Panasonic HC-V760

Advantages: Good stabilizer (5 axis). Good night mode. Auto focus at night less than 2 seconds, almost a second. Compact, lightweight. Not dear. The battery lasts long enough (without viewing the footage). Possibility to connect a high-quality buttonhole (different sound quality, better and cleaner, louder). Horizontal (axis) tilt indicator on the screen - convenient for novice video operators.

Disadvantages: Mediocre photo in low light and in general. Worse than a camera with a similar matrix and lens, but better than a good phone. Good sound, but with little wind protection. The control from the screen is not convenient, the operation is not even sure with a fingernail. There is no built-in light, it does not illuminate far, it shines close. Due to the size, it is difficult to adjust to the arm, but just right for a teenager.

Comment: I bought my daughter as an alternative to filming with a camera. I didn't see the point (she begged), the camera was shooting video well, but having bought it I realized that there is a difference (shooting a video) and it is worth the money paid. A completely different level. The sharpness of the image is the same, but the video from the camera still cannot be compared with the camera (the camera is clearly better, smoother, softer, more natural, etc.). I bought extra. battery, but there was no need for it. I am satisfied with the purchase. The daughter is delighted. The camera is well worth the money.

Advantages: With MP4 1080p and 50 megabits, the picture is excellent!

Disadvantages: Screen sensor! We have to push through as in Chinese counterfeit phones. The video quality drops slightly at maximum zoom.

Comment: I chose between Sony HDR-CX620 and this one, the size of the matrix played a decisive role, Panasonic HC-V760 won. Overall, I am satisfied, at the maximum bitrate and 1080p the picture is very good. It is better to use the zoom up to 18x, because further down to 20x, detail drops slightly, which is the case with most zoom optics, incl. and in the photo, nothing new. Although I may not have gotten used to AF work yet, at 20x it's just hard to keep a static picture from my hands, here I need a tripod ... or skill))) There are no complaints about the stub, it's not like in Sonya 620, the lens doesn't seem to move, but it works just as well, hybrid. Do not save space on the card, at 1080i the quality is noticeably worse. Three 32GB class 10 cards do an excellent job with a 50 megabit stream, if the computer is jerky - the camera has nothing to do with it, it's time to upgrade the computer) I load files for a long time through the cord, I use a card reader. The camera is the first, there is nothing to compare with, it was white, it looks decent.

Advantages: Manual adjustments in "real time" such as focus, aperture / sensitivity db (analogous to ISO on cameras), shutter speed, white balance, etc. The presence of a shoe and a microphone jack, headphones. Excellent built-in microphone with manual settings Excellent stabilization Large 49mm fast f 1.8 threaded lens. Real full full HD

Disadvantages: No IR mode. Even with external IR light it will not work. Expensive batteries No paper manuals and software CDs Poorly located slots

Comment: The overall impression is very good 9 out of 10. The closest competitors are only in the price category 60-75 thousand rubles The camera is above average. In skillful hands, miracles can be performed. Outperforms full-frame DSLRs in video and convenience in the field (not in studio)

Advantages: Fullhd video is excellent in both avchd and mp4. Good management. The manual dial helps to adjust the parameters. The photo is good.

Disadvantages: Disproportionately expensive batteries. This will slow down the widespread use of these camcorders!

Comment: The menu is well designed. A wide range of successful management of video recording in borderline situations in terms of illumination and speed of movement of the object.

Advantages: The size of the matrix of this camera gives good results in terms of image quality, this is especially noticeable in low light. Good photos are also obtained at twilight, and without using the "Night" or "Insufficient illumination" mode. At exposure of one third of a second or one second of a second, the picture is an order of magnitude brighter than the real illumination. This allows you to do everything "Manual Mode".

Disadvantages: With the declared minimum illumination of 1-lux, it is practically impossible to shoot video in the Night mode, the focusing constantly gets lost. Therefore, the focus really works only when the illumination is much higher than this value. And not only on this model is this situation. You also need to pay attention to Sound. In my camera, when shooting, the noise of the mechanisms when the autofocus works, and the sound when using the zoom are superimposed. There is also something suspiciously rattling if you shake the camera a little. Perhaps this is a factory defect, at least this should not be, if the mechanisms in normal operation are so noisy, then there is poor sound insulation from them in the microphone.

Comment: I have been using the camera for a little more than a month, as I wrote above, the image quality suits me quite well, but I really do not like the extraneous noise from the autofocus and zoom mechanisms. The camera has a jack for connecting an external microphone, but it is also inconvenient to use it all the time, or focus only manually. So I advise you to check everything carefully.

Advantages: Everything that has already been written about her in the "merits" is true. Convenient control, good quality of shooting, good autofocus, manual focus, excellent stabilizer, optimal 20x zoom, the ability to use as a camera.

Disadvantages: Not everything that is written about it in the "shortcomings" is true (touch screen, expensive batteries, etc.). On Ali, a 3.9 A battery with a charger costs 2 thousand. Memory card 64 GB, 80 MB / sec - 1500 rubles. etc.

Comment: The camera is excellent, you just need to study the hardware and adapt to the shooting conditions. If you close your eyes to some of the inconvenience of management and accept it for what it is (for not too expensive, by the way), then it will thank you with excellent video in HD and good photos. Who cares, a full description (suitable from the 750th): http://www.manualsdir.ru/manuals/457959/panasonic-hc-v750-hc-w850-hc-v730.html?download

Advantages: 1. Operation from external power supply. 2. Manual :) - white balance, exposure, focusing. 3. Microphone input, headphone output. 4.180p 50fps

Disadvantages: 1. Screen sensor. 2. Screen sensor. 3. Screen sensor. 4. Screen sensor.

Comment: 1. Perfectly works from an external 5V battery, so all the moaning about expensive batteries is irrelevant: poverbank in your pocket, cord included with the camera, and take it off until your hands fall off. 2. In almost any illumination, the white balance exposed through metering saves from "soap" and "grain", and manual focusing - from "floating" focus. 3. Manual aperture control allows you to obtain the desired depth of field, which is very valuable for obtaining a variety of effects and combined shooting. 4. The ability to connect an external directional microphone (or lapel) allows you to write good sound at all sorts of noisy events. Headphone output - even while recording to evaluate the future result. 5. It is possible to install filters / blends. For those who need a wide angle: buy an adapter ring 49-52 (55, 58), screw it tight and put filters / hoods there - and you will be happy. I have adapter 49-52 - when panning, one filter does not overlap the frame, lens hood 52 at a wide angle clings. With ring 49-55, two filters (slim + regular) fit normally, there is no suitable hood. 6. As a nice bonus - 180 ° screen rotation. 7. And, of course, a full-frame 1080 at 50 frames is a very useful thing. Everything spoils the touch screen !!! He's tight! For a year, I never got used to it. This is very disturbing, therefore, with all the others, "five" for a tight sensor minus a point. Maybe, of course, I came across a marriage, but in my opinion they just stupidly saved. But in vain. P.S. There was an opportunity to compare the picture quality in parallel shooting with a camera of the same class of another well-known manufacturer - with the cost of the second camera being one third higher, the picture quality turned out to be such that shooting from this second camera had to be almost completely thrown out. I will not name the model. P.P.S. Premiere understands .mts files perfectly and there are no problems with sound. If someone has problems with the sound in the premiere, then the camera has nothing to do with it.

Advantages: Good matrix, good photos, many manual settings

Disadvantages: I use it for 2 weeks, while I like everything, I shot in different modes, the video is very high quality for an amateur camcorder

Comment: Before that, there were Sony cameras, but it seems to me that they have lost ground. They began to pay little attention to this segment ......, which is a pity.

Advantages: Really high resolution. Five-channel audio. Excellent stabilizer. Real color rendering.

Disadvantages: All management through the menu. Until you get to change the pens - the plot is gone. But in principle, the automatic settings are also good. Lack of viewfinder.

Comment: I took it myself in the spring. I am quite satisfied with the quality of both the camera and the way it shoots. I won't pour water for a long time. Here are the links to my video. I threw it out in full resolution. https://youtu.be/DOApQOS_gRk

Advantages: Convenient control, good shooting quality, good autofocus, good stabilizer

Disadvantages: it is a little difficult to control the zoom speed, due to the fact that the screen is resistive it is inconvenient to scroll something

Comment: For a long time I thought that cameras of this format are hopelessly outdated and will be replaced by DSLRs and action cameras, since most of these cameras are with small 1 / 6.3 matrices. This one is the same as popular action cameras, so the video quality is very good, and the depth of field is not as huge as the models with 1 / 6.3 sensors. There are quite a few settings, but certainly not as many as in professional models. You can shoot with a fixed exposure, WB, choose WB based on what is visible in the lens, tweak the sharpness and saturation, etc. There is manual focus (adjusted by a metal wheel near the lens). There are several stabilizer settings, such as more compensating for camera tilt, showing horizontal on the display. There is an interesting feature - you can press and hold the button on the screen and the camera will try to "look" in one place, it works especially well at a large zoom. The camera is definitely worth the money, I'm happy with the purchase.