From: XDCAM-User
According to the recently updated BBC HD Production Guide, the Canon XF300 (and 305) are approved for independent productions. These Canon’s are now the first 1/3″ chips allowed in HD shows, even though their guidelines require a 1/2″ sensor.
Are small-chip cameras just getting that good, or are standards being loosened?
[…] that just two weeks after this great video was shot and edited using the new iPhone 4, the BBC changed its production guidelines for independent producers to include the Canon XF300, which is the first 1/3 […]