We use the HPX300 and the HVX200 at work.
The 300 looks amazing in the right circumstances. I love the codec too.....hands down, best codec on any consumer level camera. It's reasonably speedy and light on the CPU, and the lattitude you get with grading always surprises me.
That said, I really hope the smaller form factor is the wave of the future. I LOVE how tiny DSLRs are. Obviously there's lots of good reasons for TV stations and documentary groups to want a proper shoulder mount cam, but the sheer size of the 300 is always what annoys me the most about it. Even the HVX200 is alot easier to just pick up for quick and dirty shooting, especially in cramped quarters. DSLRs take it a step further.
If nothing else, I really hope the sensor size goes up while the body size goes down with future video camera manufacturing.
The 300 looks amazing in the right circumstances. I love the codec too.....hands down, best codec on any consumer level camera. It's reasonably speedy and light on the CPU, and the lattitude you get with grading always surprises me.
That said, I really hope the smaller form factor is the wave of the future. I LOVE how tiny DSLRs are. Obviously there's lots of good reasons for TV stations and documentary groups to want a proper shoulder mount cam, but the sheer size of the 300 is always what annoys me the most about it. Even the HVX200 is alot easier to just pick up for quick and dirty shooting, especially in cramped quarters. DSLRs take it a step further.
If nothing else, I really hope the sensor size goes up while the body size goes down with future video camera manufacturing.
