Video image quality in Fujifilm cameras is really that bad? X-A1 an exception

Miki Nemeth wrote:

EduPortas wrote:

For me, the obvious weight difference between the X100 and my now sold Canon 6D outweigh Fuji's limited manual controls and "thin" video codec. Nothing like travelling light

I'll plug my recent video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWXSKwptaDY

And I'll share a very nice piece or work shot by someone else with their X100:

https://vimeo.com/35284917

Beautiful movie and very well done, just like this one (Fujifilm X-T1 XT1 Video Test)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ezpjaqEjYI

These videos are good examples, that with skill, experience and ideas/brain these cameras can be perfectly used for a number of projects.

Nevertheless, the two issues mentioned by Menneisyys are completely valid:

(1) "AF hunting (this makes manual focusing a MUST)", and he (just like John Carson) is right, but this is the norm in videography: manual focusing. Even the video AF of the brilliant Canon 70D is regarded unreliable enough to use in most pro video projects: (EOS 70D Movie Servo AF - Why I still prefer MF) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkjrNm_CjYQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4gM9Drpcoo My conclusion is that Fujifilm movie AF might be worse than the completion, but its not really relevant, since MF is the way to go in video. I bought an excellent complete DSLR tutorial (Canon 6D Getting Started in Video http://www.learningdslrvideo.com/store/6d_sales.php ) and Dave works only with MF, and he didn't regard himself a pro videographer at that time.

To HB1969: in my videos with the XC16-50 I used MF: here is the trick, before starting recording, I simply AF-S to the subject, no video mode on X-A1, just press the record button, that's it: incredibly simple. During that video I didn't MF.

(2) Aliasing/moiré: very true, if you watch my videos carefully you can see it here and there. So far we had to live with this, since it was visible on nearly all cameras including top of the line systems GH3, A7, 6D, D800. Only 5DmIII and the new 4K cameras are prone against these artifacts.

Again my conclusion is that I guess the video quality of recent Fujifilm cameras are not significantly worse than the competitors of the same category. Check out the bitrates, too, I posted in my original message.

Here is another video I made today with X-A1 and V1 (it's obvious which part were recorded with the X-A1): How to Change Lenses on Small Interchangeable Lens Cameras (My Method) http://youtu.be/Wd6t_QK8RQg

Thank You for all You guys for the excellent comments.

Honestly, eventually Fujifilm must improve significantly video versatility (zebra, peaking, audio control, 4K, exposure control, and so on and forth) in their cameras. With GH4 and A7S Panasonic and Sony shook the enthusiast (semi-pro) hybrid photography world (see the Dave Dugdale GH4 review; a couple of months ago he was a Canon fan).

Take care and enjoy your X cameras until you can, Miki

But look Miki, we are just kids, the super duper professionals on this forum that use the x cameras to produce million dollar movies and tv shows are right. The $400 X-A1 is just not that good for producing shots that pay you thousands of bucks for TV. Fuji totally screwed that. This is outrage! We demand better quality in the low cost gear for our multi-million dollar movies Fuji!!!

Next is going to be Flip camera and that darn Lego camera. Boy, they would get a mouthful.