Panasonic AG AF-100 01/02 evaluation footage by CREWS.TV from Yves Simard on Vimeo.
Finally we have a first AG-AF100 sample footage! The video has been posted by CREWS.TV on vimeo and that’s what they have written:
“This is an independent evaluation by members of CREWS.TV of the [shoplink 16841]Panasonic AG AF 101/102 micro 4/3 camera[/shoplink].
This test was done purely as an experiment to evaluate its performance as a Film making /Television production tool. We did not test it against charts or other cameras, we simply took it for a test drive in what we thought would be its optimal conditions. Our goal was not to find its faults or decide its place in the market nor was it to choose sides in the ever political best camera debates. We are cinematographers who love their craft and love the tools that give us this ability.
We only had the camera for a few hours so we decided to keep it simple.
The camera is capable of 35mm lenses, so we used a [shoplink 16898]PL adapter[/shoplink] and [shoplink 15756 ebay]Zeiss Ultra Primes[/shoplink] , choosing from our set as we saw fit on the day. We chose to record on the on-board SD cards with the AVCHD codec at 24 mbs but we also opted to use the HDSDI output, recording at 100 mbs on the AVC Intra HD codec to P2 cards. We opted to do this rather than recording to Nanoflash simply to keep it all Panasonic native.
We chose this work-flow as we simply wanted to see this camera in the very best light possible.
We also had a sound recordist on location who used a dual channel radio link to the camera via its standard XLR inputs.
This is a prototype, so there were some technical issues, Panasonic assured us that it would be rectified in the production model. Our test scenes had to be limited to indoor locations as a consequence. It was a temperature related issue.
This footage is edited from the 100mbs files, ingested and edited natively mainly because it was easy. This footage was not graded, altered or manipulated, straight off the files and exported to Vimeo for your viewing pleasure. In fact we even used the natural sound rather than using music so that you can evaluated the footage for yourself.
A full report on our website crews.tv
Click here to read it AF-100 storm gathers. crews.tv/blog/2010/10/12/af100-storm-gathers/”
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11 Responses
looks like a graded image. I expected far less contrast. I like the movement rendition.
man, that clunky 5d shutter is so annoying!
heh, +1 (but less so in most real life scenarios)
We have no idea what gamma curves were used when shooting this. Like all Panasonic video cameras, there is a lot of different settings when shooting. Also keep in mind this is prototype.
Looks very unprofessional how the photographer handles his camera…..
I read the reviews on Vimeo, and everyone loved it. I must be the only one who had issues with the video, though I admit they only had it a short time and it was an informal shoot. The camera did great, with lots of dynamic range, nice DOF changes, nicely detailed shadow areas. However, the constant camera jiggling around not only annoyed me, it created lots of jello effect that simply would not have been there with a tripod, as well as scene degradation. The static scenes look sooo much better than the jiggly ones. Again, I realize they only had the camera a short period of time, but would a $100 tripod be too much to ask of a shoot with a $5000 camera?
maybe this was part of the test? you do realise this was not a paid gig?
btw – I see very little jello.
Looked great to me. May be you need to sit further back from your monitor, instead of looking at it sitting 3 inches from your nose? LOL The shake was fine, it’s normal stuff, and I was actually quite surprised at the smoothness of the “blur” if there were any. I did some fringing on highlights, rather fluffy but not too bad, sort of expected. But for video footage that came from the 4/3 sensor as small as it is and not one of the big ones like the RED or any of the DSLRs?? This is AMAZING.
35mm sized sensor and HDSDI to AJA KI, add cine lenses, and this camera is da bomb! Hot Rod PL mount on the front and BOOM! Best camera under $10K without a doubt.
Read the full report on crew.tv. They REALLY liked the camera, putting below RED but above everything else. I’m not getting one, but it is a really interesting piece of gear.
HI, I liked the ‘film’ quality of this video … the feel to it was amazing, However this, for me, makes the purchase of a new camera harder…. Where u recording at 24Mb/s ? because with a external recorder like the nano flash …you can record it as high as 280Mb/s – What would that video look like….
I was about to buy the newer sony ex1r … I wish there were more side by side comps … Just so I could make a judgment call ….
thks mike