Okay, this video is just for fun. But it’s always mildly interesting how big or small a copious amount of money can increase your video quality. We were really hoping RED would try and make some more affordable cameras to compete in a lower market segment as they previously were thinking about. I guess Blackmagic fills that role now.
A Video Filmed on the New Google Pixel 3 Phone
This video was carefully created by a capable team. Don’t expect this to be the typical results. However, this goes to show you, even with un-ideal tools the technology has gotten so good that you can worry more about your content than your gear.
Two More Interesting Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Videos
The first video shows the Pocket 4K matched to the original Pocket Camera. The second video shows more slow-motion photography. There seems to be a lot of debate about whether or not the Pocket 4K has the same magic and mojo as the original Pocket Camera. Time will tell this soon enough. When the original Pocket Camera was released there was a lot of confusing footage released at first but its capabilities quickly came clear. If we look at the footage released from those provided cameras by Blackmagic a lot of it is quite excellent and can be made into many different things in post.
Sony Z280 Hands on Overview
ProAV TV has released their overview of the Sony Z280. We like ProAV TV overviews and reviews as they tend to be balanced and informative. We do like this camera and it will be interesting to compare it to the Canon XF705. We heard some early reports of possible concerns with the auto-focus on Sony Z280 so we look forward to seeing more videos on that subject.
Atomos Ninja V: 4K 10-bit
The $700 Atomos Ninja V finally provides a nice, small 5″ screen recorder. Their larger recorders have long been a great value but sometimes you just need something with a smaller footprint. Key features include:
- Very bright screen
- Only one battery slot
- Takes normal SSD drives
- Has a data expansion port (new modules forthcoming: currently a TC sync module and a NDI/ethernet module)
- 4K 60P (DCI or UHD)
- Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHR files with 10-bit 4:2:2 chroma subsampling
- 1920×1200
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Slow Motion
This video has a mix of different frame rates and a variety of lenses. Note there is no sound and it was also shot in mostly ProRes meaning that you could still gain further dynamic range by shooting in RAW. There are a few RAW clips towards the end. We’re also happy to see the inexpensive Rokinon (AKA Samyang) lenses producing pleasant images with this camera.
50 Reasons to Pick the Panasonic GH5 over the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Full disclosure: We are not at all a fan of Wolfcrow. His recent videos about the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K were actually quite disappointing as he got some basic things wrong and he spread some misinformation. However, no one is wrong invariably about everything and this video provides an overview of some of the features of the GH5.
Original Blackmagic Pocket Camera versus Pocket 4K versus Panasonic GH5S for Dynamic Range
Again, these are shot in ProRes with the Blackmagic cameras and thus we are not getting the full dynamic range possible. However, this test remains relevant because many people who don’t want to deal with RAW will shoot in ProRes.