OTHER: Panasonic's PX270 vs. Canon's XF205

The PX270 is way more camera...

It's 10 bit 4:2:2 AVC Ultra, has 3 sensors, a better VF, better 3 ring controls, a better lens, etc. In my opinion the XF205/200 are overpriced. The XF300 is a better value at this juncture. If the XF205 were 4k or had a large sensor or any ground breaking feature, it would be a different story....but essentially it's a fancy Canon HF G30 which sells for $1499.
 
It depends on your needs. Do you shoot to broadcast and national cable channels? The PX-270 is a better choice.
If you do lower budget, local broadcast, event or corporate work, then the XF200/205 should be fine.
 
...Other than they both have 20x zoom lenses ( 22x on the PX270 ) and feature SDI and time-code genlock ports, I don't see how this Canon camera has much in common with the Panasonic camera.

Panasonic AJ-PX270 Camera
- 3 chip full raster 1080p color
- Records internally 10-bit 4:2:2 Color
- 7 Gamma Modes: the camera features 7 x user selectable Gamma modes - HD, SD, FILMLIKE 1, FILMLIKE 2, FILMLIKE 3, FILM-REC, VIDEO-REC
- 12 Axis Matrix Control + 3 skin tone: Provides a 12 axis color control of you image, with 3 skin tones control, so you can isolate and adjust your colors precisely, and protect your skin tones.
- 1080p Variable frame rates: 1,2,4,6,9,12,15,18,20,21,22,24,25,26,27,28,30,32,34,36,40,44,48,54,60 fps
- AVC Ultra CODEC : 200 / 100 / 50 / 25 / 12 Mbps recording rates ( 200 Mbps is a paid upgrade available in June )
- Uses Micro P2 and P2 Memory cards that do "live" error-checking as you shoot to guarantee that your video is always recorded
- Micro P2 Memory cards can dump video files at 2 Gbps data-rate ( 250 MB/sec data transfer )
- Also uses standard SD memory cards
- Advanced Flash Band Compensation ( camera flashes are automatically taken care of while shooting )

You get a LOT more camera for that $1,750 price difference. ( night and day )
 
I think the correct comparison would be to the XF400 (if it ever shows up). But, it would most definately be priced above the PX-270. The XF200 looks like a very nice camera though.
 
Apples and oranges. They don't compare. The Panasonic AJ-PX270 is way more camera for considerably more money. Unfortunately for Canon, I find the XF200 overpriced. It'll be interesting to see what the street price end up being.
 
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