Most compact camcorders compromise image performance to achieve the reduced size but this device, with its giant, 1-inch, 1.0-type stacked CMOS sensor, offers stunning background bokeh defocus effects and top-notch sensitivity, capturing high-quality video with less noise, even when the conditions are very bright or too dark.
This is the camera that you can bring anywhere with you yet make sure that you're not sacrificing image quality. Its palm-sized, ultra-lightweight profile allows you to shoot without worrying about the limits that the environment and the situation might apply. Since the device measures 5.1 x 7.3 x 11.4 inches and weighs less than 3 pounds, it is much more nimble and mobile than most premium camcorders. The HXR-NX80 is also not cheap but the difference between this camera and the one we've reviewed before is more than noticeable even at first glance. While we've already examined the 4-drive lens system, even without that, the Leica Dicomar lens is brilliant in its own right, delivering 24 millimeters at wide-angle settings with minimal distortion, making the camera an excellent choice in terms of recording in tight and narrow spaces.īottom line, the Panasonic HC-X1 is quite pricey but when you can put a price on smooth motion, precise image expression, and crisp footage, you can probably pay the price too. That being said, cameras with all the best tech but without the right lens are all but pointless.
8.79 megapixels when you stick with 1080p (FHD), delivering an appropriate depth field and finding the perfect balance between image quality and sensitivity. Designed to accommodate high-speed, high-precision 4K recording, this little yet massive component gives you approximately 9.46 megapixels when capturing 4K footage at 24 fps and approx. Needless to say, everything that we have mentioned above is only possible thanks to the model's massive 1-chip, 1-inch MOS sensor. takes the cake, offering hand-shake correction that gives you both optical and electronic image stabilization and making sure that the hand-shake effect in different directions, including roll rotation, is detected and corrected. On that note, you can also play with the VFR (variable frame rate) recording feature, setting 10 steps between 2 and 60 fps, producing an excellent slow-motion effect when filming at 120 fps. You can move its micro drive focus unit quickly yet minutely, achieving precise image expression and capturing crisp visuals. Its Intelligent AF system can be customized adjusting the AF speed, AF sensitivity, and the AF area, accommodating not only the subject type but also the application.
Meanwhile, the model's optical 20X zoom lens will be covering the range from 24-millimeter wide-angle to 480-millimeter telescopic.īut, even before that, this is the camera that's been designed to caption motion. You can suppress both the lens size and the drive range, optimizing image quality and zoom power. The HC-X 4-drive lens system contributes immensely, simultaneously yet independently driving 4 lens groups. Second, the device is packing more impressive tech than its two previous predecessors combined. At the same time, you can see where the extra weight is coming from.įirst, the 5900-mAh battery is huge compared to the ~1900-mAh batteries that most professional video cameras come equipped with.
Measuring 6.8 x 7.7 x 13.6 inches and almost reaching 4.5 pounds on the weight scale, this beefy device is not as compact as most pro cams. The Panasonic HC-X1 is mean but not necessarily lean.