GH1 / 5D Mark II Comparison

but which ones meet the minimum standard for either movie theater projection or broadcast
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Moot argument. The DVX100 standard-def 4:3 camera has been used for many, many, many theatrical films and broadcast television shows. Any of these VDSLRs are capable of images far beyond what you can get from a standard-def, 4:3 DVX100.

As far as broadcast standards, that depends on the broadcaster; it's a guarantee that you won't get approval to shoot a BBC-commissioned show on a 5D Mark II, for example.
 
Barry_Green said:
As far as broadcast standards, that depends on the broadcaster; it's a guarantee that you won't get approval to shoot a BBC-commissioned show on a 5D Mark II, for example.
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Yes, that's true.

But if you want a moot argument, look no further than which VDSLR is best for the BBC. This is about what camera has the best image quality - GH1 or 5D?
 
My statement was in direct response to philippetz's question. I should have included a quote in it to make it more obvious.

And my statement on the 5D/BBC was specific to that camera because the BBC tested it and rejected it. We do not know if they would accept footage from any of the others, since those have not been tested yet.
 
Thanks for the info, Barry, I didn't realize 4:2:0 meant that red gets stuck at such low-res. (Reading more on it now.)

I'm still grappling with how sometimes 1920x1080 actually is, and sometimes it isn't...

Would this mean that green is the sharpest with this color space? The places where the stage was bathed in green light look better.

Something to keep in mind when lighting our productions down here and shooting them with small cameras. Although I guess even the Ex series, etc, would have this problem. The Panasonic Prosumers do not, but most of them are pixel shifting anyhow so maybe not quite as sharp? Confusing.

I never knew I was running into direct evidence of 4:2:0's inferiority before.
 
Yes, the EX and all other 4:2:0 cameras are going to have the same problem, with red or blue.

Green will have higher res, yes.
 
And that, children, is why we use greenscreens and not red screens or blue...wait forget that last part.
 
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