End of the line for 1/3" chip MPEG 422?

[Greg Huber]

Originally Posted by David Dixon

Yes, I was hoping for 4:2:2 1080p60 (not as 4:2:0 .mp4), better low light, cleaner gain, and in my wild dreams, recording to 10 bit ProRes 422 internal :-)

That is a nice list. I concur- especially the ProRes 422- would save a lot of time getting the video into Final Cut... :)

I dug into the Canon web site a bit more to read some of the detailed specs. There are some features like the dual MXF recording + MP4 that seem interesting, but I'm not sure how much practical use they'd be (especially with the limitations on the codec).

It seems like you need a few of these cameras to get the real value out of the added features. In my situation, I'm usually shooting my XF100 on a tripod, and a DSLR for close up action, and then mixing in post (which always requires color grading / correction). If I was only shooting video I could see the benefit of having 2 XF200's, especially with the timecode.

[Les Wilson]

Here's 422/50 in a 1/3" 3 chipper handycam: HD Warrior