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The Sigma fp has an APS-C mode you can choose already. And you can shoot RAW video in that mode. The camera works perfectly with any APS-C lens in video and stills. All options work in both FF and crop modes.

I agree that talented people can produce excellent videos with any camera. But that is irrelevant to evaluating a camera's ability. And, sure one video is a data point. But not all "data points" are of equal value, as you then go on to suggest. A video shot in a setting with limited dynamic range, where the author has decided to discolor skin tones, where most of the frames are out of focus (very little detail to ingest), is not going to be a very valuable data point for evaluating a camera. What are the key issues for image quality? 1. dynamic range - so we need a setting with a big dynamic range. 2. color science - so we need to see the natural colors it is capable of reproducing, not some person's imaginative discoloration of skin tones. 3. Resolution - so we need detailed scenes, not faces and bokeh. 4. rolling shutter - so we need horizontally moving subjects. 5. low-light performance - so we need - lowlight! The posted video (cute children shot with a very peculiar lens) that people actually said convinced them to get a Komodo failed in providing information on any of these. It may win a prize somewhere, and the dp may win an award, but it is a near useless as a data point for evaluating a camera. There are threads for showing off one's artistic vision in video, a thread about a camera is not the place for that. Wow, really? Again, the Komodo may be a great addition to the cinematic tool kit at a reasonable price,, but I do not see anything here that demonstrates it is better than other offerings (actually, global shutter seems to me the biggest deal, so let's see that in action).

I can easily tell the difference between 4K and 1080 on YouTube. I can even tell the difference between 2880P (5K) and 4K on YouTube, even on 1080 screens. I don't use Safari.

Further Canon explanation from above video: "Hybrid IS combines the feedback from both the acceleration sensor and angular velocity sensor, moving the image stabilizer lens elements as needed. This effectively compensations for both rotational and linear camera shake."

Canon explains: https://global.canon/en/news/2009/jul22e.html Hybrid IS adds parallel shift compensation to standard tilt compensation. I have only seen it mentioned for macro lenses. Also:

I dislike this footage - the framing makes the widescreen aspect inhibiting, since the videographer constantly cuts off peoples heads, and I do not like how the particular discolorations ( we call it "grading") chosen in post affect skin tones. And, videos of cute kids are second only to pet videos in terms of cuteness. But, so what? This will have zero influence on whether I like the camera. How on earth could a particular video that is heavily graded and uses a very special-type lens convince anyone that the camera is somehow better than the many other cinema contenders less than $10,000? Of course, this phenomenon of judging a camera by one video is all over this forum and many others devoted to equipment. I bet the videographer (once he masters framing with an anamorphic lens better (I get it that it could be on purpose)) could make a cinematic-looking video from a Sony RX100, under the same lighting conditions. Of course, if one is for some other reasons set on acquiring this camera, this video (if you actually thought it was good) would reaffirm your interest, since it does show what it can produce. It just does not speak to whether another cheaper, more-user-friendly, more-versatile camera could do better, but then again the scenes have limited dynamic range (wonderful diffuse light that always helps), there is lots of out-of-focus areas (and subjects) and the lens, as has been said, matters a lot. Just a thought (my quasi-rant could be applied to any posts about cameras, so I do not mean it as a criticism of the Komodo). There is a sophisticated crowd here, so I am surprised to see this behavior, again and again.

Sound test:

The rudeness of this site never ceases to surprise me.

I agree with you about the modularity of the fp. But another advantage of the fp is its small size. You you can get a tilting 5" monitor that weighs much less than the Ninja V, is more compact, uses less power and has all the focusing/exposure aids and as bright a screen as you want (and probably more accurate color) if your main concern is improved viewing and exposing in the field. The Ninja V is not the best monitor for those purposes. Have you actually used DNG files in your editor? They work completely smoothly. Also, Slimraw, a cheap computer program, losslessly reduces the DNG RAW files by 60%, if you are worried about storage. Editors/computers have problems with heavily- (and lossy) compressed video (H265 especially) because they must constantly decode and encode. High bitrate RAW is much easier to work with than any of those compressed codecs, and no less easy to work with than compressed high-bitrate ProResraw. If you haven't tried editing with the DNG files, try it and see and save yourself the hassle and bulk of an external recorder - double sets of settings, etc.

So, what exactly is the point of recording 12bit ProRes RAW externally with a bulky recorder, when you can record 12bit RAW internally with just a tiny SSD attached to the Sigma fp? I don't get it? ProResRAW cannot be better than DNG RAW, can it? And note, I have the Sigma fp and the Ninja V (and got an e-mail from Atomos with the link). I also have compared DNG RAW from the fp to BRAW recorded from the fp to the BM 12G Assist and could see no difference except, when really peeping, the DNG clips had more detail. What is going on?

Yes! Beta firmware enabling Ninja V ProRes RAW recording from the GFX100 was made available today (also Sigma fp).

Beta firmware for the Ninja V is now available for recording 12bit ProRes RAW to the Ninja V via HDMI from the Sigma fp. This enables 4KDCI 24p, 4K UHD up to 30p, and FullHD 120p. Other than the DCI 24p, all of this can be done internally in the camera in true 12bit DNG RAW.

But, remember, there is also crop mode. This is simply a 1:1 crop (1.5X), so no pixel binning. Still 4K. This gives you approximately the APS-C (Super35mm) look, same as the BMPCC 6K in terms of FOV.

I have shot using the Sigma fp with both BRAW and cDNG. In Resolve there is no difference whatsoever in ease of editing. And Slimraw reduces the cDNG files by about 60% on average.

I have had no problems with my Samsung 2TB T5 SSD, the brand recommended by Sigma and by BlackMagic. Interestingly, Z-Cam recommends the Sandisk Extreme SSD.

My test of 8bit DNG RAW straight to an sd card. I also conclude that having the full dynamic range of the sensor, no color subsampling, and no compression that DNG RAW provides may be a lot more important than 8 versus 10bits.

Gotcha. Thanks.

As I understand it, using the Color Profile: Off results in correct reading on the waveform when shooting RAW.

Ok. That is certainly correct. Again, I do not understand why anyone would use this camera to shoot anything but RAW - that is its key advantage over almost all cameras - full-frame pure (no sharpening, no noise reduction), uncompressed, unprocessed, no chroma subsampling, wide color gamut, 12bit 4K with no overheating in a tiny form. Log is just totally irrelevant (I understand the question was why not log), but the discussion of log in my view for the fp is basically besides the point, the point being - RAW!

Where is the direct information or test that the color gamut in RAW on the Sigma fp is not wider than REC709? My information is that it is closer to REC2020 than the gamut of the Sony Venice! Here is the video comparing the gamuts of the Venice and the Sigma fp. You will also learn more about log: Look at 15:33. Note that the Sony Venice and the Sigma fp are being used in the latest Avatar movie.

Really? You really want to keep acting out with ugly sarcasm just because you were found to have made a mistaken post? No one insulted you. Learn about cooling before you make claims is all that was said. Someone else also provided some information on the fp's cooling method who has more information than I do..

Look, I am not withholding information, I am not an expert on cooling. Another instance of your shooting your mouth off without knowledge. Why would you think I would be an expert on cooling cameras just because I posted information on a camera's actual performance? Again, do your own homework.

Yes, there is a big heatsink in the Sigma fp's small body. But processors matter too for thermal efficiency.