http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/ax700/feed.rss Sun, 28 Apr 24 05:26:54 +0000 Tagged with ax700 - Personal View Talks en-CA http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/27290/the-end-of-the-camcorder Sat, 03 Sep 2022 20:20:10 +0000 DrDave 27290@/talks/discussions As I'm watching the slow rollout of cameras I'm Impressed with some of the new offerings, but I wondering if this is the end of the camcorder, and, if this is the end of the "prosumer" camcorder.
I started filming with camcorders because way-back-when that was all there was. When we moved to 4K, we had the Lumix cameras, but also the Sony ax100 and the even-better ax700. Both these camcorders has some of the best lenses and sharpest 4K images I have seen in an affordable, compact body that could record unlimited video and be fitted with a monster battery. The mega zoom on these Sony camcorders is astoundingly good.
I don't see any real updates to this line, in fact I don't see any 8K prosumer camcorders on the horizon.
This is a shame because just the zoom rocker alone on such a great lens is incredibly useful for the work we do.
Is this the end of the camcorder?

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