During CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Panasonic announced three new compact camcorders with 1/2.5″ sensors. The HC-X1500, HC-X2000 and AG-CX10 all offer 4K 60p recording capability (4:2:2 10-bit up to 4K 30p) along with 24x optical zoom (25mm-600mm full-frame equivalent) lens. They offer 5-axis O.I.S, two manual rings, ND filters, a built-in LED video light, 24-bit linear PCM audio recording, a built-in Wi-Fi module for streaming, and more. New Panasonic Camcorders. Image source: Panasonic With the recent rise of full-frame cinema cameras, it might look like that large sensors are taking over the whole video industry and Super 35 will become the bare minimum. In reality, there is always the right tool for the right job, and often a larger sensor is actually counter-productive. Compact broadcast cameras with smaller sensors still have their use and camera manufacturers want to offer such camcorders for this market segment – albeit it’s admittedly shrinking. During CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Panasonic announced three new camcorders with small image sensors, but all are capable of 4K 60p recording, H265, and 4:2:2 10-bit internal video in some modes. Let’s take a quick look at what they offer. Panasonic HC-X1500, HC-X2000 and AG-CX10 Camcorders Panasonic claims these are industry’s smallest and lightest 4K 60p camcorders (with integrated lens). They use 1/2.5″ 8.29M MOS sensor paired with the Venus engine known from LUMIX line of cameras. All camcorders feature 5-axis Hybrid Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) This stabilization system should suppress a handshake even at the 24x telephoto end. Panasonic HC-X1500...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 8 January, 2020