Barry Green |
August 3rd, 2006 09:10 PM |
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Originally Posted by Bill Edmunds
There seems to be a lot of contradictory info about this camera. What is the truth?
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The truth is that I just ran this test, and posted my results.
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Can it focus during a zoom or not?
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Undoubtedly, unquestionably, absolutely yes.
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Is autofocus good or lousy?
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Depends on what frame rate you're shooting at. If you're shooting 60i or 60p, it's excellent. If you're shooting 24p it's so slow as to be only of marginal value.
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Is the viewfinder acceptable for focusing or not?
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No viewfinder on any of the 1/3" HD cameras is acceptable for focusing. It's mathematically impossible to accurately represent a 2-million-pixel image on a 200,000-pixel display device. You can't do it, and trying will just lead to frustration (and out-of-focus shots.)
That's why JVC offers its b&w/colored-peaking "focus assist" mode, and user-dialable peaking. That's why Sony & Canon both have full-screen magnified focus assist. And why the HVX has peaking, a magnified focus assist window, and an accurate distance readout. Use the combination of tools and you'll do just fine.
But if you want to just gauge focus by using the LCD by itself, you'll be sorely disappointed by the results, with all of these cameras.
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