Still not sure what to think about it. I was expecting a little bit more in terms of sharpness. Weirdly it has kind of distance range where it is so so sharp but too close and it isn't (minimum focus distance obviously) but then it's like anything from 3m on is not sharp either. Judge for yourself, shot in 8k30.

as a sidenote this YouTube Short format you posted in is unreadable on my laptop (Firefox) - I get this massive long display which takes ages to load and can't display properly even zooming out.

This is what it looks like zoomed out fully:

Wonder if other non-phonies are in the same boat?

Can't therefore comment on the vid/camera results, though I would have liked to see what it looked like!

cheers

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by bghazzal

22 minutes ago, bghazzal said:

as a sidenote this YouTube Short format you posted in is unreadable on my laptop (Firefox) - I get this massive long display which takes ages to load and can't display properly even zooming out.

This is what it looks like zoomed out fully:

Wonder if other non-phonies are in the same boat?

Can't therefore comment on the vid/camera results, though I would have liked to see what it looked like!

cheers

I have the same issue, I believe it's due to the Shorts format.

1 hour ago, RomiK said:

but then it's like anything from 3m on is not sharp either.

I think once you get past 3m, you're limited by resolution. I thought about getting a 360 camera for B-roll, but decided against it because the quality of footage you get is nowhere near an action camera.

4 hours ago, bghazzal said:

as a sidenote this YouTube Short format you posted in is unreadable on my laptop (Firefox) - I get this massive long display which takes ages to load and can't display properly even zooming out.

This is what it looks like zoomed out fully:

Wonder if other non-phonies are in the same boat?

Can't therefore comment on the vid/camera results, though I would have liked to see what it looked like!

cheers

Maybe switching over to YouTube would help? These built in players have their own issues, YT should play fine. Just click.

Hi @RomiK

Many thanks for sharing this. I've just seen it on my phone just fine. It's always great to see other's experiences using these kinds of cameras. Can I ask were you using the PureVision Mode and how deep were you?

These cameras are built more for Content Creators, so it's a whole different system to work with.

I've seen some incredible images and footage with them, but they definitely need the right angle, the correct position and the right light. I've found the same as you in terms of focusing distance as well.

Still loved seeing this though, thanks for posting.

Maria