Which Four third camera for video?
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Anyone using a Four Third camera for video?
I want to upgrade my current dinky toy pocket videocam.
Capturing video for fly fishing encounters some issues:
High frame rate needed to capture the fast moving background (river/stream pixelation)
Depth-of-field to capture a more interesting footage
Small enough to carry
Long battery life
AffordableI think I need one that is able to capture fullHD 1080p in 50/60 fps.
So far only the Sony Nex-5N seems to be the option, but my guess is that the Panasonic Four Thirds are more acclaimed. I see the Panasonic DMC-G3 as an option but it only has 720p at full 50/60 fps.Wait, are you looking for 4/3 or micro 4/3?
Conceptually I really like the 4/3 standard, but unless I missed some big news you are asking for something that doesn’t exist and probably won’t in the near future. I think the 4/3rds camera makers got blindsided by the whole DSLR video thing the 4/3 makers don’t seem to have put as much into sensor R&D as other companies have.
Yes sorry the micro 4/3
You should check out the reviews on various photography sites and videos on Vimeo and YouTube. The video capabilities of the micro 4/3 cameras (including the Sony NEX series although these are Sony’s propriety lenses) these days are amazing.
Not from personal experience, but I know that the Panasonic DMC GH2 is considered about the best there is for video and can be enhanced further with a hack firmware upgrade. If you go to Midcurrent and look up Surf and Inshore 2011 video by Peter Laurelli you will see what can be done with this camera.
JC
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