XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, 4:2:0 8bit, 4:2:2 10bit. The a7S III hands you a wall of video formats and almost no explanation of what any of them do. Here is what each one actually is, and the one I film everything in.
Continue readingCanon C70 – A Sony Filmmaker’s Perspective
Canon announced the C70 the same day the Sony a7S III started shipping, and it is a $5,500 Super 35 cinema camera carrying the C300 Mark III sensor, built-in NDs, and a speed booster that turns it full frame. Here is what I make of it.
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