Fstoppers published a controversial video “The iPhone 6s Takes Better Video Than My Professional Nikon DSLR” (the DSLR in question was the Nikon D750). They basically compared the 4k footage from the latest iPhone 6s (down-sampled to 1080p) to the 1080p footage from the Nikon D750. Their conclusion? The iPhone won:
The upcoming Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera is rumored to have 4k video recording capabilities. If true, this will be the first Nikon camera with 4k video. The official announcement is expected in the next few weeks.
Imaging-resource and dpreview published their CP+ interviews with Nikon executives who successfully avoided answering any questions about future products/developments. Here is a brief recap of the main points from both interviews:
In a recent interview with TrustedReviews, Zurab Kiknadaze (Nikon EU product manager) talked about 4k video being “a bit tricky“and that Nikon is “looking into it for the future“:
It seems that Nikon is not interested in competing in the growing video/camcorders market with Canon and other manufacturer. The good news is that you can still use Nikkor lenses (in manual focus mode only) on a professional video camera: today JVC announced a new 4K interchangeable lens camcorder with Nikon F-mount. The price is $18,000. Here […]
Aptina announced a new 1″ 14MP sensor (AR1411HS) that can output full 14MP resolution at 80fps and is capable of shooting 1080p at 120 fps and 4k video at 60 fps. The official press release (attached below) describes a “strong interest from several top camera companies that have sampled the image sensor”. Since Nikon uses Aptina sensors in their mirrorless cameras and […]
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