Sony launches AX700, NX30, X90

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All with new improved Hybrid AF. It's really time to throw away the AX100, CX900 and the X70!
Still a little miffed that sony shipped the previous generation with subpar contrast detect AF that were absolutely unusable.

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony...t-phase-detection-af-sensor-4k-hdr-recording/

[video=youtube;jUQOJJrfOfk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQOJJrfOfk[/video]

 

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This new generation looks a bit sharper than the previous one. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. The colors look more natural and not not Blue, Red, Green oriented. Maybe because the ISO and color balance has improved.

 

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Good and bad. I don't think the footage from the new sensor will intercut well with the AX100/ CX900
The new cameras certainly have a perceptibly wider DR. Very difficult to upgrade gradually from my existing multicam setup if the HDR cannot be turned off. The AX700 might already be the cheapest of this new line up and a CX900 replacement seems unlikely judging from what happened at CES2017. Consumer Sony HD camcorders are most likely extinct.

 

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Imho, the footage looks more organic now.