The 673rd: Finally, 4K videos even with lens integrated type! DMC-FZ1000

Speaking of Neo SLRs, it seems that it was larger than a compact digital camera but smaller than a full -size single -lens, but the FZ1000 is quite large because it can only be taken 4K.I tried compared to the mirrorless machine, Sony NEX-6, and Panasonic GH3 in the editorial department, but if you focus on the body, you can see that it is almost the same size as GH3.By the way, the body size of GH4 that can shoot 4K is the same as GH3.

The lens barrel part is also quite thick, probably because it is a sediment zoom lens.There is a thickness equivalent to a business -class video lens.

First, let's look at the optical performance.The lens is a Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT, which is a license manufactured by Panasonic.If you include the zoom area using super -resolution, you can get more than twice as much as you want, so it will be 800 mm at the end of the TV and 1,184mm video.Although it stops a little in the middle of the zoom, it is amazing to be able to keep going from the wide end to 32 times the zoom at 4K.

However, the weight is not so much for the appearance, and it is about 831g including the battery.Considering that the total weight of a 4K lens with 16 times optical, it is rather light enough to beat.

There is one ring in the lens barrel, switching to zoom or focus with a button on the side.There is also an ON/OFF switch for optical image stabilization.

The image sensor is a 1.0 -inch MOS with a total number of pixels of 20.9 million pixels and an effective pixel.Strangely, it is the same size as Sony DSC-RX100 III, the sensor of the same pixel number, but you cannot shoot 4K there.

There is a fairly large protrusion on the grip on the right hand, making it easy to hold as a camera.The recording start button is on the top, and it is not a position where the finger is naturally peeked from behind.Rather, it was easier to understand in the video shooting style if it was on the back like GH4.

The button placement on the back is similar to GH4, and it has an AF mode switching lever, but there is no dial around the cross key, so the variable controller is slightly less.The LCD monitor is a 3.0 -inch, 920,000 pixel TFT, but not a touch screen.The viewfinder is a 0.39 type, about 2.36 million pixels, an organic EL with a higher contrast than the LCD monitor.

There are Remote, micro HDMI, analog/digital AV output terminals on the side, but the AV terminal can be connected to USB with the attached cable.There is only a microphone input terminal on the other side.The bottom has a battery and an SD card slot.

Let's summarize the specifications for video shooting.AVCHD and MP4 can be selected as shooting formats.4K shooting is possible only when the dial mode is set to "Creative Video Mode".Only MP4 can shoot 4K.

The frame rate at the time of 4K shooting is only 30P.In addition, it cannot be set in 4K size (4,096 x 2,160) of DCI like GH4, only 3,840 x 2,160.

UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) compatible SD card (UHS-I) is recommended when shooting 4K, but it seems that UHS Speed Class 1 (U1), which has a 45MB/s writing speed, can be taken.