I have actually used both the GH5 and the A7III, and while both are very good, the advantages the Pocket 4K’s spec sheet offered, especially for the price, looked to be a much better deal. Immediately, the other contenders ceased to be contenders. And I could actually get a pair of these for the price of a single Sony A7III (at least at UK prices). And 1080p raw at up to 120 frames per second. A Micro Four Thirds camera, specifically designed for video that shoots 12-bit 4K DCI raw video at up to 60 frames per second. Then, Blackmagic came and surprised the world by announcing the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. The A7III was suddenly in the lead, though, as I figured if I was investing that much, I wanted something that was “good enough” for video, but could potentially replace my Nikons for shooting stills, and I’d need full frame for that. With only 8-bit footage, the Sony was something of a compromise vs the 10-bit that seemed to be coming to other brands. I was already considering the Panasonic GH5 when Sony announced the A7III. I’ve spent the last few years trying to figure out a path to 4K, as all my DSLRs shoot 1080p. Sure, it came with some caveats, and you needed to buy a bunch of extra crap to make them really useful, but it offered so many more creative options, and it was a much lighter overall setup than those big DSR-500s. Boy, was I glad when DSLRs gained the ability to shoot video. I started out shooting video with great big Sony DSR-500 broadcast cameras, and later Sony EX3 cameras.
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