EVF Resolution seems a lot worse than GH2 or GH1 or G5? Has anyone else noticed it? As a videographer, I rely on EVF a lot.
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In nearly every review of the G6 the reviewers state there is NOT much difference between the G5 and G6 EVF's (picture wise) however the refresh rate on the G6 EVF has been VASTLY improved over the G5's which in itself had been improved over the Gh2's so in effect along with the VERY accurate focus peaking system (not available on the GH2/3 or G5) and improved focusing performance overall on the G6 practically makes it the superior camera in these areas!
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the two models have the same number of pixels, but the G5 was a field sequential display where every pixel sequentially displayed red,green and blue. the OLED display has dedicated pixels for each color so the apparent resolution is about 1/3rd of the lcd, but without rainbow artifacts. The OLED has greater potential contrast. I personally wasn't bothered by the LCD artifacts and was a little disappointed by the G6 though it is still perfectly usable.
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Thanks very much. By the way, we have a Canon G12. I feel it too distorting both colours and proportions and of course slow between 2 clicks. What would you suggest to improve on "fidelity" and speed: A. Canon S100 over Nikon P7100 (and Olympus XZ-1?)?B. Olympus E-PM1 over Nikon J1? C. or Nikon V1 solves everything? PS. I have no Nikon lenses so I am not stuck on Nikon. Thanks
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Go to avsforum.com and search for this model. There is a post in the hundreds of posts with a list of everyones settings. Cinema seems best, but offhand I'm not sure of the other settings (picture, sharpness, etc.)
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Anthony: I used to have a JVC Everio, the first model out some years back. I loved the size of the thing, and it took great still pics. The only thing I didn't like was the .MOD file extensions for the videos. It was, quite frankly, a pain in the butt trying to deal with the vids. I ended up selling it. I don't know if they corrected that .MOD nonsense, but somehow I don't believe so. Go with the SONY (my opinion). Congrats on the baby :-) Mike
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Yes!!! I have this problem as well! It's so upsetting because this is supposed to be a high quality camera. And I don't feel like spending $500 for a second camera. Have you found the solution for this? If you look at my YouTube channel: APurposeDeep, you can see that my first 2 videos were recorded with it and the quality is very poor :(
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I've been using mine for 5 days now, and got about 5.5 hrs till the CARD FULL message popped up recording in 1080p. I'm still learning, instructions are vague at best. I switched over to the 5 min loop. If I read it right, it should now just keep recording over the older footage. So far, it's a really cool cam............
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I Can try to find it for you but its a terrible Chinese Manual mispellings and it doesnt say a word about what the 2 small plugs are over all it turns good video to terrible video, doesnt record fast enough for smooth video in even 640x480 anyway mines in a drawer lol if i have the manual ill scan it and email it if you like just leave an email Robert
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That alone doesn't mean anything - it's all about codecs, efficiency and maturity. AVCHD uses *much* more efficient - thus also more hardware-intensive - compression than HDV but it's quite 'young' so it will take some time until it leaves HDV behind, let alone the need for higher-performing embedded chips for the cams (to cram more info into the same bandwidth.)
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Thanks for your response. So... Is there any difference in picture quality?
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http://www.youtube.com/user/artfacestudios/videos?view=0 these videos were pretty much all made with the hvr a1u. From the youtube clips ive seen using the dcrvx2100, i can tell you they seem similar, but maybe the dcrvx2100 is a little on top... Low light on the a1u is grainy, not as bad as some videos ive seen, but definitely noticeable! I also want to find a good low light video camera... Also a little off topic but...i will take the a1u footage over gopro hero2 footage any day. My friend shoots with a Canon D5 or something like that. He really has a lot of control with the camera and his footage is very similar to the a1u. Maybe even better! http://www.youtube.com/user/artfacestudios/videos?view=0 these videos were pretty much all made with the hvr a1u. From the youtube clips ive seen using the dcrvx2100, i can tell you they seem similar, but maybe the dcrvx2100 is a little on top... Low light on the a1u is grainy, not as bad as some videos ive seen, but definitely noticeable! I also want to find a good low light video camera... Also a little off topic but...i will take the a1u footage over gopro hero2 footage any day. My friend shoots with a Canon D5 or something like that. He really has a lot of control with the... » Read More http://www.youtube.com/user/artfacestudios/videos?view=0 these videos were pretty much all made with the hvr a1u. From the youtube clips ive seen using the dcrvx2100, i can tell you they seem similar, but maybe the dcrvx2100 is a little on top... Low light on the a1u is grainy, not as bad as some videos ive seen, but definitely noticeable! I also want to find a good low light video camera... Also a little off topic but...i will take the a1u footage over gopro hero2 footage any day. My friend shoots with a Canon D5 or something like that. He really has a lot of control with the camera and his footage is very similar to the a1u. Maybe even better! « Show Less
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Thanks for the info Corey! I agree that zooming during recording can get a bit nauseating if done too much/too fast but it is a nice feature to have in certain instances. At least the zoom works before/after like it does on my old 3.2MP Cyber-shot. Thanks for clearing that up.
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The A35 also does have a better video processor than the A30, this is especially noticable when you're upscaling standard def stuff. Many people have said they are getting a slightly sharper image than with the top of the line XA2 as well - whether that is good or bad is up to you, some people like the sharper image, some don't. Check out AVSforum.com in the HD DVD player section for more feedback.
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Thank you Michael for your very helpful detailed response. Good to know in what settings to use which recording mode. I plan to keep it mainly on 1080p as you, unless filming an event with quick moving images such as a sports match in which case I'll switch to 720p @ 60fpm. Thanks again for your input :)
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I have this kind of issue, but with my SX130 in macro mode. At first I thought it was the lighting, but I took an identical picture, identical position, settings, etc. with my Elph 300 HS, and no such problem. The 300 has actually been fantastic for me, images are much sharper and colors more vivid than the 130 even though I set them to identical settings. Thinking of trading the 130 in for either the Elph 500 or the SX230 - I want a P&S (want something more portable than my DSLR) with shutter and aperture controls with same (or better) image quality as the Elph 300 (and less than $300). Now just have to test both of them out first.
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I use mostly EVF and it works fine......Works better......I cannot compare. Overall, I have really been impressed with the zoom system. Since I have had and still do have lots of camera, this small Leica is very impressive with macro to long zooms. I put off getting the V-Lux 4 for about 2 years and after more study, I went for it. I have not been disappointed. I have let one of my daughters use it and without hardly any instruction, she has come up with some great shots.
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Sorry, this post was really old! But in case you tracked it, how do you like the S200exr? I have the HS10 but am wondering if the latter would have been a better choice for sharper pictures.
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THANKS guys, i was wondering if this happened to be anything like the GH2 and GH3 where they seemed to be unlimited recording times?