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As you probably know, we're big fans of DSLR video around here at
Engadget. From shooting product demos, to producing the Engadget Show,
if we shot the video, it was likely done with one of these single-lens
cameras: they're convenient and capable of beautiful moving images but
often leave much to be desired by way of form factor when it comes to
video. While Canon and Nikon are slapping on articulating LCDs and
calling it a day, Panasonic has upped the ante with its new AG-AF100
camera. Teased way back in April, Panny just dropped a press release
announcing that its newest piece of video hardware is now being
delivered, making a nice late holiday gift for any wannabe filmmakers
that you really, really like.
Basically, the AF100 is what happens when you stuff the innards of a
DLSR into the body of a video camera and slap some interchangeable
lenses in front of it. Listing at $4,995, the AF100 rocks a Micro Four
Thirds sensor that records to dual SD cards in AVCHD and outputs 8-bit
uncompressed 4:2:2 video to an external recorder via an HD-SDI
connection. It also attempts to solve the audio issues plaguing DSLR
video shooting (namely, the difficulty of getting pro-level audio to
play nice with a camera designed only for imaging) with its two
phantom-powered XLR audio inputs and built-in stereo microphone.
Panasonic is also claiming to have lessened aliasing and the dreaded
"jellycam" found in DSLR video with an optical low pass filter and
faster scanning, while still boasting the wide viewing angle and
shallow depth of field that movie-makers (and Vimeo users) know and
love to death.
We'll be doing a full review of the AF100 as soon as we can get our
hands on it; in the meantime, head on past the break for the full PR.
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