Its a damn nice camera- Much more substantial then a Ricoh Gr3- Not as big as a X100v
AF is shocking fast for a point and shoot. This camera feels like a winner so far- Going to take it into the woods on a mtn bike ride this weekend and test it out-
Been thinking about getting one for stuff like that. Please share some images when you can.
Initial impressions
a lot larger than expected, however a good bit smaller than something small like the A7c with lens, any lens.
the rubberized feeling is excellent
tripod socket is a pain point as expected
the ptoz mechanism seems quick
the built in audio mimmicks my old sony handycam
menu is simplistic, and maybe I am missing something, but I cant figure how to program the camera shut off when the screen is closed, and open when you pull out the screen....
on off button is easily hidden under the wind muff
clog3 disables the ability to use ND Auto, need to manually set
may have found the perfect bag for the camera, with thin divider I can fit the camera + iphone into the lowepro ILC-50
talley light is amazing, even the red record on the screen is very easy to see. The screen can use some improvement, that touch menu while recording kind of gets in the way (no gesture support). the somewhat larger noisy buttons, I like, very good feedback.
lack of audio monitoring on screen is annoying, cant figure how to see if I'm clipping or recording audio, q menu dig to look at it.
similarly, the exposure display disappears? why?
The lens is the perfect focal range + decent enough stabilization, hell of a camera even with these limiting factors.
Just got this camera. Like it so far just don’t know how to use it. Trying to figure out how to reduce the yellow/super warm cast on all my photos. Looks like it could be a nice gr3 replacement
Badd_decisions wrote:
Just got this camera. Like it so far just don’t know how to use it. Trying to figure out how to reduce the yellow/super warm cast on all my photos. Looks like it could be a nice gr3 replacement
Sounds like a white balance issue. Does it have an AWB-W setting?
Not trying to throw a monkey wrench into this whole discussion but ... I'm just back from a Vancouver to Sitka cruise with some pretty challenging photographic conditions. Very high contrast in the landscapes and lots of gray rainy conditions. My main camera is an R5 with 24-105 and 100-500 Ls. But my most used camera on the trip was my 7 year old G1X mk 3. Its 24-70 f2.8-5.6 FF range using a full APS-C 80D equivalent sensor captured so many landscapes and events in inclement weather where I didn't want to risk the R5. IQ wise its still as satisfying as when I bought it. The noise and sharpness are still very good compared to the R5. The time/date battery died on the trip, annoying, but Canon CPS replaced it for free. Sadly the camera is no longer produced, but coverage lasts until 2030.
For video use there is no comparison with this new offering, but for photographic use I'm sticking with my trust old G.
EB-1 wrote:
Are the people really clamoring for a puny sensor like a µ4/3, but in the 3:2 ratio?
EBH
Nobody is "clamoring" for much these days. So many options out there but this little cam fills the bill for a lot of folks. I for one love that I can have a 16-50mm equivalent in my pocket with a "puny" sensor. It works great when I'm out in the surf doing ICM and can go from this wide to normal without changing lenses and with noise reduction software on this 4/3 silicon you'd be hard pressed to tell what cam was used.
Image quality test
From the public information, we only know that the optical structure of Canon PowerShot V1 is 8 groups and 9 elements, and there is no information about special lenses. As usual, Jim conducted a round of image quality tests for various apertures of wide angle/telephoto. The performance of the center of the image at wide angle is almost the same at f/2.8~f/11, and the best image quality appears at the edge of the image at f/5.6. As for the overall working aperture at the telephoto end, it falls between f/4.5 and f/8. The aperture f/11 will show more obvious signs of decline. I think this is quite enough for a portable camera.
V1's focus tracking and continuous shooting performance are also very crazy. When facing moving people and animals, as long as the shutter speed is enough to freeze the picture, coupled with the highest continuous shooting speed of 30fps, it is not inferior to its own mirrorless system at all. The only drawback is the lack of EVF, but this is also due to the product positioning.
There are 14 built-in color filters, but these filters only support video recording, not photo taking.
Areas worthy of praise:
◎ The grip of the body is really good, and it can be held steadily whether it is standard grip or selfie-style shooting
◎ The equivalent of 16-50mm covers ultra-wide angle and medium focal length, which is very practical for Vlog
◎ Equipped with a 1.4-inch CMOS sensor, which is more conducive to blurring the background and improving ISO performance
◎ The Dual Pixel CMOS AF II focus system has a tracking speed comparable to the RF system, and supports 30fps continuous shooting
◎ The built-in ND filter can reduce the shutter speed by three levels
◎ Supports Canon Log3 4:2:2 10-bit recording
◎ After the top microphone is matched with rabbit fur, the outdoor vocal recording effect is very good
◎ Built-in active cooling fan, can cope with long-term recording operations
◎ The "Product Demonstration Close-up Short Film" function can focus on "close objects" with priority
Areas that can be improved:
◎ Supports vertical video, but the menu will not flip when shooting, which is not very user-friendly
◎ Not dust and drip proof, the air intake and exhaust vents need more attention
◎ No EVF is provided. When facing strong light outdoors, the brightness of the back screen is not enough
◎ It is not a constant aperture design, so the maximum aperture is only f/4.5 at 50mm, which is a bit less practical
◎ The multi-function hot shoe mount needs to be used with the "hot shoe adapter AD-E1" to support single-point triggering or old flashes
