AWARDS GEAR OF THE YEAR
Mirrorless
CAMERAS
Sony A7S III Fujifilm X-T4 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Panasonic S1H
Panasonic S5 Canon EOS R5
resolution and Raw recording. The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III had plenty of video spec, too. Finally, the DSLR market got an injection of new cameras, including the Canon EOS-1 DX Mark III and Nikon’s D6 and D780. It was also a big year for cinema cameras. Canon released the EOS C500 Mark II with internal Raw Light recording, a newmodular body and high spec codecs, followed by the EOS C300 Mark III – essentially, it’s the same body and similar spec, but it uses Super 35. Sony’s FX9 offered a more affordable full-frame cinema camera, while the Panasonic EVA1 and Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K G2 continued to gain fans. With Covid-19 leading to lockdowns and new ways of working, streaming unsurprisingly became even bigger news. JVC is one of the pioneers of streaming and its HC500 and HC900 camcorders sold well, as did Canon’s XF705 and Sony’s Z190 and Z280. Panasonic’s compact CX10 offered an incredible spec in a very small and affordable package. Which gets your vote?
Cameras are the real hero products that everyone loves to focus on. In the past year, there have been exciting launches in each camera category, with even the DSLR market revealing capable products. There have been full-frame models, the widening of in-camera Raw recording and even relatively affordable cameras up to 12K. A lot of the development has happened in the mirrorless camera market. The long-awaited Sony A7S Mark III was revealed with stunning 4K performance. But Canon stole Sony’s thunder with its EOS R5, offering internal Raw Light recording and 8K resolution, while Panasonic’s 5.9K S1H full-frame camera became a favourite. Then Panasonic revealed the S5 with lots of the same spec, but at roughly half the price. And Sigma’s full-frame fp offered a super-compact body that shoots Raw, too. Add in Nikon’s Z 6 gaining ground and it’s been a top year for full-frame mirrorless cams. Fujifilm’s Super 35-sized X-T4 was a star Super 35 performer, as well as the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, which offers 6K
ABOVE From mirrorless cameras to DSLRs and also cinema cameras, there is so much choice nowadays
Nikon Z 6 Sigma fp
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Marshall CV380-CS
DSLR Canon EOS 5DMark IV Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Nikon D6
Nikon D850 Nikon D780
Camcorder
JVC HC500 JVC HC900 Sony Z190 Sony Z280 Canon XF705 Panasonic CX10
Cinema camera
Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K G2
Canon EOS C500 Mark II Canon EOS C300 Mark III Panasonic EVA1 Sony FX9 Kinefinity Mavo LF
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