Even if you don’t understand the narration, you’ll appreciate CineDigitalTV’s excellent tests of the PXW-X70 using its paid 60 Mb/s 4K internal recording.
I have covered the Sony PXW-X70 in several other articles, including its 1″ type sensor, spectacular 1080p 4:2:2 10-bit 50 megabit códec, editing compatibility, and even included it in a studio shootout. Many people wonder how well the paid upgrade to 4K UHD could perform with only 60 megabits per second (at least with Sony’s current offering), when so many other camcorders offer 100 megabits/second for 4K. The Mexican-based CineDigitalTV does a very fair demonstration of different 4K UHD material and how it behaves depending upon the amount of movement, via footage they shot in Colombia and México.
I have covered the Sony PXW-X70 in several other articles, including its 1″ type sensor, spectacular 1080p 4:2:2 10-bit 50 megabit códec, editing compatibility, and even included it in a studio shootout. Many people wonder how well the paid upgrade to 4K UHD could perform with only 60 megabits per second (at least with Sony’s current offering), when so many other camcorders offer 100 megabits/second for 4K. The Mexican-based CineDigitalTV does a very fair demonstration of different 4K UHD material and how it behaves depending upon the amount of movement, via footage they shot in Colombia and México.
Even if you don’t understand José Luis Tamez’s narration, you’ll appreciate CineDigitalTV’s excellent visual tests of the PXW-X70 using its paid 60 Mb/s 4K internal recording. As you’ll see in the video, the conclusion is that if you need 4K and are not shooting fast movement, the 60 megabit per second 4K UHD offered by Sony in the current paid upgrade is sufficient. However for fast movement you need a less compressed 4K recording, either via an external recorder, a camera that can record 4K internally at a higher bitrate (or future more efficient códec, i.e. H.265), or if and when Sony decides to offer a higher bitrate upgrade to the PXW-X70, as they implied at NAB that they may.
Of course, none of this is necessary if you don’t need 4K.
¡Gracias CineDigitalTV! Este reportaje es padrísimo, igual que todos los otros que he visto de ustedes!
The PXW-X70 is a WorldCam whose street price is now under US$2000. WordCam means that the same camera includes all NTSC-derived and PAL derived framerates. Although the NTSC-derived framerates are properly recorded and output live, they are unfortunately rounded to the closest integer in the camera menus with the current firmware.
See the following related articles
- First look: Sony PXW-X70 10-bit/4:2:2 handheld camcorder
- Understanding & using the breakthrough XAVC Long GOP códec/file format
- FCP X 10.2.2/Pro XAVC Long GOP compatibility bulletin 2015.2
- 4-camera shootout in-studio with greenscreen & TriCaster virtual set
- PXW-X70 users will want a Shogun or PIX-E5 even more after the 4K upgrade
- Can 4K 4:2:0 8-bit become 1080p 4:4:4 10-bit? Does it matter?
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