Originally posted by MMVIII I agree with the general statement here. But just one remark: I do see a difference in a DSLR with optical viewfinder from five years ago and an EVF who underwent two generations. I still think the first ages way better than a group of equipment that was sold mainly based on "newest electronics and computational tricks". The sensors are top notch for most still imaging for years, two generation old EVF or video features might seem very old.
I feel lucky of being in the position that sheer sensor performance is more important to me than other fast developing things.
EVF's have really come around recently for sure. The A7R4 with a 5.6 million dot and 120fps refresh rate evf is actually nicer to use and easier to see clearly than the real view through a dslr... At least that's what I thought the other day when I was shooting both types back to back.
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Originally posted by ecostigny @biz-engineer, you are absolutely correct. Back in 2010, the focus of DPR reviewers was on stills performance, and video was still something of a bonus feature. Now your camera is deemed almost worthless if it cannot produce at least top-drawer 4K video, which hurts Pentax in reviews since nobody to date can buy a Pentax DSLR that records video beyond Full HD. We shall see how much ground the K-3 III makes up in this area--I know the specs mention 4K 30/24p, but there are different ways to achieve those specs--though I still expect it to lag behind the industry leaders in video (no 8K on this go-around).
But it's not just 4k or 8k, it's also exposure and AF and image stabilization during video as well. I have a Fuji XT3, considered one of the leading 4K video recording cameras on the market today and compared to the Sony A7R3 or 4 (which only do 4k/30) the AF and exposure is not as good. The Sony AF somehow magically focuses on what you want it to focus on 99% of the time. The Fuji is more like 85% and not as usable and no IS but the XT4 does have IS, whatever. And the Sony exposure is steady and accurate while the Fuji "swells" from time time, whatever that's about. The Sony does have very usable IS during video recording as well.
As for the K33, I'm just wondering if it will AF during video at all... We'll shall see and hopefully be happily surprised!