Sony DSC-RX10 II Announced: 4k internal recording, 1080P up to 960 FPS, and lots more

philiplipetz said:
apparently OIS only. No 5 axis. Could be the sensor does not support it.
Click to expand...
Pixel shifting also requires considerable processing power. Olympus EM5 MK II uses it for the stabilization but not for shooting in real time (that they promise with the next iteration of the camera). Sony still owns a portion of Olympus (10%, IIRC), so a similar logic must apply here as well.
 
philiplipetz said:
use the symbol that looks like a screen in the upper portion of the comment entry box., select the image, and then upload it. here is the image you wanted to post.
Click to expand...
Thanks, Philip! I also just noticed that I can click on "insert image" then on "from URL" to just embed an online picture instead of uploading it. Thanks!
 
Hello, if I filmed with both the RX10 II and RX100 IIII at both the same focal length and at 1080 or 4k, would I see almost the exact same quality footage? The main question, is if I am ok at using less then 70mm with the RX100 IIII, can I achieve professional results for use in Documentary and interviews. Are there 'video' settings, besides the longer focal length and longer 4k recording, that make the Rx10 II stand out from the Rx100 IIII concerning video quality?
I am really excited about both of these cameras coming out.

On a side note, I am using the Rode Lav+ hooked up to my smart phone and then sinc it to my videos. This little mic is awesome. I say this, because it is an option to use with this camera. It is amazing that we are getting to the point were we can put so much into a little camera.
thanks for your comments.
 
I see the RX10 as a real winner for us with the Ronin M or Movi 5 systems. Small camera that is all in one and can shoot high frame frames. I for one think that the 480fps looks alright, and like most cameras promos not the best it can do. Will have to wait till its in the hands of real shooters to see, but not to far off the FS700 which is great since it has a good lens and Slog for a great price.
 
So..with hotshoe adapter, is manual audio level control and monitoring available?

Please describe further the zoom behavior on the predecessor..usable speeds/ramping during recording? I tried the motorized zoom on FZ1000 and it was not...
Thanks
 
Last edited:
Gweilo66 said:
So..with hotshoe adapter, is manual audio level control and monitoring available?
Click to expand...
Gweilo66, I'm not sure I understand your question. I believe that manual audio level control and monitoring should be available even without hotshoe adapter. It has mic and headphone jacks, and I believe the first RX10 had those features too.
 
Shenan said:
Gweilo66, I'm not sure I understand your question. I believe that manual audio level control and monitoring should be available even without hotshoe adapter. It has mic and headphone jacks, and I believe the first RX10 had those features too.
Click to expand...

Yes, with the RX10 you can control the audio level and it does have a headphone jack. You only need the hotshoe adapter if you want XLR inputs.
I use the Tascam DR-60DmkII. It has XLR inputs and you can loop the audio out to the RX10 for reference. It has a function that slates with tone
at the start and stop of every audio clip. You just need to start the camera recording first and then start rolling the Tascam. This way you can
mic two separate people and later you can split the audio as mono files.
 
Ha!...with the many models to track and unpredictability in this area, somehow had the the impression those audio features were missing. Great news..to me, anyway ;)
HVXguy, what do you hear different between internal and ext in the scenario you describe? Anyone tried driving the internal with a mixpre or other high end device?

And any info on the zoom speed range/smoothness would be great as well.
 
Gweilo66 said:
Ha!...with the many models to track and unpredictability in this area, somehow had the the impression those audio features were missing. Great news..to me, anyway ;)
HVXguy, what do you hear different between internal and ext in the scenario you describe? Anyone tried driving the internal with a mixpre or other high end device?

And any info on the zoom speed range/smoothness would be great as well.
Click to expand...

Here is a review of the K1M adapter.
http://www.dslrfilmnoob.com/2014/01/11/sony-rx10-xlr-k1m-adapter-2/

This costs $798
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/892383-REG/Sony_xlr_k1m_XLR_Adapter_Microphone_Kit.html

The Tascam DR-60DmkII is $179.99
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1084690-REG/tascam_dr_60mkii_portable_recorder_for_dslr.html

On the zoom front. The power zoom is very useful but it can be slow and bump
a little when you start up. The RX10 keeps a constant f-stop so the video
is usable unlike the FZ-1000. I had the FZ-1000 for one day before shipping it back.
The video during zooming was not usable.

You can get this controller for zoom and start stop. Sony RM-VPR1 Remote Control - $55.69
I use it all the time. Very handy.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._vpr1_remote_control_with_multi_terminal.html
 
Thanks.
I was thinking of padding down mixpre (I have the original..modded to sit under cams) into the camera inputs with cam level turned way down....skipping the overpriced adapter.

Regarding the zoom, yeah..the constant ap lens would be important there. Does the bumpy start get any different with the/an external controller?
 
Gweilo66 said:
Thanks.
I was thinking of padding down mixpre (I have the original..modded to sit under cams) into the camera inputs with cam level turned way down....skipping the overpriced adapter.

Regarding the zoom, yeah..the constant ap lens would be important there. Does the bumpy start get any different with the/an external controller?
Click to expand...

Sometimes the zoom controller will not bump.
Most of the time I just edit around it.
At these prices I don't complain too much.

heh - I remember using SRII's and micro force controllers to control a Zeiss 10-100. That was precision.

http://www.prestoncinema.com/products_micro.html
 
HVXguy said:
I don't know about 4K from the RX10 II yet, but I did see this was recorded
with an external recorder from the RX10.

https://vimeo.com/80647773
Click to expand...
Yeah, I recorded that. I don't think you'll see 422 8bit and even if you do it won't be that much of a difference from the internal 420. The only advantage would be long record times and a Prores file for easy editing. But the XAVC-S edits pretty well in the first place.

Anybody know if the RX10 and RX1004k will have the cine gammas?
 
Last edited:
This picture from the RX10 II website may help clarify some of the options that will be available:

click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14344721721418&key=8bcacfaa034c0b4a66a6e2547b5154f2&libId=iazjos6j01.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top