Doug Jensen
Veteran
Yes. You might not notice it with wide-angle or deep DoF, but with long lenses and shallow DoF, you can see the camera performs differently. In fact, the A1 doesn't even offer all the same settings in each of the two modes. That right there is a clue that there are differences.
And I will say from my own hands-on experience, that the FX6 auto-focus clearly outperforms the A1 when shooting video.
My point is that you can't just assume that auto-focus will perform the same when shooting stills or video. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. That's why competent testing by an experienced video shooter, who knows what to look for, is very important.
And even if it could be shown that a camera performs exactly the same in video and stills mode, you can't conclude that that performance is good enough for video. Something that is good enough for stills might be terrible for video. Lots of DSLRs have great auto-focus for stills, but its not good enough for video. My 5DMIV is a perfect example of that.
And I will say from my own hands-on experience, that the FX6 auto-focus clearly outperforms the A1 when shooting video.
My point is that you can't just assume that auto-focus will perform the same when shooting stills or video. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. That's why competent testing by an experienced video shooter, who knows what to look for, is very important.
And even if it could be shown that a camera performs exactly the same in video and stills mode, you can't conclude that that performance is good enough for video. Something that is good enough for stills might be terrible for video. Lots of DSLRs have great auto-focus for stills, but its not good enough for video. My 5DMIV is a perfect example of that.
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