Resolution loss between 50/60p and 24/25/30p


This is going to be a short one. Just like the original a7S, there is a resolution loss when you shoot at 50/60p in 1080p as compared to 24/25/30p. Here are two images you can compare (stills taken at the frame rates mentioned, no processing done, click to enlarge): 1080p25 (XAVC HD) 1080p50 (XAVC HD) ... Read more

This is going to be a short one. Just like the original a7S, there is a resolution loss when you shoot at 50/60p in 1080p as compared to 24/25/30p. Here are two images you can compare (stills taken at the frame rates mentioned, no processing done, click to enlarge):

1080p25 (XAVC HD)

1080p25

1080p50 (XAVC HD)

1080p50

Takeaway

If you are cutting between 24/25/30p and 50/60p, then you might have blur the sharper footage or sharpen the 50/60p footage so they match.

There is a clear loss in resolution! Possibly this is one way Sony tries to maintain the prices of its more expensive video cameras.

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