Pro Moviemaker Spring 2020

THEWINNERS

EDITOR’S CHOICE: FUJIFILM X-T3

The Fujifilm X-T3 is winner of the Editor’s Choice award in the mirrorless category. A great all- rounder, it’s affordable and has great video spec. It may look like the older X-T2 but has more resolution from an all-new sensor, is faster in terms of file processing (with the knock-on effect of quicker autofocus and frame rates), has the viewfinder of the flagship X-H1, and video spec that outperforms it. Thanks to the new sensor and processor that’s triple the speed, the X-T3 out-performs the X-H1 in just about all areas – except for the reinforced lens mount, and the X Series omits in-body stabilisation. It can also record 4K video at 60p, something that’s become the new industry standard but not one that

many cameras can do yet. The X-T3 might not have the full- frame sensor of some of its rivals, but it’s smaller, cheaper, and a great all- round performer.

professional campaign, as well as 4K video footage. And in the all-in-one camcorder category there is no shortage of innovation, with higher resolution, bigger sensors, improved audio, better codec and live streaming capabilities really becoming increasingly important. It’s the company that focuses on streaming technology that has taken the award, with JVC’s HC500. It uses a one-inch 4K CMOS sensor, plus a 20x lens with traditional three-ring control. There is a high-resolution viewfinder, and the camera can record up to 12 stops of dynamic range with support for standard, HDR and HLG colour. It uses the latest generation codec that’s also used in JVC’s HC900 shoulder-mount camera, and it can record to SSDmedia in 10-bit ProRes 422 at 4K in 50/60p frame rates. And, of course, there is class-leading connectivity, offering live streaming, FTP file transfer and remote camera control.

sports-orientated A9 flagship, using a version of its very advanced autofocus system for amazingly quick and accurate AF. It is Sony’s best-ever mirrorless camera for shooting video. The DSLR camera still has a place in the bag of the professional filmmaker, although it’s unlikely to be the main camera nowadays. Many filmers started offwith a Canon EOS 5DMark II, as it was the camera that kickstarted the whole full-frame HD video revolution. It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that the latest version of that camera, the Canon EOS 5DMark IV, once again took top honours as the choice of Pro Moviemaker readers for DSLR of the year. It might not have the spec of big brother EOS-1D XMark II, but it’s smaller andmore affordable, and, of course, takes EF lenses that many already own. Now capable of shooting Canon Log, the EOS 5D Mark IV is a genuine hybrid camera that can shoot stills worthy of a

BELOW Innovation in live streaming has bagged this year’s all-in-one camcorder award for the JVC HC500

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