Ahhh, I think what Gabriel is referring to with the 'sharp' reference, is the high contrast vision you get from current phone sensors.
That is a function of the image profile settings used, and I think you probably could get that out of a DSLR, but the majority of cinematographic minded users tend to turn down the sharpening and contrast in the camera when we want more latitude in post-production.
Those same super sharp images may look fine on a home TV, tablet or laptop, but on a larger screen, such as lit by a projector, the high contrast images of phones are,... rather unpleasant to the eye - Highly crushed highlights and shadows.
One would also need to know, are we talking about a HD tv, or a 4K tv - The higher resolution you source the media in, the better it looks on lower resolution screens, so 4K on HD will look sharper, or even just more in focus, then HD on HD.
And HD video looks soft on 4K screens.
Originally posted by grispie for what its worth, i prefer the K3 over a canon 650 or alike. they don't do much better in the iq department for me. you'd have to go to sony a7s or alike for that.
Canon's really need ML to make the best of them,... and one still turns the sharpening down for the best results in Post.
A7s footage with Pentax SMC glass is phenomenally good btw, but even it falls apart when pushed too far in post.
Originally posted by stevebrot ...and you can't do with a dSLR what you can do with a REAL video camera.
And throwing the cat in to the pigeons,... Wonder how many of the 'buy a video camera' crowd realise that ALL 'D'SLR's and MILCs are based on 'Video' camera sensor technology, not the other way around.
Stills cameras use large size CCD and CMOS sensors from Video Cameras.