$249 Z Camera E1 4K and DCI 4K Videos

[Alex Anderson]

I understated. Enjoy your time in China. I am a US citizen and I have also lived in Beijing. I also traveled around the country and I gave lectures at different universities on production/post production .

[Bruce Dempsey]

"With the October update (.30), the focus now works - push to focus."
push what exactly?
tks

[Mark Rosenzweig]

Originally Posted by Bruce Dempsey

"With the October update (.30), the focus now works - push to focus."
push what exactly?
tks

The up-arrow button below the function button is the push-to-focus button. Pushing it forces the AF to focus. The most important buttons are this button and the MF assist button (which one assigns) that magnifies the image. The latter is useful for both manual focusing and checking that the AF has focused on what you want (which with Panasonic focusing is not always the case). The magnified image is very clear, and the magnification allows one to gage or achieve focus precisely

[Bruce Dempsey]

Imagine this little camera with an enormous servo zoom eng broadcast lens adapted

[Mark Rosenzweig]

Z Camera E1 DCI 4K Original Ungraded Zlog Video Clip: Jinan University, Guangzhou on Vimeo

With movement, high dynamic range.

[Jase Tanner]

Originally Posted by Bruce Dempsey

Well I couldn't resist and got one on order.
looks like a fun cam

Brian, I'd like to know if you found a good price in Canada.

Also, is there a video recording time limit as is often the case with cheaper cameras?

Thanks

[Bruce Dempsey]

nah Bought it from b&h 249us
haven't received it nor lens but this is not one of those so I expect camcorder functionality etc

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[Mark Rosenzweig]

The Z Camera E1 has no recording limit. Moreover, if one gets a usb-to-barrel connector cable, the camera can be powered externally using any usb battery pack of the type used for cell phones (5V 2A).

The video in the post above was shot by me to test the low-light.

Here is another video, shot by me:

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[Bruce Dempsey]

sorry didn't mean to hijack your clip which I found on a facebook page and had no mention of your name or that of anybody else and given the nice way the camera seemed to handle the night for night scene i figured it would be good to post it here

[Mark Rosenzweig]

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Graded from Zlog.

[Mark Rosenzweig]

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[Jase Tanner]

Originally Posted by Bruce Dempsey

nah Bought it from b&h 249us
haven't received it nor lens but this is not one of those so I expect camcorder functionality etc

https://youtu.be/IgIsg5XWNAE

Thats the best I could find too.

[Jase Tanner]

Originally Posted by Mark Rosenzweig

The Z Camera E1 has no recording limit. Moreover, if one gets a usb-to-barrel connector cable, the camera can be powered externally using any usb battery pack of the type used for cell phones (5V 2A).


https://youtu.be/JoVvJx0HBPY

Good to know both of those things. Inching closer to dropping the cash. And from a video you posted in another thread it seems reasonable in low light.

My primary use would be as B camera for indoor speaking events. Did a day long event a few weeks back, 2 cameras, 3 audio recorders/wireless mics. Checking/changing batteries got old fast.

[Mark Rosenzweig]

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[Mark Rosenzweig]

Time-Lapse from 16MP images:

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