Pro features at consumer cost

I purchased this camera when it was on sale at Electronics Valley for $2399, and it was honestly a bargain because of the $3000 price tag everywhere else. I have already made two short films with it and I am blown away by its quality and features. I am coming from a Sony NEX-VG900 and Sony a3000 for video, so honestly this purchase was pretty top of the line for me. I have not shot any weddings with it so far, and rightfully so, because there is a lot of setup and a bit of a learning curve with this camera, but I have shot 2 short films which you can see on my YouTube Channel - Just Search (or Google) Relive Time and find it on my channel. It does shoot great 4k, and the SD Card I purchased was only a $27 Sony 64GB Class 10 UHS-1/U3 SDXC up to 94MB/s card. I can also shoot 1080p 120fps slow motion with that SD card as well and that looks beautiful. I did try it with a U1 SD card and it would not let me record at the higher quality rates. The battery life is horrible but as some users state, you can carry an external power pack to keep it up and running or constantly charged from the camera, which I also do. The S-Log 3 is no joke, if you have even the tiny bit of experience with color grading (basic S-Curve), shoot with it! The outcome is amazing. Be careful about shooting S-Log 3 in low light though, or you will run into some noise issues which you can kinda see in my "The Genesis" film, but a little de-noise or over exposure cleans it up well enough, especially if you are shooting at 4k, and it makes for simpler post editing. And I did not have to upgrade my computer either to edit in 4k or Full HD 120fps. I use Sony Vegas Pro 13 and running an i5, 16GB Ram, 240GB SSD, with a GTX 750 Ti and it runs pretty good. If you are considering buying this for professional shoots, then buy it!Read full review

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