Dedicated Camcorder vs Mirrorless?

[PannySVHS]

Juan was the Andromeda guy? @Emanuel The Andromeda mastermind closed down his DVX100 activities and hardware hack and became part of Panasonics development team, iirc.

[Emanuel]

Yes.

[ac6000cw]

On 5/6/2023 at 7:12 AM, 92F said:

Is the Canon XF 605 not the best quality / size / price compromise of the moment ...?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsbCajW5cmk

But the image quality will remain more digital than a C70 for example... which is not a problem in many reports...

But that's only a 1" sensor, weighs 2Kg, measures 168 x 173 x 333 mm and costs more than £4000 in the UK. 

Probably just the thing for some people (it's well loaded with potentially useful pro features, like SDI output), but it's not hard to see why higher-end camcorders have become a niche product especially if you're a video + stills person.

I'm only an amateur, but what drove me to switch from camcorders to 'stills cameras with video' was the manufacturers removing viewfinders from all but the higher-end consumer camcorders, and them getting almost too small and lightweight to hold in both hands (for stability) - I find the traditional camera shape much better to hold two-handed.