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Originally Posted by Mikael Bergstrom
Hello EX People
Just one simple question, what should I buy the Sony EX-1/EX-3 or Panasonic AG-HPX171E.
Is the Sony EX a better camera, and what's the different between them (DVCPRO HD, and Full HD)?
Best Regards
Mikael
Sweden
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My take on your question. Both cameras produce beautiful pictures. The 171/170 has a wobble problem on the lens which means you may not be able to put anything on the front of the lens or any kind of shake could produce lens movement. If you are going to attempt to do broadcast level work the 170 may not be exceptable but if you are doing DVD productions ~ that should work fine. It's also, I hear (don't have one but have other Panny cameras) easier to get a look out of the box.
In the end however, the EX1/3 can produce image quality exceptable for both broadcast (full raster) and damn near anything else (especially if you use nanno/flash at 4.2.2). So, it's really a question of investing in a camera that will allow you long term use in case your work expands into broadcast level work (assuming you are not there, of course ~ my bad if so) and does impress clients on a shoot as in (EX3 at least) looks more professional. That's a silly reason to choose a camera, so, I put matte boxes on the front of smaller cams to jack-up the pro look.
Panny does produces some lovely images. I love their cams but I've gone over to the dark-side and picked up the EX3 because it's not going to be obsolete in a year or two and because of the image quality. For the price point ! that just can't be beat.