Canon has a great video AF solution but seems to be lacking a bit in video image quality and is of course still behind in still.
Cheers,
Bernard
Canon has always been very protective with their different business.
They never really unlocked the full potential of video capture in their dslrs not to canibalise their high-end video gear.
Basically, their message was: if the photojournalist needs 4k capture for dispaches, we give it, with some limitations.
If they want to broadcast or serious motion work, we have better devices for that.
Panasonic, like Canon, being also present in high-end video industry, made the opposite choice,
Considering both markets not targeting the same clients.
Sony stood in between Canon and Panasonic: we unlock the low-end market but not completly.(8 bit vs 10). Sony also has
A big line of high-end video and cine gear, competing with Red, Blackmagic and Arri.
The Canon way of thinking has been annoying many people among its users.
Actually, here, all (and when I say all it is really the case) my Canon user friends have switched to Sony FF.
I think this over protective politics is costing a lot to Canon, strangely pioneer in dslr video, but then they panic.
The case of Nikon regarding video is more understandable. Nikon does not have an high-end dept for motion capture. They don't have experience in this field. They've been focussed on still imagery.
The prblem is that when they enabled video capture, it was so badly implemented
That it looked disrespectfull. For ex the crop factor, etc...
I don't think Nikon can produce on its own a high-end video device. They will need some sort of collaboration,
Just like Leica has with Pana.
Moreover, I agree with Bernard. Nikon's business is still, not video, and in this, they excell.
Since the D2s, Nikon has been (IMO) the top system for still imagery, with Leica.
It's a very competitive market. People want more for less. Even if the Nikon shooter will hardly use video
Professionally, except maybe for wedings, users are looking at the offers, and they see the Sony, lighter, smaller, sophisticated, good video capture etc....they look at the prices,
And they switch. (Last month Sony were out of stock, with an average of 3 weeks waiting list.)
Who hasn't thought about the ”if I’. I don't shoot video, but...what if I need/want it in the future? What are the brand I can trust which offer both good still/video capture without breaking the bank?