Our XA10 is a $2000 camera. And higher FPS shooting is definitely a factor. So is 4K. Wanted something we can grow into over time versus something that we'll have to upgrade again soon.
I love unboxings. It always feels so good when you got that new product in mail and you open it and its all new and shiny. Ok maybe not shiny but you know what I mean...
congratulations linus... ur hard work pays off, now ur production has gone up a million times over... can't wait till u guys start messing with this camera's capture capabilities...!
In Europe we have 2-year warranties as default and can't be shortened. It's a directive that many shops end up honouring even if the product had a 12-month warranty. Sales of Goods Act also covers it. In UK we get full repair or partial refund up to 6-years but could end up in small claims court. Surely the US/CA has same protection?
I'll be standing in front of the lens as usual. I think I made it pretty clear in the video that I don't know how to use this thing and that I *won't* be the one using it ;)
The cables are for hooking up a monitor to the camera while operating it. It's not meant to output the best quality, it's just to enlarge the screen to make sure your focus is correct. Thanks for the review though and good luck with the new camera!
Same here. XA10 was perfect for what they do. They seem to shoot in auto with it too... The production quality will go up with better pre-post techniques and not a new camera.
Huge DSLR with auto focus. While I know your reasoning for the purchase would of went with a Canon 5D Mark 3. Check out what DigitalRev is doing with this simple setup. Still a very nice camcorder!
You'd be CRAZY to capture footage from this thing with composite...... Quality would be horrible. More likely to be used for an auxiliary viewfinder or something. Capture from this camera would be via HD-SDI or HDMI.
It's an unboxing. There isn't much Linus doesn't know about them. He bought it for himself and his crew to use, and he's the star of the show so naturally he's gonna unbox it. He knows VERY well what type of equipment he is handling, it's a very expensive camera.
The new HDR Handycams are pretty awesome, considering how cheap they are now days. I think the HDR700 model rocks. Guy in Holland uses it on his quadcopter and it takes awesome HD video of flying over farmers fields, etc.
a great camera - always in 2017 - i use this for a long time as a prime camera , current i use a Sony Fs7 as maincamera and the FS700/FS100 as a "B-camera".
ND= Neutral Density, this helps with exposure, keeps things from getting blown out at wide apertures. Wide apertures mean a smaller depth of field, making what is out of focus really out and focus giving pleasing bokeh (fuzzy background). Finally: always remember that it's the lens that makes the image quality pop. /watch?v=wEpssQjhKOA Pro lens and a cheap body give better results than a pro body and cheap lens.
ok thanks. I'm already using the custom Magic Lantern firmware and the technicolor cinestyle with the low saturation, low contrast, no sharpen filter and then edit in Post in AE CS6 with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista II. It's time consuming but it gives the best results, however I'm still not 100% happy, I think it looks blurry, especially at more than 10 feet, for example to film a scenery. I have the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 lens.
The Sony Nex-FS100 is good and its in the same family as the FS700. The FS100 is extremly light sensitive so with a fast lens you can shoot dang near in the dark. It also produces a very sharp image. There are some key differences between the FS700 & FS100 such as no ND filters, no 4K, no 3G-SDI, and it uses Cinetones rather than Cinegammas, it also does not posses the same level of super slo-mo. The FS100 is $4,199 without the kit lens $4,799 with the kit lens. It fits into your budget.
Some credit cards also give you an extra year on top of a normal one year warranty and restrictions are applied, normally whitegoods but you'd have to ring them to find out exactly.
he already has a good 1080p camcorder, a $1500 Canon XA10. he got this so we can see the difference between 120/60hz, or any lag on a monitor, or the super minor shake in a fan, as well as just to really increase the quality of his videos, for example the focus issues he has had in close-up shots. Another advantage is since it has HDMI out, he can use his capture card for his live youtube shows. In other words, a proper investment for his viewers to allow for more flexibility in his channel.
The most important feature of professional digital video cameras in comparison with professional digital cameras nowadays, is the intergraded optical ND filters. Digital cameras can only take external ND filters in front of the lens which isn't so practical. There are some electronic ND filters but reduce the quality.
In general, still cameras are better at capturing still images and video cameras at moving objects. If you plan on shooting interviews or general "unboxing" videos where there isn't much movement, then perhaps a DSLR would be better.
Thanks a lot, I was looking at lenses for shooting videos, I figured it might be the problem because pictures were great, the only problem was videos, but I didn't find anything in particular yet, I didn't know what to look for exactly. I'll check those, looks like they are cheap and give an impressive result. Maybe I'll find a good EOS prime lens too.. might be a bit more expensive but... we'll see. At least I feel better knowing I could improve the quality with a lens more suited for the task.
I hate to, but I agree with you. He does like to film nothing and ignores the focusing. When the camera is focused on the subject he just keeps changing the distance and camera looses the focus and most of the footage is blurry. I definitely could do a better job, but lets see how he does with the new camera (which looks to be awesome!)
1080p doesnt always mean it looks good, for example take a 720p video you might find 480p videos that looks better. Also this can capture more frames per second which makes the video look overall better. This camera has way more functions then an iPhone's camera. It has also the function to do slow motion and better stabilizing when making videos. A better focus then the iPhone what else can I say?
Word of advice - 8k camera with 0.5k lens is a no no. Look into upgrade for the lens - can also sell kit one for funds. Your camera can only capture the image that is provided by lens. This kit one is quite standard in terms of low light performance. Also for unboxings (provided the video operator can walk) prime lens would be recommended. Will be interesting to see the image quality on this bad boy non the less.
Linus, this camera is waaaay overkill. TH-cam messes up the quality anyways so you don't necessarily need a camera that costs 8.5K. I've shot with this camera before but if you don't work in an overall professional environment, you would probably would get a good enough quality with a 5D. I'm looking forward to future videos but I think you need to step your production value game up a bit in a whole. That means lighting, lighting, sound and again, lighting.
exactly. My max res is 1366 by 768. So I dont think I will notice much of a difference unless they play around with some of the cooler features like slow motion and stuff.
12:00 being able to take photos might not seem relevant with something like this but actually it is a very great feature cause lets say your at an event and filming some gaming stuff and you see a awesome custom case and you want to take some photos off it if you dident have the abilaty to do so with this you would need to carry around a cammera to wich would mean that you had to carry two heavy things with lences and shit not very ideal when events can be for a whole day
Charging for firmware is the same as RAID card manufacturers charging for small unlock keys to add features. While I do not like it either, it does take time to develop those extra features and if is cheaper to just make one camera/card that supports everything and sell firmware/keys than create multiple different models. I guess it makes sense.
i hope so for you pocket sake and your conscious sake .i have been looking at other reviews of what this camera can do.its mind below what it can go.good luck
Do you have the GH2 ? I bought the 60D about 4 months ago and I now love DSLR. But I mainly wanted to shoot videos with it. Overall I am happy with my purchase but the videos are more blurry than I expected, not sure if I'm asking too much or if something is wrong. I know the GH2 is great for videos and it doesn't have the moiré problems, do you think I should sell my 60D and get the GH2 ? Or do you have any other suggestions ? Thanks
the long pipe for the eye wear kinder looks very 1990s. bu the camera itself looks fantastic. but not sure about the long pipe tube that looks so long and thick.
Linus, ND filters make things darker by a Stop, 1/2 of a Stop, 1/3, 1/4, and so on. Just used for when you have an overexposed subject and you can no longer compensate for it.
24-70 2.8 canon II or tamron 24-70 VC 2.8 FF lenses with metabones adapter to next making the lens 2.0 and removing the crop factor is perfect for this camera
I own a second hand FS700 without the 4k upgrade, and I'm not planning on organizing for the upgrade because I'm planning on capturing slow motion or slo mo (film makers' slang) footage, and I don't think any 4k footage would blend in well with the 2k slo mo footage, even if the slo mo footage's upscaled to 4k. If the 'normal' motion footage is shot at 2k, then the 2k slo mo footage will match up better, IMO. At 03:30 on the subject of capturing 960 frames per second "... although it doesn't really capture any kind of decent quality at that frame rate" I wanted to offer this video I put together, shot at 960fps: th-cam.com/video/s6kIWwKgMxE/w-d-xo.html
If I told you that in 2017 you would spend 140,000 on 8k camera equipment what do you think little Linus would have said?
Anchor Bait say whattt
HOLY SH!T
Our XA10 is a $2000 camera.
And higher FPS shooting is definitely a factor. So is 4K. Wanted something we can grow into over time versus something that we'll have to upgrade again soon.
He had a cold when we were filming :(
LinusBreathingTips
>puts on headphones
>instantly hears someone breathing in my right ear
I love unboxings. It always feels so good when you got that new product in mail and you open it and its all new and shiny. Ok maybe not shiny but you know what I mean...
I hope Sony gave that to you guys to unbox :D
Ha fancy seeing you here Jerry! I was 8 years too late here.
congratulations linus... ur hard work pays off, now ur production has gone up a million times over... can't wait till u guys start messing with this camera's capture capabilities...!
I like how we can hear the breathing of the camera man
In Europe we have 2-year warranties as default and can't be shortened. It's a directive that many shops end up honouring even if the product had a 12-month warranty. Sales of Goods Act also covers it. In UK we get full repair or partial refund up to 6-years but could end up in small claims court. Surely the US/CA has same protection?
who is watching in 2017?
i do October 24 2017
i am
İt's near 2018
William Tran holy shit I’m watching in 2018
2020
I'll be standing in front of the lens as usual.
I think I made it pretty clear in the video that I don't know how to use this thing and that I *won't* be the one using it ;)
Wants to unbox some boxes .
Buys a 9000$ camera to record a box being opened .... hmmm.... :|
The cables are for hooking up a monitor to the camera while operating it. It's not meant to output the best quality, it's just to enlarge the screen to make sure your focus is correct. Thanks for the review though and good luck with the new camera!
Really went all out with this... Glad to see that you care about us mortals.
in 12:00, you talked about the choice of the capture video and pictures, do you mean that the possible can pick up the image through these camera ?
I am genuinely excited to see your new set up in action!
The RCA Cables connect to an external monitor for viewing footage live while recording. I said the same thing when I got my AX2000.
Diesel and Slick. Wow , Linus you really have cool names for camera mans.
Same here. XA10 was perfect for what they do. They seem to shoot in auto with it too... The production quality will go up with better pre-post techniques and not a new camera.
as a filmaking and camera geek i love this :D... can't wait to see more :)
Huge DSLR with auto focus. While I know your reasoning for the purchase would of went with a Canon 5D Mark 3. Check out what DigitalRev is doing with this simple setup.
Still a very nice camcorder!
Lens upgrade will come. For now this will be a big enough step up.
SO let me ask. On that camera, you can actually have an HDMI output feed into an external recorder ?
it is amazing, spending $8500 out of his own pocket on a camera. For us the viewers, all I can say is thank you Linus I appeciate it a lot.
Woot! I love your unboxings, this can only be a good addition to them!
You'd be CRAZY to capture footage from this thing with composite...... Quality would be horrible. More likely to be used for an auxiliary viewfinder or something. Capture from this camera would be via HD-SDI or HDMI.
It's an unboxing. There isn't much Linus doesn't know about them. He bought it for himself and his crew to use, and he's the star of the show so naturally he's gonna unbox it. He knows VERY well what type of equipment he is handling, it's a very expensive camera.
The new HDR Handycams are pretty awesome, considering how cheap they are now days. I think the HDR700 model rocks. Guy in Holland uses it on his quadcopter and it takes awesome HD video of flying over farmers fields, etc.
Linus, Theres is already a power zoom lens for e-mount. looking foward for the new quality stardard :) Thank you for improving your awesome videos
You're right. Maybe we intend to do other stuff ;)
Man that camera looks krazy! Can wait to see what the recordings are going to look like
a great camera - always in 2017 - i use this for a long time as a prime camera , current i use a Sony Fs7 as maincamera and the FS700/FS100 as a "B-camera".
When you use the camera, PLEASE calibrate the zoom before shooting,
ND= Neutral Density, this helps with exposure, keeps things from getting blown out at wide apertures.
Wide apertures mean a smaller depth of field, making what is out of focus really out and focus giving pleasing bokeh (fuzzy background).
Finally: always remember that it's the lens that makes the image quality pop.
/watch?v=wEpssQjhKOA
Pro lens and a cheap body give better results than a pro body and cheap lens.
You're right. Maybe we intend to do other stuff...
I'm actually so excited to see this in action
Very Nice with all that gear going to watch a LOT more Linus videos
ok thanks. I'm already using the custom Magic Lantern firmware and the technicolor cinestyle with the low saturation, low contrast, no sharpen filter and then edit in Post in AE CS6 with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista II. It's time consuming but it gives the best results, however I'm still not 100% happy, I think it looks blurry, especially at more than 10 feet, for example to film a scenery. I have the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 lens.
Awesome camera! I can't wait to watch it in action on my VGA monitor. :P
The Sony Nex-FS100 is good and its in the same family as the FS700. The FS100 is extremly light sensitive so with a fast lens you can shoot dang near in the dark. It also produces a very sharp image.
There are some key differences between the FS700 & FS100 such as no ND filters, no 4K, no 3G-SDI, and it uses Cinetones rather than Cinegammas, it also does not posses the same level of super slo-mo. The FS100 is $4,199 without the kit lens $4,799 with the kit lens. It fits into your budget.
Some credit cards also give you an extra year on top of a normal one year warranty and restrictions are applied, normally whitegoods but you'd have to ring them to find out exactly.
good video what are you going too do with the old video camera ?
The Gear is Here! :D
Will be looking forward to your videos Linus!
he already has a good 1080p camcorder, a $1500 Canon XA10. he got this so we can see the difference between 120/60hz, or any lag on a monitor, or the super minor shake in a fan, as well as just to really increase the quality of his videos, for example the focus issues he has had in close-up shots. Another advantage is since it has HDMI out, he can use his capture card for his live youtube shows.
In other words, a proper investment for his viewers to allow for more flexibility in his channel.
Can't wait for the Hollywood quality tech tips! :)
we use these on the production team at my church, and they are fun to work with. We use a Canon 24-70 2.8L (original) and it looks great
Sweet camera. Cant wait for the crisp content. FEED ME!
The most important feature of professional digital video cameras in comparison with professional digital cameras nowadays, is the intergraded optical ND filters.
Digital cameras can only take external ND filters in front of the lens which isn't so practical. There are some electronic ND filters but reduce the quality.
You ain’t lying. The ax100 has nd filters integrated and it’s a beautiful thing.
@LinusTechTips With this camera you really need to use the light filters for the nice film effect trough the Adobe Premiere or any soft.
In general, still cameras are better at capturing still images and video cameras at moving objects. If you plan on shooting interviews or general "unboxing" videos where there isn't much movement, then perhaps a DSLR would be better.
Thanks a lot, I was looking at lenses for shooting videos, I figured it might be the problem because pictures were great, the only problem was videos, but I didn't find anything in particular yet, I didn't know what to look for exactly. I'll check those, looks like they are cheap and give an impressive result. Maybe I'll find a good EOS prime lens too.. might be a bit more expensive but... we'll see. At least I feel better knowing I could improve the quality with a lens more suited for the task.
Looking at the fun, now old stuff.. Always wanted the FS 700 :D
I love to see the camera man face over this unboxing :)
I hate to, but I agree with you. He does like to film nothing and ignores the focusing. When the camera is focused on the subject he just keeps changing the distance and camera looses the focus and most of the footage is blurry. I definitely could do a better job, but lets see how he does with the new camera (which looks to be awesome!)
1080p doesnt always mean it looks good, for example take a 720p video you might find 480p videos that looks better. Also this can capture more frames per second which makes the video look overall better. This camera has way more functions then an iPhone's camera. It has also the function to do slow motion and better stabilizing when making videos. A better focus then the iPhone what else can I say?
They also make a smaller version of this that fits the NEX lenses, which is the one I knew about, I didn't know about this one!
Old cam is about 2k~
idk why people are saying buy a 2nd 2,000$ cam
This cam also shoots in 4k(or will) which is great when 4k displays are the norm
its so hilarius to watch how experienced computer guy unboxes the professional vidcamera:D
Thanks a bunch.
What about somthing like the cannon 1DC isnt that the best of both worlds?
Word of advice - 8k camera with 0.5k lens is a no no. Look into upgrade for the lens - can also sell kit one for funds. Your camera can only capture the image that is provided by lens. This kit one is quite standard in terms of low light performance. Also for unboxings (provided the video operator can walk) prime lens would be recommended. Will be interesting to see the image quality on this bad boy non the less.
Linus, this camera is waaaay overkill. TH-cam messes up the quality anyways so you don't necessarily need a camera that costs 8.5K. I've shot with this camera before but if you don't work in an overall professional environment, you would probably would get a good enough quality with a 5D. I'm looking forward to future videos but I think you need to step your production value game up a bit in a whole. That means lighting, lighting, sound and again, lighting.
exactly. My max res is 1366 by 768. So I dont think I will notice much of a difference unless they play around with some of the cooler features like slow motion and stuff.
12:00 being able to take photos might not seem relevant with something like this but actually it is a very great feature cause lets say your at an event and filming some gaming stuff and you see a awesome custom case and you want to take some photos off it if you dident have the abilaty to do so with this you would need to carry around a cammera to wich would mean that you had to carry two heavy things with lences and shit not very ideal when events can be for a whole day
Charging for firmware is the same as RAID card manufacturers charging for small unlock keys to add features. While I do not like it either, it does take time to develop those extra features and if is cheaper to just make one camera/card that supports everything and sell firmware/keys than create multiple different models. I guess it makes sense.
i hope so for you pocket sake and your conscious sake .i have been looking at other reviews of what this camera can do.its mind below what it can go.good luck
Thanks a lot Linus, you do so much for your fans!
So it's a professional camera... but do you have a professional to operate it?
Nice I can't wait to see some video recorded with it!
Do you have the GH2 ? I bought the 60D about 4 months ago and I now love DSLR. But I mainly wanted to shoot videos with it. Overall I am happy with my purchase but the videos are more blurry than I expected, not sure if I'm asking too much or if something is wrong. I know the GH2 is great for videos and it doesn't have the moiré problems, do you think I should sell my 60D and get the GH2 ? Or do you have any other suggestions ? Thanks
I just bought 2 of these for 1080p livestreaming
the long pipe for the eye wear kinder looks very 1990s. bu the camera itself looks fantastic. but not sure about the long pipe tube that looks so long and thick.
Are you going to use it for your live streams too?
When are you gonna record with you new camera and upload footage?
nice congratulations on the new stuff
Any chance of capturing microstuttering with this camera?
THAT would be REALLY COOL. Keep it rollin', Linus!
linus video recording and editing tips
I can't wait for slow motion cat tips!
9:23 "I'm a dog chasing cars, I just do things."
Really amazing stuff! I love such technology.
Linus, ND filters make things darker by a Stop, 1/2 of a Stop, 1/3, 1/4, and so on. Just used for when you have an overexposed subject and you can no longer compensate for it.
Is this strictly for TechTips or will this also be used for the live stream's as well ?
$8k camera for unboxing. A great channel has just become FUCKING AWESOME
So from now on, the next videos we will see will have been filmed with this camera right ?
Linus, have you been using this camera on your new videos?
The drawback in Sony recent cameras is the E-Mount lenses system.
cant wait to see the new videos recorded by this camera....
So excited for this new camera!
Finally something that Linus was a lil clueless on. He's a mortal like us!
24-70 2.8 canon II or tamron 24-70 VC 2.8 FF lenses with metabones adapter to next making the lens 2.0 and removing the crop factor is perfect for this camera
linus' shirt makes it clear. he's the professional unboxer and not the one filming.
Holy shit thats expensive, and you bought two! This channel must be a huge part of NCIX's total ads budget
At last a GOOD camera :D I surely hop that the focus time will be better now ;)
Seeing this brought a smile to my face. :)
ok so when are you going to start doing things for B&H?
I own a second hand FS700 without the 4k upgrade, and I'm not planning on organizing for the upgrade because I'm planning on capturing slow motion or slo mo (film makers' slang) footage, and I don't think any 4k footage would blend in well with the 2k slo mo footage, even if the slo mo footage's upscaled to 4k. If the 'normal' motion footage is shot at 2k, then the 2k slo mo footage will match up better, IMO.
At 03:30 on the subject of capturing 960 frames per second "... although it doesn't really capture any kind of decent quality at that frame rate" I wanted to offer this video I put together, shot at 960fps:
th-cam.com/video/s6kIWwKgMxE/w-d-xo.html
you can upload in original quality and if you have a high view count than you can offer the video in "original" wich means up to 4k
What's the top of the line camcorders that are use to film movies?
www.red.com/store/products/epic-m-red-dragon-carbon-fiber-w-side-ssd-carbon-fiber-and-magnesium-lens-mount
Soldier1287 RED Cameras or ARRI ALEXA (Mini, SXT, etc.) Sony F5, F55, F65, F900R (in HBO), Blackmagic Cinema Camera, whatever camera actually... GH5... duh. Expensive ones? Um, Canon C100 (in spec it's bad lol), C300, C500.
your cameraman breaths deeply.
Ah, I see :) What happened to Slick though, is he around still?