Documentary - GH2 vs A77

[doorsharmony]

I'm shooting a short documentary and video blog following a band's trip to play in the South by Southwest festival.

I had pretty much made my mind up on the GH2 but then I remembered the A77... Rental prices for both cameras are pretty similar.

I know a lot of the great things about the GH2 but how does the Sony's A77 stack up against it as far as noise, latitude and auto focus speed is concerned?

 

[brunerww]

Here is the only side-by-side of the two cameras I could find (recommend turning the sound down ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9lFuq7MOLg

swissvideoacademy.ch does some impressive work here with the a77 and follow focus (in German, with English subtitles): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16nHgUKkRmY

The a77 does seem to produce pretty decent video images, but it has a few limitations in video mode, outlined here by Dan Chung at DSLR News Shooter: http://www.dslrnewsshooter.com/2011/10/05/sonys-a77-for-video-so-close-yet-so-far/

Note also that it has the standard Sony 29 minute clip length limit - could be an issue for interviews or concert sets.

Full Disclosure: I am a GH2 shooter - I have shot with Sony NEX-VG20, but not the a77.

Good luck,

Bill