Panasonic HC-X1000 Reviews
Main advantage:
If you are a videographer and you are looking for your new 4K video camera with which you will be able to capture all your stories with a high level of detail, this is your ideal alternative, since you will be able to record at a high resolution to be able to get closer to the results quality you are looking for.
Main disadvantage:
Under precarious light conditions, we recommend choosing another model, since this equipment does not have a good response to low-light situations. However, you will be able to vary the recording speed.
Verdict: 9.8/10
If you have some knowledge in control and manipulation of video cameras, this equipment will be ideal for you to achieve excellent results. It is also an excellent purchase option for new users.
Main Features Explained
Sensor
If you are starting to look for a professional video camera, with which you can record your documentaries like a true filmmaker, there are a series of technical factors that you have to look at beforehand, to guarantee that the quality of your videos can compete with the vast majority of world filmmakers. Among the most important factors is the camera sensor, which is responsible for translating light into the image that we can finally see on our monitors. This camera includes a powerful ½-type CMOS sensor, 3 for Europeans, which reaches a resolution of up to 18.191 total megapixels, but with a total of 8.85 effective megapixels for moving images, with the aspect ratio of 17:9, and 8.29 megapixels for the 16:9 aspect ratio.
It is important to note that the standard illumination is 1,400lx and its minimum illumination is 4 lx with a 1/30 shutter. In addition, it has an intelligent zoom of 20x off and 40x on. As for digital zoom, this device has 2x, 5x and 10x zoom. This sensor allows automatic white balance, 3,200K, 5,600K, 2,400K and 9,900K. For moving images, this model allows 60p, 60i, 30p shutter. You can control the iris manually or automatically and it integrates a series of ¼, 1/16 and 1/64 ND filters. On the other hand, the video recording function has a C4K/4K POWER OIS stabilization system for FullHD or lower modes. In addition, the system is 5-axis, so it provides perfect stability.
Objectives and lenses
A second aspect of great relevance and importance when choosing your next video camera is the objective or the quality of the lenses inside. Remember that a large percentage of the quality you get from an image is produced by the objective and the lenses of the cameras, so if you buy a model with a regular lens, do not expect to get great images. When we analyze the lens of a camera, there are several aspects that we must look at, first of all, the maximum aperture that the device allows. This camera has a maximum aperture of f: 1.8 to f: 3.6, so it is possible to give an interesting texture or bokeh to the images.
On the other hand, you have to look at the focal length of the camera lens, because when the camera includes the lens, it usually has a focal length range that is known as ZOOM. This equipment has a 20x optical zoom and its focal length is variable, going from 4.08 to 81.6 millimeters. As for the equivalencies for a 35-millimeter camera, its focal length varies from 29.5 to 600mm.
Keep in mind that the diameter to place the filters is 49mm, in addition to the fact that it has the option of manual automatic photo. In addition, the lenses used by this equipment are from the Leica Dicomar Lens brand, which guarantees great image quality. You should always bear in mind the importance of keeping the lenses in the best condition, so the slightest scratch could irreparably affect the camera. We recommend you always keep the slow protected by its lid.
recording and formats
Having checked the camera sensor and lens, we can now focus on the next aspect, one of the most important when choosing your next video camera: determining the recording formats and compression methods. Somewhat unknown but very important aspects when it comes to keeping a stable file that we can edit.
This camcorder records to SDHC and SDXC memory cards, using an MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression method, which is the common compression format for digital video cameras. For video recording, this camera uses MOV, MP4 and progressive AVCHD recording format. For audio, the compression method applied by this camera is dual-channel MOV.LPCM and dual-channel MP4 LPCM with AAC. In addition, it uses the Dolby Digital system, which guarantees a very high sound quality.
The recording sizes that this equipment allows are, for the MP4 format, up to about 4,096 x 2,160 at a speed of 24 progressive fps at 100 Mbps bitrate. For the MOV format, you will record 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps, with a variable bitrate of 200 Mbps. Lastly, for AVCHD recording formats, record at 1080 at a rate of 60p 50 fps progressive.
On the other hand, it is important to note that this model incorporates a screen that shows 20 thumbnails per page. Also, we must consider that this camera incorporates a stereo microphone with a dynamic speaker, which guarantees an excellent sound experience in any of your filming.
