>>2997158I'd buy it, at least. I shoot mostly run-n-gun kind of stuff and the traditional camcorder form factor is much more conducive to shooting handheld or with a stabilizer. Integrating the audio interface into the camera itself would also be a really nice thing and could justify a higher price.
There are a few other things camcorders have that would be nice, too. A right-handed zoom rocker is useful and Panasonic already has power zoom lenses, so that would be easy enough to get working. A tilt viewfinder is a really nice thing, and I prefer side-mounted LCDs to rear ones as well. Camcorders also make it easier to mount a huge battery, since it's externally mounted.
I actually switched from Panasonic m43 to my Canon XA20 (pic related) after figuring out how much easier a proper camcorder was for the stuff I do. I'm not sure if a m43 camcorder would appeal to the filmmaking crowd but I think it'd find a place in ENG, reality TV, documentaries, corporate videography, etc. The XA series are popular for all of these things and I suspect a 4k ILC equivalent would find a market.
>>2997162I'm talking about consumer camera size, not an actual consumer camera.
