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It’s been a while since I’ve had a review of the Imageprint RIP on this site. Two version ago, in fact. Now, Imageprint 8 is here, and contributor Markus Zuber has his exclusive review available.

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The great convergence is now starting to gather steam. Both Panasonic and Sony, two major forces in the broadcast as well as prosumer / consumer video fields, announced large sensor video cameras at the NAB show this week.

Panasonic AG-AF100

Panasonic’s AG-AF100 is based on its Micro Four Thirds still camera format while Sony’s as yet unnamed entry has a full 35mm sensor and and Alpha lens mount.

Let’s hope that Panasonic’s design engineers are better than their illustrators – because what they’re showing above looks like a camcorder from 1975.

What both of these entries (due late 2010 / early 2011) bring to the market is cinema style depth of field because of their large sensors, something that current 1/4" , 1/3" and 1/2" video cameras can’t offer.

One of the reasons that movie makers tolerate the horrendous ergonomics and woeful feature set of today’s video DSLRs is the wonderfully shallow DOF which they offer. I believe that once this new generation of large sensor cameras become available over the next 6-12 months, the days of Combocams being used in professional production will be numbered.

Speaking of which, if you’re a fan of the popular Fox TV series House, you might want to watch the season’s finale episode on May 17 as it was shot entirely with a Canon 5D MKII.

And on the subject of Canon, with the Panasonic and Sony large sensor video camera announcements this week, Canon is left as the only major company in the field to not have announced an entry. Let’s hope that they don’t take as long as they did with their first solid state video camera offerings (3 years late), the just announced HPX 370/371.

Sony’s 35mm Alpha Camcorder

Update:

FreshDV has an interview with the Pansonic product manager, shot on the floor at the NAB show. It provides insights into the new AF100 Micro Four Thirds video camera (delivery December – ,000) and a better though still brief look at the camera’s design.

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