Panasonic HC-V180 Camcorder Test video footage - Optical zoom.
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2018
- Panasonic HC-V180K Full HD Camcorder with 50x Stabilized Optical Zoom.
This video focuses on Footage Quality, Zoom, Low Light, image stabilization for Panasonic HC-V180 Camcorder.
I LOVE this camera. The zoom is amazing. I read reviews and watched CZcams's of it and realized the clarity in the dark was poor.
Location : Laguna beach "Heisler Park "
music: The_Arctic_Light
This is a great product for what it is designed to do and it seems that many of the negative reviews are by people that didn’t research their purchase properly. I understand that frustration, but if you know what it can and can’t do before purchasing then you will not be disappointed! Let me give some of the pros and cons to explain what I mean. At the end I have a small explanation of what you can expect for picture quality.
Pros
- Zoom: The zoom is amazing! I shoot most of my videos on a 1.6x crop frame Canon DSLR and there is no lens in the world that will get you 59x optical zoom. That is something like 1650mm equivalent which gives you a tight headshot at 200ft. There are several “Intelligent” or digital zoom options, just disable that from the first day and forget about it.
- Battery/Charging: The battery lasts forever. I’ve done long recordings and I really haven’t hit 50% battery. It is also easy to power off USB (in two different ways: the included barrel plug or micro USB) which means that a cheap battery bank will keep it at 100% power for days.
- Price: At just under $200 this is $50 cheaper that most of the competition (for example the Vixia HF R800). Even for the same price I prefer the Panasonic to the Canon, and I’m an avid Canon DSLR fan!
- Microphone: No, this doesn’t have a broadcast quality microphone. However, it is noticeably better than the mic on my Canon DSLR, especially in the wind. I do wish that it accepted an external mic input, and I’ve listed that as a con. So the quality isn’t great, but since it’s better than a DSLR I have to put it as a pro.
Cons
- Microphone Input: I really wish this accepted an external mic input as most of it’s competitors do. I get that most people buying a cheap camcorder aren’t going to use an external mic, but I would!
- No Carrying Case: Even a simple cloth bag would have been better than nothing, I bought a $10 case that’s a bit too big for it. I wish I had something better.
- Menu Interface: This isn’t a strong point for most camcorders, but this one is particularly finicky with the menus. The low quality touch screen and small icons mean it often takes two tries to hit the right button and the menus are designed someone who has never actually used a camera.
- Live-Video Output: I haven’t even tried this, it uses a mini-HDMI, which is a stupid standard, but at least they include a mini-HDMI to HDMI cord with the camera. There are a lot of other reviews that talk about this… I haven’t tried and I don’t care, but others have issues, so consider that if you care.
A note about video quality:
I’ll start by saying that this is about on par with a good smartphone for video quality and maybe underperforms a flagship phone in low light. In a daylight scene it can be hard to tell the difference between this camcorder footage and a $1,000 DSLR with a good lens! However, as soon as you go indoors the quality of the camcorder footage deteriorates to a barely usable level. It says it is F2.08 @ 108mm and while I don’t think they are lying, the quality of the footage would not lead a person to believe that number…
So why would you buy this!? Why have I given it 5 stars!?
Because a good new DSLR+lens cost 3 or 5 times as much, and this camcorder keeps pace with good lighting conditions.
Because a smartphone is lucky if it can get to 2x zoom without the quality collapsing and this camcorder does 59x and looks great.
Because it is $200 and can get great footage that would be hard to get other ways!
If you want to record indoors/low-light, or need the absolute best in video quality then spend the extra money to get something with a much larger sensor (not really available on any "camcorder"). Otherwise, you’ll love this! - Sport
When you are not zooming and waving the thing about its quite a good picture. Zoom first onto your target then steady, hit record and pull out...
Thank you i will
@@TheRiddick1919 I'd even go further: separate every movement when testing stuff. Wide angle first, then the zooming, then try test out the stabiliser statically, then try to pan left/right, then try to zoom out while still panning. Just to make things clearer what exactly the device can do! :)
Very nice video!!! I was worried about low light because I’m used to the Cannon Vixia Hf r70 which has a 0.04 lux rating where as this has one 1 when in night mode. And I plan on buying a new one. This put my mind at ease.!!!
nice vid & the music was perfect for the scenery.
good job, I was thinking about getting one of these, how does The picture quality look I assume it takes pictures as well ?
It takes still photos but they are not good on this camcorder
Thank you
Truth N Time no problem also I schould mention that this camcorders Video get a bit choppy when filming in dark areas so yeah I wouldn’t recommend this camcorder if you do shot in dark areas. Btw I own one my self and it’s perfect for Planespotting and you can read an planes airline which is 10.000 ft.
That's good cause I would like to get some close up's of all these planes and drones spraying across the sky. I bought a Kodak pixpro az421 But it doesn't get close enough, would this camcorder be good for that in your opinion?
@@TruthNTime yes i use it in my vids
Is it easy to see the screen in sunlight ?
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is this better for kite flying videos
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