Canon officially announces the Canon XF605 4K UHD Professional Camcorder
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Finally a legit implementation of Eye-AF outside their stills range, excellent. Sorely missed in the C70.
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Unless Canon is going to do some major updates on the XF705 it is hard to recommend spending an extra $2,500 for a bigger camera with fewer features.
I am sure there are some people who would still prefer the bigger one.
I am sure there are some people who would still prefer the bigger one.
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The price is better than I thought it would be, as others have mentioned. I will hope to get on that preorder list, but who knows how likely there is to be stock this year with all the semiconductor issues.
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Seth Miranda @ Adorama also has a quick look at the camera - Canon XF605 Professional Camcorder | First Look
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Did anyone watch the full feature demo from canon Europe? The images from this camera look incredibly noisy. they even mentioned at they have a special gain boost mode but so many shots in the promo look terrible. I was excited about this camera but now I have some serious doubts.
Maybe I am missing something.
Maybe I am missing something.
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Weird that they still use the old 1" sensor (used in the XF405 and XF705). Still no oversampled 4K Image ...
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Maybe the new processor helps a bit. But moiré and aliasing is more of a problem due to the 1:1 pixel readout (compared to an oversampled 4K image from a higher resolution sensor). Its kind of a missed opportunity. A redesign of the sensor with a higher resolution would have been a great move from Canon. Especially as it will be the main model from Canon in this class for the next few years ...
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UHD is consumer distribution standard. It is widespread only because most TV are UHD, not 4K.
Most of those who used professional camcorders for shows, weddings, interviews and street news, already switched to Cinema, Lumix, and Co.
The pro camcorder market as we knew it is almost dead, and I do not see XF605 as real step forward. Just an incremental upgrade for a very small and shrinking niche.
Most of those who used professional camcorders for shows, weddings, interviews and street news, already switched to Cinema, Lumix, and Co.
The pro camcorder market as we knew it is almost dead, and I do not see XF605 as real step forward. Just an incremental upgrade for a very small and shrinking niche.
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DCI 4K is for Cinema - Thats it. Wouldn´t make sense in a 1" compact ENG camcorder like the XF605 in my opinion ...
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