The new Sony F65 camera is being rolled out. It’s still not quite feature complete, but there are dozens going straight out the door onto features.

Here’s a fairly comprehensive overview of the cameras features.

Sony F65 Overview

Abelcine have a new blog entry giving a short demonstration of the advantages of the PMW-F3 S-Log upgrade. The difference is striking, particularly in the last shot. Well worth upgrading.

The upgrade is back ordered worldwide, till the end of January, but thanks to Videocraft I have their rental S-Log installed on my F3 until Sony’s back orders are filled.

Abelcine S-Log Demo

Abelcine have posted an overview of the C300, along with the official RRP price of $15999US for the body only.

That puts in roughly in line price wise with the Sony F3, but the C300 lacks a 10bit 4:4:4 upgrade, a true log mode, and the dynamic range is about 1.5 stops less.

Canon C300 Overview

The 1.31 firmware for the F3 has just become available. Single Link-A 4:2:2 S-Log output with simultaneous HD-SDI monitor output with or with a LUT is enabled, as well as 1080/50/59.94P Dual Link S-Log.

PMW-F3 1.31 Firmware

Consumer 4K is arriving. Well not really 4K, the redefined by RED 4K, which resolves around 2.8-3K with a decent lens after de-bayering. All in a 1/2 CMOS sensor, so each pixel will be that much smaller with all the attendant noise and lack of dynamic range that follows. With cheap glass, higher noise and compression, it will be interesting what this camera resolves, or what your average consumer would even play 4K back on?

JVC GY-HMQ10

All of the currently available HD-SDI viewfinders are flawed in some irritating ways, be it the diopter, the panel, the build quality, the mounting system.

Here’s a new entry which hopefully improves on these problems. TVLogic EVF035W-3G.

Here’s a very complete technical run down of the new Canon C300 sensor.

Canon S35 Cinema Sensor

12 stops and 640ISO, short of the F3, but a smaller package.