Sony PXW-Z150

[Simon L Robinson]

was I the only one to get excited by the Sony PXW-Z150, the RX10II in a usable form with a broadcast friendly codec and bit rate, to then be disappointed by the lack of SLOG profiles. I know they argue that it designed for run and gun with a quick turnaround, shot in camera, no grading, but it feels like they are pulling a Canon to protect the higher product bands of the FS5 and 7, this could have been a great little doc camera, especially for education environments, slow mo, usable 4K and broadcast HD with built in NDs and connectivity, and trumped the Panasonic DVX 200 and the Canon XC10, but it is another lower end camera that just misses the mark.

The RX10ii offers SLog, but in a codec that will be pushed by any heavy grading, and the PXW-Z150 gives us a solid codec, but won't let us use the full DR of the chip.