See that sexy beast there? That’s Panasonic’s new AF100 camcorder. It’s neat in that it uses the Micro Four Thirds sensor and mount, but, you know, dedicated for video. Now, given that the GH1 was a surprising success with videographers, and increasingly Panasonic’s m4/3 cameras have been getting a rep for being among the best designed hybrids for video usage, this really does seem like a logical growth of the system. And, one I did not expect to see years ago when I bought into the 4/3 DSLR platform, I gotta say.

Details are a bit sparse right now, but if you’re looking for a light, cheap way to get some apparently quite good video results, it’ll be worth waiting to see what this has to offer later this year.