Today I finally got to test the FS700. I will try and write a more detailed post in the coming week but here some “first-thoughts”.
Slow motion is the main attraction here. 240 fps in full HD. Up to 800 fps with reduced resolution. It’s a 4k (later upgrade option) super 35 sensor, with a wide choice of lens choices.
The FS700 offers a mid size sort of awkward body, but once you add a cheese plate and all your gizmos and such it will look like any other camera system. A small smart brain with a sensor somewhere hidden underneath a myriad of add ons.
Today’s first test was totally unscientific. First a liquid pour with a Nikon 70-200. Quick quick setup, 2 lights. Then some exterior shots, a 16-35 Canon lens, no monitor, outside and exposing on a whim only helped by zebras on the sun lit screen shooting some rollerblading and skateboarding. Makes for nice slow motion right… Yes it does! 
From what I’ve seen so far, only in camera, and on a Mac Book Pro it looks really nice. CINE 1 gamma holds the high lights nicely. Can’t wait to watch it on a proper monitor.
I must say I am not crazy about the choice of AVCHD and those .mts files. 8bit AvCHD is not ideal but seems to hold up reasonably well from what I quickly saw on my Mac. Transcoding is a must and I would have loved to see the trusted EX codec instead. Competing product lines I suspect.
My next interest is how well this camera plays with the bigger brother Sony F3. I can definitely see this camera as a B Cam to our F3.
Lots of testing left but so far very exciting. More to come, for sure.
