Zacuto Canon C200 versus EVA1 shoot out

Newsshooter posted a commentary on the review from Zacuto USA about the C200 versus the EVA1.

The takeaway from the long video is one I agree with NewsShooter, they focused literally too much on the codec differences versus the difference in features and funtionality such as DPAF. Tims comments on pushing for a 10 bit CODEC were also interesting.

His comments were;

After watching the live panel discussion I got the feeling that everyone was trying to be very politically correct and not come to any conclusions as to what they really thought. In this day and age, so many of the camera options we have available to us are capable of producing good results in the right hands. The one thing that I did find interesting was how often Bruce Logan ASC kept coming back to how it’s the codec that makes such a big difference if you really want to push a camera to its limits. As Bruce would say, “The math don’t lie.”

Erik from Newsshooter take on it:

I also found the lack of a true opinion on either camera to be disappointing. I feel it’s necessary to point out what works well. The codec is important but not the only factor. Lots of chatter on codecs. The C200 has amazing autofocus with DPAF and touchscreen while the EVA 1 doesn’t have anything close to it. This wasn’t mentioned and is a big deal if you want to use AF in video. DPAF is very good. EVA 1 excels with internal 10 bit and soon to be released Raw out to a recorder.