FS7: Beyond FM 3.0. What to add, what bugs should be fixed?

Yes, some good points there - not having mLUTs during S&Q is a big one for me too. And what about mLUTs during playback?

Face detection/focus tracking would be cool too.
 
Cynthia Webster said:
Yes, I too would love onion skinning, the ability to look at a thumbnail off the card and superimpose the live camera image over it at a 50 - 50 percent transparency.

With all of the one man band type shooting producers expect today, I'd really really love Face Detection for focus. It was available on the FS700, why not the FS7?
I hear comments that "face detection is not for professionals" however I've been shooting for 30 years and could really use the feature, (especially if they want to sell more auto-focus lenses.
(Seems the least they could do what with all of the buzz lately about the C300 MKII's super advanced auto focus capabilities).
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When considering to buy the FS700 august 2012, a video of face detection on a running cat in slow motion really sold the camera to me. The FS7 definetly could use some face detection auto focus for slow motion use. I got a Zeiss E mount just for that purpose, but got dissappointed.

Its not a deal breaker at all for me, but its too cool of a feature to leave out if you ask me.
 
I talked to Juan Martinez about face detection when the camera came out. Its not possible . Just not built into the Camera's functionality . Too bad as I assumed it would be there after the FS700, but Sony engineers in different departments don't always talk to each other and Sony erroneously considered the FS7 and F5/F7 more of a "Cine " type camera (hence no white balance in CINE EI).
 
I'd like more ability to customise the User Menu and get the function I need right in the root level of the menu. The whole menu system is designed by a sociopath and even the customisation part is infuriating.

Why is there no white balance in CineEI? I notice the FS5 is restricted to set WB values when shooting in SGamut3.cine so there's obviously something limiting about the colour science that can't include a click white balance.
 
I'd like something like the C300 Function button, maybe integrated into the FS7 grip multi-selector. It would make it much easier to access common functions and make subtle changes to things like Kelvin degrees, ISO and shutter speed/angle.
 
more freedom to customize menus and user buttons would be very very useful. Seems like that shouldn't be so hard compared to what they just accomplished. Hope they bother. Keep asking for it.
 
I would love if you could use the zoom rocker on the handle to toggle the crop function on and off. That would be extremely handy! Being able to assign noise reduction to a user button wouldn't hurt either.
 
Admir said:
I would love if you could use the zoom rocker on the handle to toggle the crop function on and off. That would be extremely handy! Being able to assign noise reduction to a user button wouldn't hurt either.
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+1 - GREAT idea... :-)
 
Lenilenapi said:
I talked to Juan Martinez about face detection when the camera came out. Its not possible . Just not built into the Camera's functionality . Too bad as I assumed it would be there after the FS700, but Sony engineers in different departments don't always talk to each other and Sony erroneously considered the FS7 and F5/F7 more of a "Cine " type camera (hence no white balance in CINE EI).
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Not possible, what a SHAME. Guess we'll just have to wait for the FS-8, I hear it's due in May - No???

;-) jason
 
They have 3 years cycle (not counting mirrorless), so now it will be a time for F5/55 replacement. This NAB maybe?

I was all for C300II becoming my next camera just because of that AF but they went nuts with the price so my choice was fs7 instead. I think this is a next big feature they'll include in a successor of FS7 or F5/55. On A7RII it's already working extremely well.

Things I've learned so far about Sony:
- Sony is moving a lot quicker then other manufacturers but that comes at a cost
- Their cameras can have some unexpected bugs or flaws because of speed they release new cameras
- Rent and test each Sony camera before purchasing by yourself. Sony cameras can have a bug or flaw that may be unacceptable for they way you work/shoot
- DO NOT buy new, freshly released Sony camera if you think that some bug or feature (important for you) will be very soon fixed or added with new firmware. It may but you may also wait for it year or longer
- Giving justice to Sony: if they promised something in firmware update they will implement it. Don't trust given dates of FM release (see point above)
- If you want to be on a cutting edge of technology go for Sony (well... we can argue about "cutting edge" but let's leave it like that for now ;) )
 
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Lots of those buttons should be assignable, full auto being the most egregious, useless, dangerous, in the way and downright stupid. Sony can't always decide if they are making a professional camera or not or what it means. Thus they leave out white balance in Cine EI and better autofocus, but throw all those auto buttons everywhere . Schizophrenic IMHO
 
alohype said:
They have 3 years cycle (not counting mirrorless), so now it will be a time for F5/55 replacement. This NAB maybe?

I was all for C300II becoming my next camera just because of that AF but they went nuts with the price so my choice was fs7 instead. I think this is a next big feature they'll include in a successor of FS7 or F5/55. On A7RII it's already working extremely well.

Things I've learned so far about Sony:
- Sony is moving a lot quicker then other manufacturers but that comes at a cost
- Their cameras can have some unexpected bugs or flaws because of speed they release new cameras
- Rent and test each Sony camera before purchasing by yourself. Sony cameras can have a bug or flaw that may be unacceptable for they way you work/shoot
- DO NOT buy new, freshly released Sony camera if you think that some bug or feature (important for you) will be very soon fixed or added with new firmware. It may but you may also wait for it year or longer
- Giving justice to Sony: if they promised something in firmware update they will implement it. Don't trust given dates of FM release (see point above)
- If you want to be on a cutting edge of technology go for Sony (well... we can argue about "cutting edge" but let's leave it like that for now ;) )
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I don't think Sony could ever be described as cutting edge.
 
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