4K Cameras

MattAdamson wrote on 7/6/2012, 3:16 PM
Hi

I'm going to the Galapagos Islands in a week and was wondering whether it would be worth upgrading to a 4K camera such as

http://www.proav.co.uk/JVC-GY-HMQ10-4K-Compact-Handheld-Camcorder/p30984.aspx

Although a lot for a consumer camcorder I would like to take the absolute best video possible. Has anyone bought this camera or perhaps similar 4K cameras and editted in Vegas?

Appreciate your thoughts

Thanks

Matt

Comments

videoITguy wrote on 7/6/2012, 3:44 PM
A lot of people have been asking why is this camera being made.
If you look at the long term history of the JVC company, they introduce a lot of unusual stuff in prosumer, but almost always never follow-up on support through an extended series of interfaces to other product lines.

So here we go again, introduce a camera with unusual sensor specs. and then bury in details that the consumer gets a recording on memory cards that's in the standard frame size with usual codec compromises. What is the point? This is just a trial experiment to see the sensor in the field.

Far over priced....you can do better with Canon XF105 for the money.
Multitech wrote on 7/10/2012, 3:01 PM
I don't know much about this, but B&H had some user reviews. You may wish to see here under customer reviews:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/839193-REG/JVC_GY_HMQ10U_GY_HMQ10_4K_Compact_Handheld.html

It looks very small with a big price tag. Looks like it is AVCHD, so I'm assuming vegas could open and work with it, probably slowly.
rs170a wrote on 7/10/2012, 4:29 PM
Check out this thread on it from DV Info.
GY-HMQ10U...Another new cam from JVC

Mike
Kimberly wrote on 7/10/2012, 5:50 PM
Matt:

Wow congrats on such as awesome opportunity. A couple of thoughts:

Are you planning to use the camera above water or below as well? Your housing and lights will greatly affect your image underwater.

Be sure you have a way to charge the unit once you are there. Dive boats and land based operations have "charging stations" but not every device may charge adequately in remote locations. I've seen a number of dive computers, camcorders, batteries, and lights fail to take a charge on the liveaboard where I work. It's always frustrating for everyone.

Don't forget to take enough memory cards or whatever to download your footage. I've seen people who think 1-2 cards are adequate, then by Wednesday they're asking if I can burn their footage to a disk so they can erase and continue. Better to have too many cards than not enough.

Galapagos should be an astonishing experience. I hope your camera performs well whatever you choose!

Kimberly