Is an AF100 a good fit with an HMC150 for cooking videos?

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Tom Wilkinson

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I have had the HMC150 since December 2010. I use it for interviews and now the cooking videos. We are getting into more complicated recipes and to get the close-ups along with the long shots we have to do things twice. I am thinking of getting a second camcorder. I was going to get another HMC150, great for this situation but what about the future. I found an AF100 used for the price of a new HMC150. I already use m4/3 for still photography (Olympus, so not good for video) so I have lenses. Right now I don’t need to do any color correction, just edit, titles and sweeten the sound with FCPX. I am concerned that it will require a lot of tweaking to match the AF100 with the HMC150. My target is 720/30P YouTube videos so I don’t think the better resolution of the AF100 will stick out too much. If having the HMC150 and AF100 work out it seems more flexible for the future rather then two identical camcorders.

Does this sound like a good idea or should I just get another HMC150?

Thanks.
 
I have both and they're a fairly easy match, very similar menu layout, use the same batteries and media, have similar control layout, and generally work and play well together. In shoots like you're talking, I typically use the AF for wides and the HMC for close ups. The AF may become your preferred interview camera as well.
 
Well, I don't completely agree with "the perfect match" assertion. To get a perfect match, you have to do some real color correction in post. But then, yes, you can achieve a very similar look.
 
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