720 better with hmc150?

[HotConductor]

To add to that, name a camera from ANY manufacturer that fully resolves a 1080p frame, and has a global shutter for $3,000. Seriously, I want that camera if it exists.

Add to that interchangeable lenses, servo zoom, and depth of field... Amen!

[Wesley Byram]

Cameras like the GH2 do not have trouble resolving 720p or 1080p. There is a marked difference between the two. Stuff like the 7D/5D though, you are spot on. Hence all the moire.

True, but the GH2 is the exception (it's also, technically, not a DSLR, if one is being pedantic about it), and whenever you hear about a DSLR being used in a big-budget production, it's always a 7D or 5D.

I still have my first HMC150 and use it on almost every shoot. Manual focusing helps out a ton. I've seen tons of HMC videos where the focus was not on the subject... drives me nuts.

Indeed. The operator is far more important than the camera.

[Wesley Byram]

Add to that interchangeable lenses, servo zoom, and depth of field... Amen!

Heck, even if it lacked all of those things, I, for one, would still buy such a camera.

[Exact]

They could have gone with CMOS, which could produce a fully resolved 1080p image, but at the expense of having a rolling-shutter.

Even that won't get you to full 1080p resolution by itself. I stopped shooting the HMC a while ago, trading all my (four) HMC cameras for Canon XF100 which are CMOS. While the XF100 is a lot sharper (and a LOT cleaner) than the HMC, it's still not full 1080p resolution because it uses a bayer sensor (just like DSLRs), which means it has to interpolate the bayer pattern to get the final 1080p output. The XF300 OTOH has 3 sensors and IS sharper than the XF100 with a single sensor. However, it's also more than twice the price, a lot larger and heavier.