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About this item [PRO FEATURES] WiFi live streaming, manual rings, ND filters, built-in LED video light, and 24-bit high resolution linear PCM audio recording, 4: 2: 2 10-bit internal recording, double SD card slots [VW-HU1 HANDLE] Includes a detachable handle equipped with a 2-channel XLR Audio Input, audio control, and LED light. Also operates zoom. [4K RECORDING] 4K 60p recording in a small and light body with a heat-dispersing design [LEICA DICOMAR LENS] Wide-angle 25mm 24x optical zoom with 5-Axis Hybrid O. I. S (Optical Image Stabilization) and high-speed and focusing. [DISPLAY / LVF] The 3. 5-inch monitor (2, 760K-dots) with electrostatic touch panel, plus up/down tiltable viewfinder (1, 555K-dot). Simultaneous LCD output is available. Max Focal Length: 98.9 Optical Zoom: 24.0 Video Capture Resolution: 480P
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Smallest, lightest* director’s camcorder combines 4K 60p recording, 25mm wide-angle, 24x optical zoom, live streaming, high mobility and more for instant, precise shooting anywhere.
* For a camcorder with an integrated lens capable of 4K 60p recording (as of January 6, 2020, Panasonic research).
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Covers a range from 25mm wide-angle to 600mm tele with a 24x zoom. i.ZOOM achieves 32x zoom with 4K resolution and 48x zoom with FHD.
* 35mm camera equivalent.
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Face Detection captures subjects free from out-of-focus and exposure problems. Color recognition improves tracking when faces move to either side.
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In both UHD/FHD modes detects and corrects handshake in a 5-axis direction, including rotational blurring to ensure powerful correction in unstable situations, like low-angle and high-angle shooting.
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Support a high bit rate of 200 Mbps for 59.94p/50p video recording with HEVC (LongGOP/10 bit 4:2:0/MOV) codec, and 120/100fps Super Slow-motion with 10-bit recording in FHD.
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Includes mic holder, REC button, zoom lever, 2ch XLR audio inputs for high-quality sound, LED Light and more. Quick, easy detachment with single-screw locking mechanism.
Product Dimensions 12.79 x 11.1 x 8.46 inches Item Weight 3.31 pounds ASIN B083FT3LDW Item model number HC-X2000 Batteries 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) Customer Reviews
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Date First Available January 6, 2020 Manufacturer Panasonic Country of Origin Malaysia
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Product Dimensions 12.79 x 11.1 x 8.46 inches
Item Weight 3.31 pounds
ASIN B083FT3LDW
Item model number HC-X2000
Batteries 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
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Best Sellers Rank #165,052 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #388 in Camcorders
Date First Available January 6, 2020
Manufacturer Panasonic
Country of Origin Malaysia
Brand Panasonic
Connectivity Technology Wi-Fi
Flash Memory Type SD
Color Black
Special Feature 5-Axis O.I.S.; Face Detection AF Feature
Screen Size 3.5 Inches
Optical Zoom 24 x
Photo Sensor Technology CMOS
Camcorder type Video Camera
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About this item [PRO FEATURES] WiFi live streaming, manual rings, ND filters, built-in LED video light, and 24-bit high resolution linear PCM audio recording, 4: 2: 2 10-bit internal recording, double SD card slots [VW-HU1 HANDLE] Includes a detachable handle equipped with a 2-channel XLR Audio Input, audio control, and LED light. Also operates zoom. [4K RECORDING] 4K 60p recording in a small and light body with a heat-dispersing design [LEICA DICOMAR LENS] Wide-angle 25mm 24x optical zoom with 5-Axis Hybrid O. I. S (Optical Image Stabilization) and high-speed and focusing. [DISPLAY / LVF] The 3. 5-inch monitor (2, 760K-dots) with electrostatic touch panel, plus up/down tiltable viewfinder (1, 555K-dot). Simultaneous LCD output is available. Max Focal Length: 98.9 Optical Zoom: 24.0 Video Capture Resolution: 480P
Panasonic X2000 is a small lightweight 4K 60p professional video camera. Offering the on-site mobility and portability demanded by professionals, it enables high-quality 4K 60p recording. Achieving high-spec optical performance with a wide-angle 25mm*2 lens and 32x i. ZOOM (4K recording), Panasonic’s exclusive high-precision AF provides high-speed, accurate focusing for both 4K and Full-HD shooting. X2000 is packed with professional functions, such as 3G SDI Output Two Manual Rings, an ND Filter, a Built-in LED Video Light, and 24-bit High Resolution Linear PCM Audio Recording. For video recording, 4: 2: 2 10bit Internal Recording*3 and the new, high-efficiency HEVC codec are supported. The best of various recording formats can also be selected and built-in Wi-Fi supports HD Live Streaming. *1 For a camcorder with an integrated lens capable of 4K 60p recording (as of January 6th, 2020. Panasonic research). *2 35mm camera equivalent. *3 Up to 4K30p.
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| Product Dimensions | 12.79 x 11.1 x 8.46 inches |
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| Item Weight | 3.31 pounds |
| ASIN | B083FT3LDW |
| Item model number | HC-X2000 |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #165,052 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #388 in Camcorders |
| Date First Available | January 6, 2020 |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
| Country of Origin | Malaysia |
| Brand | Panasonic |
| Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
| Flash Memory Type | SD |
| Color | Black |
| Special Feature | 5-Axis O.I.S.; Face Detection AF Feature |
| Screen Size | 3.5 Inches |
| Optical Zoom | 24 x |
| Photo Sensor Technology | CMOS |
| Camcorder type | Video Camera |
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Mr. D –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect
With some few minor flaws, in general camera is very good. It is different experience that DSLR in a good way. It is fun to work with it. Happy that have that camera.I have big DSLR and can say that image quality on that camera is great in good lighting conditions. In low light it is not so bad, but hard to compare to full frame. But that camera is designed not to be used in absolutely any lighting situations. You can buy and use battery grip light, of external light (Is that you who shot in always manual mode, pretending to be “professional”, but do not have external light source, huh?). Regarding automatic mode it is really great, as well autofocus is extremely good in my opinion.
2 people found this helpful
JJ –
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wildly Disappointing!!
I’ve had two Sony 4k AX53 cameras I’ve been using for the last few years that I absolutely love and I was extremely excited to “upgrade” to this camera as it has 4k 60fps and new technology. I film mostly close-up scenes and will admit that the picture quality on this camera is much much inferior to my Sony ax53!! There was a terrible pink hue over my models’ faces that I couldn’t get rid of and I’ve tried countless adjustments on the camera. For the film shoot, I shot with all three cameras on their “auto” settings and both Sony ax53 cameras produced a crisp, clean and perfectly color toned image. This, on the other hand, rarely produced anything close to what Sony’s cameras could do and they are half a decade old! Happily returned!
5 people found this helpful
Drew –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Phenomenal product, amazing price!
This is a very high-quality, compact device. I use it for recording music videos at home and the footage is brilliant in 4k. It also comes with a nice set of started accessories.
T. Freeman –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great camcorder
Bought from bh amazon delayed delivery great video and menus
6 people found this helpful
Tim –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
The product itself is fantastic. I bought used and the condition was excellent. There was a problem with my order but the staff at Derby City Tech were extremely professional and helpful. They responded quickly to my queries and resolved the problem efficiently. Highly recommend.
Anthony Vandenberg –
Fantastic camera, very portable
I’ve been using this camera for several months and I’m very happy. Although very low light levels outside or in a room make the image grainy, in normal to even somewhat low levels the video is outstanding in every way. The zoom on this is even more impressive something you don’t get even close too on 1” sensor cameras. Panasonic has also nailed image stabilization and I challenge anyone to show me better. The battery lasts all day (recording over 4hrs straight) and does not drain when the camera is stored for days. 4K video is absolutely beautiful way better than my previous 3 chip Panasonic and Sony. I fairly have to adjust the video in post edit as it simply is great out of the box so to speak. Don’t let reviews on YT or here steer you away as I was hesitant as well but very glad I did go with it.
4 people found this helpful
JOEL TETECATL COYAC –
EXCELENTE VIDEOCÁMARA
Es una videocámara profesional y los resultados son excelentes, aún en la resolución MP4 y 50Mbps. Si solo buscas una videocámara de apuntar y disparar, ésta no es para ti. Tiene las siguientes características:-Frecuencia, 59.94 Hz o 50 Hz (debería decir FPS), es decir, sistema NTSC o PAL.-Formato de video, MOV o MP4.-Formatos de Grabación para 4k y para 2k, ALL-I y LongGOP, 420 y 422. No todos los formatos soportará tu editor de video.A favor:Es de mucha ayuda los filtros ND que trae.La estabilización óptica es excelente.Excelente tamaño de pantalla LCD de 3.5 pulgadas con muy buena definición.La batería incluida es para 4 horas de grabación.Pesa casi 1Kg, pero en campo no se siente el peso.Tiene dos ranuras para tarjetas SDXC de hasta 128 GB cada una según el manual, y puede grabar en ambas al mismo tiempo, o en relevo.En contra:No tiene un botón para que tomes una foto mientras grabas video, pero puedes tomar una instantánea revisando un video ya grabado.El mayor inconveniente es que debes conseguir por separado un cable USB 2.0 que no es micro USB, ni USB tipo C, para pasar los videos a la PC. Pero puedes extraer la tarjeta y usar un lector.El manual impreso que incluye es muy básico.No tiene un botón de reproducir, en su lugar tiene un botón Thumbnail para ver los videoclips y con el Menú, borrar uno o todos.Es un poco difícil ponerle el capuchón al visor.El visor electrónico no es tan grande como el de algunas cámaras digitales, digamos la Nikon Z 5.La lente no es muy brillante en Tele, va de f1.8 en el lado Wide a f4 en el lado Tele (hay algunas videocámaras que van de f1.8 a f2.8).Si quieres colocarle un filtro, tendrás que quitar el parasol.
John A. Beattie –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best camcorder for the money
Nothing to say negative about this camera. Unbelievable good auto focus. Great for sports filming. I’m very happy with it.
8 people found this helpful
gump152 –
2.0 out of 5 stars
No go for low light!
If you are shooting indoors, in a conference room you will get unacceptable grain. Same for the night. Day light shooting is fine but why bother if you can’t have both.
3 people found this helpful
Daniel –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Batteries last
The camera quality is nice and awesome
Mark Beaudry –
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great camera horrible noise floor
The video portion of this camera is great. The audio is horrible, I use this in a live broadcast situation and needed a camera to be able to plug in xlr mics from atheist house pa to live stream out. The high noise floor renders this camera almost useless. What a letdown.
8 people found this helpful
Bill Kirchenbauer –
2.0 out of 5 stars
Useless customer service. Terrible.
Absolutely NOTHING IN THE INSTRUCTION booklet about how to stream. Customer service is of zero use. Poor planning. I WAS gonna buy two more …but will buy another brand instead. Shameful on Panasonic’s part.
24 people found this helpful
Valerie Burnett –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente
Excelente camara
6 people found this helpful
John M. ChufarJohn M. Chufar –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Compact and Powerpacked with Many Features
I have had my HC-X1500 for about 5 months now, so I have been able to use it enough to offer some pros and cons. This camera has many features with a great deal of customization support. You will need to invest some time to learn it and save your settings. The User and Advanced Manuals are online. Contrary to another review that stated issues with the 1/8″ microphone input, I use the external mic and manage the levels with the external handle controls, using a Rode Mini Mic, and it works great. I am adding an XLR connected Audio Technica mic soon and will upgrade from the 1/8″ connected Rode.Pros: MANY formats, 4K, 60p, high bitrates of 200Mbps, 150Mbps, 10 bit color, 4:2:2, etc, sub-sampling. The Cine-like profiles work well. I slightly alter and save the profile. The dual card slots are excellent. This provides a lot of continuous recording time (85 minutes each at 4K 60p). I use V-60 cards to ensure they have sufficient performance (they will support up to 480 Mbps). The battery is exceptional and runs for hours (3.5+), or plug into AC and run forever. Full size HDMI output. The camera is small and light enough to use for extended periods, and easily portable, and yet provides many features. The auto-focus and Optical Image Stabilization are vast improvements over the 1″ sensor mirrorless Panasonic FZ-2500 camera. I love the pre-recording! I shoot mainly high school band videos and never lose a moment with the approximate 5 second pre-recording. The external handle provides a lot of versatility in managing the input selections and levels. The handle must be ordered separately, but is worth the convenience, and provides the same capability of the HC-X2000, minus the SDI output. The Remote Operation Panel (ROP) app on the Android phone works fine. Once you figure out the wireless connections, it is easy to use the next time around as everything is saved. I did test the live-streaming, but at a limited bitrate, as my rural bandwidth is quite limited. It worked, but I would have liked to stream at 5Mbps or higher. The encoding is incredibly efficient, and supports H265, as well as Quicktime (MOV) containers. This works well with my worlflow in the KDENLive Non-Linear Editor. Just create your proxies in the format your workstation supports.Cons: Light is your friend. This is a small sensor camera, which provides great Zoom in a compact form-factor, and it does best in well lighted situations, and does not fare well in the shadows of night. The next time I record at night, I will probably sacrifice 60p (59.94) for 30p (29.97) and reduce shutter from 1/120 to 1/60 to get more light, and retain the 180 degree shutter. The band was ‘quarantined’ in the shadows behind the end zone of the stadium, which was not well lit. I am not really shooting high speed at these events. If you are shooting fast moving objects you will need daylight! That is probably true of most any camera, but is a necessity of this one. The FZ-2500 actually performed better in the lower light situations and it is NOT known as a very low-light friendly camera, itself. In daylight though, it also was fantastic.The more I use this camera and learn the many features, the more I like it. This may be 5 stars in the next month or so. A lot of bang for the buck.
12 people found this helpful
Thomas Kalladanthyil –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Video camera itself is a good one.
My friend who is in the video business recommends this video camera long before it was available. I look up online about it and like it. X1500’s price was good, and futures are great especially the ability to live video stream from the camera itself. Due to Corona Virus Pandemic, our church stops public services and our vicar asked me to do live video streaming of services. That made me buy a video camera and I bought it at end of March 2020 from B&H Photo.Like many people complained I had such a hard time figuring out to do the live video streaming setup because the manual was not clear and not much help from Panasonic itself. I called them for many days and from one department to another, I wasted a lot of time without much help. I was upset about it. Since it was a new camera, many of my friends who work on video productions are not able to help me too because they did not have any experience with this camera.After a few weeks of trial and error and searching on YouTube, I figure out some way of doing the live video streaming. I was manually inputting the streaming keys into the video camera and it was not an easy task like many claims on the YouTube video. Few times I could not do a live stream because the one letter was wrong when I typed manually. I did not know how to save the streaming keys into a SD card and copy it to the video camera.The video camera itself is a good one for the price. The quality of the video is also okay comparing the price of the camera. For a small church set up, it is okay for me to use it.
Marc RossMarc Ross –
5.0 out of 5 stars
This camera has exceeded my expectations
I currently work the HUDL program for my high school football team. I use this camera for the endzone view so our coaches can correct blocking issues on the sideline. Everyone has loved the quality of the video and I can even go back and capture still shots from certain plays for our players/parents to enjoy. I read several reviews before buying and this camera was either #1 or #2 in all that I read. The image posted is from a play that I got a still image from. Streaming from it is awesome too. I have streamed a handful of our JV and Pee Wee games.
11 people found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what it’s describe
Just the perfect dimensions for a daily work activities not to big and not heavy at all.
One person found this helpful
R. Johnson –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Video quality lacking and steep learning curve
I was super excited to get a high quality camera for streaming and use. I had to really hunt for valuable help, as there are no viable instructions, and, even after I have practiced and learned……. the video quality, even at the highest quality setting, is much worse than my phone.
One person found this helpful
J. Au –
5.0 out of 5 stars
I think some of the people are expecting too much
The image stabilization works great. Yet, I put it on handheld as a way to practice how to take steady video and another way around it is using a gimbal. Stabilization works very well and I don’t notice a reduction in image quality.One thing that was recommended from Panasonic that I don’t think many people are aware is to get a memory card with minimum v60 and v90 max with 300/400 mbps write speed. To take advantage of this camera. Lowlight performance suffers somewhat if you don’t have much light in the area you’re at. If it’s fairly lit, it’s decent enough as long as you’re not expecting outrageous amount of low light like some DSLRs are able to produce. After all, I do own a DSLR and could use it to record for night filming. So why I chose a digital camcorder over my DSLR
One person found this helpful
Patrick DickersonPatrick Dickerson –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing camcorder
Love it. Could be a bit better in low light settings. But other than that, 👍🏽🔥
2 people found this helpful
Walter –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Muy buena calidad de imagen.
La calidad de la imagen es muy buena, que es lo principal en una cámara de video.Pero tiene algunos detalles por los cuales no le doy las 5 estrellas.El botón de encendido y el de rec deberían estar en una posición cercana a los que controlan el zoom cuando se tiene la mano en la empuñadura.Si estuvieran en una mejor ubicación le daría las 5 estrellas porque en general es muy buena cámara.
2 people found this helpful
PuppetsMaster –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Streaming is for high speed connection ONLY
Streaming is the only reason I bought it for..It was a disappointment 😞 in 5 Mb/s upload speed. Even with lower resolution, I went down to SD ( 0.7 Mb ) and it wasn’t stable for long period of streaming to YouTube.Work well in 20 Mb/s up to 1080p.
2 people found this helpful
Fragout Design StudiosFragout Design Studios –
5.0 out of 5 stars
You know what…
I like it….
2 people found this helpful
Hassan –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gr8 Camera BUT
Bought this for youtube streaming. was disappointed as you really can’t stream really well from the camera to youtube. its just buffer no matter what pic size you pick. But camera have crazy good video quality and audio option. just not for streaming of the camera
2 people found this helpful
Jolene –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Crap customer service. Onions is knowledgeable about the camcorder to help.
Camera is awesome however if your having problems the customer service is horrible. Have called the past week getting bounced from division to division and no one can help with live streaming. There has to be something wrong with camera because my computer isn’t picking it up even when connected. I will be sending back.
19 people found this helpful
Holland –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for sports!
I bought this Camcorder for livestreaming sports. It works great! Set up is a little tedious, but not difficult. Great camera for the money!
6 people found this helpful
Elvin –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super!
Quality of the camcorder and shipping is very good
One person found this helpful
Mediahound 🎧 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this camcorder
I love this camcorder. It performs amazingly well despite its small sensor size. The image is digitally optimized and the 4K 60fps is wonderful. Some complain that low light performance isn’t great, and that’s true, and it does have an IR mode however it really needs an invisible IR light feature to make that super usable.The camcorder has many pro features and settings so there is a bit of a learning curve. It does everything I want it to do and more.And the add on handle that is included with the X2000 (it’s an add-on with the X1500) is also really nice. It allows me to record 2 different mics and match the levels on the fly and everything-no external mixer required!Yes, I wish it had a larger sensor but performance-wise, as long as you have plenty of light, no one will be able to tell this from any other pro 4K video camera on the market.If you thought camcorders were a thing of the past, think again. Highly recommended camcorder!
13 people found this helpful
Allan W GACKSTETTER –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sensational 4K professional camcorder
It gives me pleasure to provide the review for an extraordinary piece of video equipment.I’ve had the delightful pleasure of Panasonic products not only on the road producing video but also in my home studio Theater.The quality of the video and also the sound it’s really superb as it’s well laid out and is easy to navigate the camera through the beautiful display.This truly is a great piece of professional video equipment that will not disappoint it makes it possible produce outstanding seamless video productions.Thank you for taking the time to read this review as I truly hope that it will provide insight and support producing video productions.Allan G
7 people found this helpful
Garyo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this camera
Very easy to use for basic operations. Some stuff easy to figure out. Will need the manual for the rest. Picture quality is really good. Have a wireless Mike connected and sound quality is also good
2 people found this helpful
MAVinWA –
3.0 out of 5 stars
a great daylight camera but…..
The image quality of this Panasonic HCx-1500 is incredible, in FULL DAYLIGHT.I video record wildlife in the great outdoors. But there are 2 big drawbacks with this camcorder…..1-Low lighting conditionsHowever, in those magical 10-15 minutes of dawn’s first light & last evening light, the camera sensor is inferior to adjust and film in Low Light conditions. All you will view is a black screen on the camera’s monitor. Auto or manual mode, no adjustments will capture quality video footage in these magic low light moments. Most animals appear in those precious first & last light minutes. At best, you get 40 minutes of the evening golden hour, the last 20 will be dark. Vice versa for the morning golden hour.Cannot use artificial lighting as this would alert and scare off the animals.2- No remote controller available from Panasonic or any other 3rd party accessory seller that can POWER-ON the camera. There are accessory 3rd supplier remotes to start/stop recording and/or zoom in/out. But not to turn OR POWER the camera ON to start with. When on tripod, reaching up to turn on the camera creates an unnatural movement detected by wild animals…game over as the animals turn or run away from perceived danger when they see this movement. Panasonic claims an APP for iPhone will remotely control the camera but only is wi-fi is available….not in the great outdoors! Downloaded the APP to my phone and was very difficult to connect even inside a wi-fi available environment.TWO improvements need to be made for my use.1-Too bad there is no Bluetooth connectivity feature to your iPhone or other device for remote controlling. Camera was released new three years ago, but it seriously needs to be updated to today’s standards of Bluetooth connection ability.2-The buttons on the camera need to be more of an outward projection, so you can feel the button without looking. Similar to the record button on the camera rear. It’s almost like the main control buttons are recessed. And it’s difficult to tell if you indeed pushed them to the ON position.
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Hunsberg –
5.0 out of 5 stars
I am impressed
As other reviews said, the low light performance is not the best… But I did not get this camera to film night-time cave-diving. I mostly got this camera for the impressive zoom and the unmatched stabilization. I plan to use it for making travel videos and other scenarios that will tend to have plenty of light. In that regards, the built in ND filter is absolutely essential and has already helped me adjust for shots that would normally be overexposed. Battery life is also the best I’ve ever seen on a camcorder.Other reviews have mentioned bad coloring or unbearable noise when using mic input. My unit has no such issues with colors not displaying correctly. It does have very minor mic noise on input, though it does not seem to be at the same unusable level others have stated. Any audio I capture will most likely have noise removal done during editing, so I do not see this as an issue. The built in mic has absolutely no noise whatsoever and is actually very good.Full auto mode is pretty decent at getting shots, but this camera really shines in manual mode. Limiting the Auto-Gain-Control to 3DB or 0DB also works wonders with reducing/eliminating noise.I’ve only scratched the surface of what this camera can do. I have no doubt that I will be impressed with every feature I learn in the future.
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Eric B –
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Honest Detailed Review (Long-Read Warning, TL;DR below)
Preface: I’ve had the camera for about 2 months now and I must say it’s packed with a lot of robust and versatile features though the image quality is just okay. Let’s be real, it’s a small chip camera so it’s naturally bad in low light and fairly grainy on cloudy days. Try to keep the gain as close to zero as possible as anything above 6dB is almost unusable, so noise correction software like Neat Video will be a must with this camera and is something to consider if new to your work flow. I already had Neat Video plugins for Sony Vegas which I have been using with my Sony AX100 for quite some time and it works well at cleaning grainy footage from the X1500 too. The Sony AX100 and 700 are very comparable to this camera, so I will be using that in my review. I am also amused by the negative reviews that complain about the manual and customer service…it’s 2020 folks, learn how to Google for the full manual which is very detailed, helpful, and available on Panasonic’s website.Value: Buy used. This product is $1699 new, which is close to $500 less than the Sony AX100 released in 2014 when adjusted for inflation. It’s clear by the reviews that a lot of people haven’t taken the time to learn this camera and immediately returned it, so there are quite a few good new cameras showing up already on the used market, and quite frankly I’m jealous I did not wait to purchase one used to save a few hundred bucks.Target audience: Not sure who Panasonic had in mind, but I’d say this camera is best used as a B cam for a news crew; for wildlife and bird watchers because of the long zoom, and general hobby level or semi-pro videographers (me) who want a compact run-and-gun rig and aren’t always doing commercial work. That is not to say you can’t get film quality shots from this camera if you know what you are doing, but I would recommended it for general ENG or documentary scenarios where you just need to get the picture and move on. I don’t consider the reviews of live-streamers of any relevance to people who actually take these cameras out into the field.Pro features: First off, finally getting Panasonic’s robust scene file management and user buttons in a compact prosumer camera is outstanding. And compact and lightweight it is! Programmable user buttons are a must (take note Sony) and really allow customization and ease of use. User 1, 2 and OIS (3) and 5 are conveniently located and I’ve provided an image for my settings. I changed AE (4) to Zebra as I don’t use any auto settings. User 6-12 are in the menu only and I don’t find this useful, but it’s there if need be. As far as Scene File, I find CINE D with KNEE mode at MID to be most useful, adjust detail and chroma as needed for your grading output.4K-60p and 10 bit H.265. Finally! 4K-60p on a prosumer build that Sony has neglected for years. I film a lot of trains, sometimes high speed Amtrak trains and high shutter / frame rate combos are a MUST. Finally some good news for budget action shooters.Oh the ZOOM range, obviously another gain of small chip sensors giving you up to 600mm (35mm equivalent) of zoom. It’s a bit excessive though, unless you’re a birdwatcher zooming into a tree, most of your daylight shots in practice will be marred by heat distortion, so I think a 1″ sensor with less zoom range would have suited a lot more people.Let’s not forget that there’s a full color correction menu that allows you to dial the camera in to almost any setting to make the image look like another camera. Watch Barry Green’s tutorial on this, though I suspect most people will leave this untouched.The LCD monitor is bright and adjusting to 2 is good for outdoors. It may take awhile to get used to what the image looks like on the LCD versus what the camera is really capturing, I recommend setting Zebra to 90 and KNEE to MID to avoid unnecessary over-exposure and testing this a few times over before taking it on a day of shooting.The dial knob to set gain and shutter speed is similar to the Sony AX100 and fairly straight forward, though I haven’t found a way to turn off the ICON which is annoying since I only want to adjust gain and shutter and WB. Having another ring is useful and I programmed one for IRIS which took this out of the dial knob thus making it quicker and easier to use.The variable zoom speed seems good, but you need to enable fast zoom separately which is bizarre, I made User 5 this setting. I use the Magnus VC-20-SCP LANC controller and so far so good (albeit it only works when set to Sony, how about that?)The full manual available online as a PDF is very detailed, and unlike a physical manual, you can use control F to quickly find what you need.Gain settings can be adjusted by 1dB at a time, unlike the Sony which jumps 3dB at a time.Rolling shutter effect is not noticeable, which is another benefit of small sensor size that are capable of faster vertical scans. I’ve shot a few wide shots of 110 MPH Amtrak trains and could barely tell any distortion. The Sony AX100 is awful with rolling shutter, but that’s a sacrifice with larger sensors.Focus settings are robust, auto focus seems surprisingly good for Panasonic. I am still experimenting with this, but the area / touch screen focus is really cool. If you set an area focus, you can also lock it into manual mode so if you pan across an object it won’t refocus; however, in scenarios where you want it to change focus leave that on auto and if the area is panned onto an object closer or further away it should adjust without touching the screen, though it isn’t always responsive. Again, play around with it.Lens hood design is really handy with the switch to flip it open. I like this a lot better than a cap that you can easily drop and lose. Of course, it comes off if need be.Cons: Small chip sensor is bad in low light, obviously. I found that using any other scene file than the CINE settings showed grain or weird discolorations/artifacts even in the dark areas on sunny days. You will need to spend a lot of time dialing in the camera for your needs, but it’s highly customizable and I assure you if you take the time the settings are there, I too was very frustrated at first. They really over-hyped the performance of this camera, but compared to older sensors this size, it is a major improvement.The fast zoom doesn’t stay enabled when you turn off the camera and turn it back on. Seriously? Fix that in a firmware update please.There is an LCD level and frame size indicator, but no grid lines like in the Sony AX100 for quickly framing rule of thirds, I hope they add this too.No 1/50 or 1/90 shutter speed, which I found very useful on the Sony AX100.Grainy above 3dB gain, as well as no negative gain. Negative gain to -3dB would be very helpful when trying to get shots of high depth of field when opening the aperture wide.Depth of field. Well it’s okay but you really need to zoom in to get any decent bokah, that’s the other downside to small chip. But at least your wide angle shots will look in focus!Audio quality through 1/8″ jack is BAD and UNUSABLE. I plugged in a RODE Stereo Videomic X directly to the camera and no matter what gain settings I used on the mic with the camera gain at -30dB the grainy noise of the audio was unusable. Same thing happened when used through the XLR inputs on the detachable handle, which I immediately return and renders it useless. I am now recording into a Tascam DR70D with no issues. An extra $200-300 budget for an external audio recorder is a must with this camera. Perhaps I got a bad unit, but don’t take the chance. The audio quality of the on board mic is actually very good which is highly unusual, though these are hard to shield against wind and other noises, but I’ve found some instances where it was worth mixing into some of my tracks since I have a huge custom windshield on my Rode mic that sacrifices some quality and range at the ability to cancel out up to 30 MPH wind gusts.4K images are very soft compared to Sony. To be honest, the quality seems like 2K or upscaled HD, but it’s better than any HD images out of the Sony AX100. I’m getting used to it. It by no means is bad but for such a high bitrate you’d assume the detail would be greater. Perhaps it was engineered a little softer to not reveal just how grainy this camera is in low light. People complain about blurry spots when in wide though I haven’t noticed this ruining any shots, it seems if you manually set the iris and close it a little more this reduces or goes away entirely.Image stabilization. I put this is a con because it’s a two-way street. The handheld image stabilization is pretty good even at zoom. I don’t have a gimbal, but I suspect that combo would be very robust. As far as on a tripod, it’s not that great with or without OIS on. I wouldn’t use OIS on a tripod unless getting a static shoot at zoom, but, it seems as though cameras are being designed more for handheld use (WHY?) rather than on a tripod like they should be. I don’t know enough about image sensor and stabilization design, but over the years cameras like these on tripods are a lot more prone to vibrations and little bumps and jar the image thus losing a lot of professional quality, which is probably due to how the sensors now “float” in the camera. Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise as maybe I should just ditch the tripod and get a gimbal, but I cannot fathom why a camera at this price point, on an ash wood tripod designed for vibration dampening no less, picks up distortion so easily.H.265 is a gift an a curse, at least for now. Not really a con of the camera, but keep in mind these files are huge and you will need to budget in plenty of hard drive space for primary and back up storage, especially when most editing software currently cannot smoothly play back H.265 (even with high end computers) and you will need to spend time making proxies into H.264 which I do with the free version of Davinci Resolve. This is something to keep in mind as part of added workflow, but the benefit of the archival quality of H.265 is great. It’s just like 2006 all over again when we struggled to play back HD, lol.Conclusion / TL;DR: In my opinion this is NOT a camera to be used on auto with out of the box settings, I wish camera companies would stop trying to push that. Learn manual folks, or don’t film at all. If you never used a camera similar to this and are upgrading from a small home video camcorder, it will take you a LONG time to learn, longer than the 30 day return period, but it’s worth it. Two months in and I am still dialing in settings and learning new things and that’s after coming from a similar camera like the Sony AX100, it gets better as it goes, trust me. Price point is good, but I never thought I would be buying small chip in 2020. Despite some decent pros of this, I think Panasonic would have satisfied a broader customer base by making this a little brother to the CX-350 and packing a 1″ sensor into the design for better low light and DoF performance, and don’t say it can’t be done because this camera is basically the same size as the Sony AX100. This camera feels like a 2015 design that got delayed until 2020, but the user interface and customization to almost any application is there. Panasonic clearly thought about a wide range of users and engineered the UI of the camera well, but what good is all that if the image quality isn’t quite there? Now, it does come down to picking the right tool for the job, so I hope these points I outlined help with that decision. Overall, a solid 3.5 or 4 star camera, though I might grow to like it more. Lost a star for sure for the unusable 1/8″ audio jack (see above), so you will need to budget an external audio recorder. The camera as a whole really needs a firmware update though, but as is I would still recommend (save money and buy used if you can!).
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Marvin BoydMarvin Boyd –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Professional Video in a small package
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As a full time cinematographer I needed something for all of the aviation videos I make at airshows but also for military squadrons. When other spotters started switching to camcorders I decided to give it a shot. The video above proves this camera can deliver cinematic results. All audio and video are from this camera and the still image was a screen grab from a video I shot with this camera when I did not have my stills camera with me. For aviation and what I needed this is one of the best cameras I’ve used for what I do aviation wise.
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Thomas Deforge –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Cam for the money
This camcorder is packed with all the features you need. Easy to use, great picture quality.
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Deborah Parrent –
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great camera that has a few issues.
The 24x zoom with optical and in body IS is great, so is 10 bit 4K video, but the preamps in this camera are not good and cause a noticeable white noise or hiss when certain microphones are used at 3.5mm or XLR. The app that goes with this camera is trash and not supported on newer versions of Android. The Live Stream aspect of this camera is great and so far the Wi-Fi range has been decent. Overall, I’m happy with the camera, but having to do extra audio work in post is kinda annoying tbh for a $1500 camera. Search Red-dit or YT and you’ll see. I primarily shoot wildlife and travel videos and for my needs its been great, aside from my couple gripes. And yea, I tried 5 different mics and every setting possible to get rid of the white noise, thank god Davinci Resolve makes it pretty easy to eliminate the hiss. Hiss Panasonic Hiss.
Lefty_Biker –
4.0 out of 5 stars
A promising compact camcorder
First off, the camera produces beautiful image quality in both 4K and FHD. The compact size and features makes it perfect for on-the-go setups where you need to grab a camera and shoot with little setup time. I think with the increase in online streaming for especially house of worship this camera will fit into many single camera setups. I bought it for the compact size, the SDI output and the hope that the low light capability will work in the environment I shoot most of the time (inside a building with not so great lighting).I give the camera 4 stars because it is compact and packed with features. It fit the bill for two of my setup needs but the part that did not work so well is the low light capability part… the low light capability is really bad. If you will use in a place where you cannot control lighting and lighting is not ideal then you may end up with dark images or grainy if you increase gain to compensate.Otherwise if you are shooting in really bright settings like outdoors or a controlled environment where you can control lighting then this will fit in perfectly. Consider what is important to you and your setup and where you need to compromise before buying. Unfortunately I returned and went with Sony PXW-Z90V. For a few dollars more you get amazing low light capability with all the same features.
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