/50 but if you have very fast moving objects you might try 1/100. Just be careful when shooting people. They can look overly sharp and unnatural if you go above 1/50th.
Good luck
Richard

https://www.richardladkani.com

[Paul Zwicker]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for your input.

I’ll give the EX1 a test drive in several modes this week.

It’s just been a long 2 months researching these cameras that are in my price range.

I could give up on this less expensive camera that I was going to pair up with the Letus Extreme and some Nikons. Then I would have a little cash for a 2/3″ chip camera. But I’d rather has a small “travel” camera and rent the big guys.

Love this forum-you guys are great.

When I get my gear you’ll see me posting more often.

Paul