In Summer the Z Camera E1 MFT camera project got successfully founded at Kickstarter. The E1 from Z is the smallest 4K ultra-high definition camera with an interchangeable lens system. And you can now buy it at BHphoto (Click here). It will ship right before Christamas!
This is the camera presentation at Kickstarter:
We are creating a camera that will deliver amazing quality without having to spend thousands of dollars. E1 from Z is the smallest 4K ultra-high definition camera with an interchangeable lens system. The E1 is Wi-Fi 802.11N, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and Ambarella A9 image processor equipped. Easily capture cinema-quality 4K 4096×2160 video at 24 frames per second or ultra-high definition video 3840×2160 at 30 frames per second with H.264 compression. Advanced 3D noise filters using motion compensated temporal filtering (MCTF ) technology reduces noise and jitter. This allows for incredible low-light performance with the camera’s ability to shoot at up to 102,400 ISO while maintaining high image quality, up to 6400 ISO.
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I don’t shoot video…but that looks exciting especially if you are a droner, right?????!!!!!
the DJI zenmuze X5 looks like the holy grail for drones, but this is a lot cheaper
It might be really interesting with a helmet mount and Rokinon’s 9mm f/8.0 cine fisheye, instead of a GoPro camera.
Not bad. But will it take pictures at all? Decent ones?
Yes. I have one. It’s still very beta but I kind of like it. https://500px.com/photo/130009917/hike-and-fly-by-david-bengtsson
Thank you for your reply. I went through the ZE1 specifications at
various places in the Internet – I couldn’t find a word about taking
pictures. Only video. I saw two pictures of yours taken by the ZE1 (the rest are from Pana G7, etc.). Were these two pictures taken directly? That is, not extracted from video?
It supports both jpg and raw, but this is a niche camera. No viewfinder and the screen is almost not visible in bright light. You will take better stills with a Panny or Oly.
Thank you.
I’m really interested in how the low-light is. If it’s just a regular Panasonic sensor I don’t see how it could be much better than the current batch of Oly cameras.
Also from their FAQ the dynamic range is only 10 stops, while Panasonic and Olympus cameras have 12.5.
Who said it’s a Panasonic sensor? It’s more likely to be a Sony sensor (that’s used in most of the Olympus cameras at present or a later model sensor from them).
Their Kickstarter page said: “Cooperation with Panasonic to embed their sensor and lens into E1 has helped us to finalize the product.”
12.5 is for stills, 10 is for video which sounds about right.
Is the E1 camera’s Z-Log equivalent to Sony S-Log or Panasonic V-Log?
Power on time: 7s! Comparable in weight and size (but not having 4K), I just bought a brand new GM5 with its kit lens for 2800 RMB ( I am living in Shanghai), which is about 440 USD (350 USD without the lens), for this price, it includes a viewfinder, better battery life, peaking and certainly more tweaks and setting.
A 4K LX100 also cost about the same as the GM5, in China.
400 USD might be the right price for this one too, considering its simplicity.
That GM5 (with or without lens) is so cheap! I must come to Shanghai soon!
The cheapest GM1 with lens is about 350USD (500 AUD) here in Australia, and I thought that was a good price.
I am originally from Europe and it is as bad as Australia in term of Camera pricing.
However, I had to buy my powerful ASUS ROG computer (for editing) from US as it was never available in China…
In Shanghai, we are suffering from pollution and noise, but my best friend (www.taobao.com) is helping me to get over it and to order most of the shooting equipment I need (90% China made) for my work at great prices, except RODE microphone you might get cheaper in Australia.
We have this camera, and it’s really interesting. It’s most comparable to a GoPro Hero 4 Black, but it has a built-in display, better low-light, and most importantly, interchangeable lenses so we don’t have to deal with that GoPro fisheye.
It’s a little clumsy, and AF doesn’t work that well… But for those who’ve been wanting a GoPro that’s way better than a GoPro, this is it.