Sony PXW-Z280 4K 3-CMOS 1/2" Sensor XDCAM Camcorder

This camera needs serious firmware updates and Im not sure that can correct all of its flaws. I was very excited (in paper) about this camera but now I realize I shouldnt have trusted the hype by the manufacturer.This camera cannot reliably auto-focus in good light/daylight!

The z280 is pretty good in low light, has a fast lens and lots of improvements on audio controls. Based on shooting with it for a week, the image quality is very nice and the ability to gain up with little noise is a nice feature.

Somebody in the Q&A sections says the Z280 ramps down to 2.4 at the tele end (even though the display remains at 1.9). Used in a live situation I felt it might. Further testing needed before assuming anything.

I wanted to wait and use this camera for a while before weighing in on its quality. There is a bit of debate whether this Camera is worth the money and if the issues people are experiencing are as severe as some reviews make them out to be. Honestly, I think the fervor is a bit over the top.

This is an update from my previous post. After 7 months of using this camera in a professional environment, I have to agree with the negative reviews of the image quality coming out of the Z280.

I had the same issues as the others that have posted 1-star reviews.I tried and tried to like this camera, but it has a few major weakness.Great features, menu, codec options etc.

This camera is an excellent addition to Sonys lineup, which is huge, so thats saying something. It fills a gap in 4K capable cameras that have three sensors, do higher end codecs, and do not have a detachable lens.

I bought 2 of these camera,Im a wedding videographic and I didnt get the chances to edit the video until weeks after I got the camera.First the image is not as good as my PMW200s, I looks grainy and when shooting live in low light it looks good.

Yes, there is some minor barrel distortion at the extreme widest focal lengths, but nothing I find out of the ordinary or alarming. In fact, you really have to have a scene with a lot of vertical lines (and be shooting full wide) before youd probably even notice it.

I wanted to love this camera. I am pretty much stuck with it at this point so I have tried to talk myself into still loving this camera. I dont love this camera.How is it that other cheaper cameras can keep straight lines straight at their widest field of view, but the engineers that created the...