2024 Best 4K Camcorder Under $1,700 | Panasonic X1500 | Test Footage with S5IIX

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[TheChakwow]

I've owned a x2000 for 3 years. It's excellent for most uses and the i-zoom is sharp. I recommend the Spark Scene setting. The handle has a light usable to about one metre and a very smooth zoom rocker, great for handheld zooming. Stabilisation is also first class. It's a daytime camcorder, so put it to bed when it gets dark.

[unpaid_review]

I have this from day 1. Never regret. And thinking about the second one (in 2024), even if I have S5ii X.
Absolutely fantastic camera that fun to use, if you know limitations like extreme low light. Worked on the outdoor event for about 4-5+ hours on one battery! (not continuos but last long a whole day, still surprised). 24-600mm motorized optical zoom in that small factor is unbeatable to any mirrorless camera...For amateur/family (and not "professional wedding" BS) it's fantastic. + 4:2:2 10bit 4K @60 internally, infrared compatability, dual slot memory cards etc.... Excelent unlimited slow motion quality, much better than I see in most latest mirrorless.

[PromoMoviescomau]

Thanks for review /comparison... These small sensor Camcorders are great for long range shooting outdoors, but everything else is no match in terms of image quality for even the basic APSC mirrorless cameras Eg. R50. So, I suppose if image quality is your number one priority (it is with me) I would say a 1 inch sensor camera is the starting point.

[Baldcafe]

Your channel is great man 👍 great to hear from someone who actually knows what they are talking about 🙏

[xjet]

Another flaw with teh X1500 is that if you're running & gunning then *sometimes* the record button doesn't register when you push it to stop recording. This can mean you end up with hours of footage of nothing because you pushed the button to stop recording but it kept going and then, even if you close the LCD and the eyepiece, it just keeps recording until the SD card is full. I thought this might have been a fault but I've had two of these and they both had the same problem.

[freddymoraleja]

8:44 se ven horrible los videos en las dos camaras ...que sucede?? Demasiado comprimido? Cual es el bit rate de ambos videos

[cuonglpnd]

I'm curious about the x1500's close-up capabilities
Normally, Leica lenses will provide very close magnification

[NYCIndieFilmmakerSujewa]

great video. looking at these small sensor camcorders for some projects after seeing that Hong Sang-soo made 8 or so fiction features using most likely a small sensor Canon XA35 or so - an old cam.

[matthewkinman]

Great video! I'm looking for the best way to record my son's soccer games, which will vary from bright daylight to night games under the stadium lights. Would the X1500 be able to handle the action and range of light conditions?

[roxics]

I grew up with camcorders and have a fondness for their form factor. Back in 1999 I paid $2000 for a Sony TRV900 3-CCD DV camera. That only shot 480i. Loved that camera with its 12x not very wide lens. I would have killed for a camera like the X1500 back then. But these days, despite how impressive it is, I can't see much use for it, outside of maybe certain travel videos where someone desires a superzoom in a small package. But there are plenty of other larger sensor cameras like a Panasonic GH series camera or even the S series full frame like you show that could do most of that job without increasing the size much, if at all. Outside of the superzoom you're only really missing the built-in NDs. So I guess I'm having trouble figuring out who this $1500 camera is for. Like I said, if it were me going for a hike I'd just take my GH4 and 14-140.

[whitecrowproductions]

Im about to grab me one of these bad boys (the x2000 bigger brother variant). I currently use the UX180 for primary shooting due to its larger sensor, but the camera is so bulky and heavy, especially when you add a mic. The other issue being the new standard of putting the LCD screen on the grip.

This little guy seems like the the perfect Run-n-gun camera to just pull out of a backpack and shoot. Sure the sensor is smaller, but the 10bit color makes up for that. Just go in the menu and raise the master pedestal and everything flattens out nicely as Panasonic always does in their camcorder line. Then just crush the black is grading later and your low contrasty shooting issue is solved. But yeah....this little guy looks like a perfect quick shooting alternative for those of us with the more expensive bricks. Great review!

[fthprodphoto-video]

What size is the sensor ? I own a Sony AX700 camcorder with a 1 inch sensor and the IQ is great outdoors but indoors I shoot with APSC or 35mm cameras

[dominicmataia]

I have the Panasonic WXF1M and I love it - but I need to find a zoom controller for it and I cant find any! This camcorder doesnt have a LANC output. So was wondering if anyone has found one that fits the micro USB output?

[MrSentinel]

Can you do a video of both cameras on low light in full auto mode? I'm thinking indoors or outside after sunset.

[EncoreFrenchLessons]

What would be a camcorder at least as good as that but with better low light sensitivity?

[tello_yo]

super great camera. I bought mine about 10 months ago, 4K Camcorder Under $1, 700 | Panasonic X1500 for 7, 50 dollar at best buy. brand new, no refurnished. when i bought it, i asked the store manager why was half price, I was told that they only had a few in two stores i GUESS, AND IT HOAPPENE TO BE AT THE BEST BUY NEAR WHERE i LIVE, SACRAMENTO CA. ABSOLUBTLY LOVE THIS CAM. GREAT VIDEO, THANKS FOR SHARING IT.

[Hozzleandhack]

Just bought this bad boy to film YouTube golf videos and this video is why I pulled the trigger on it! Great review, the zoom quality is nuts and should do us well on the course as well as the battery life 🤞🏻

[vincentjohnston]

Gr8 Video man! I'm looking at getting a camcorder and narrowed the choice down to this Panasonic and the Canon XA60 - they are about the same price but, what is your opinion of the Canon? And forgive my basic tech knowledge but does a smaller sensor not give a greater depth of field which makes focusing on moving subjects easier? thanks!

[Hermanice]

Hello. I would need to connect the camera as a webcam to my computer. I need to do an online transfer via OBS Studio and I don't know how to do it all. It is possible to make a detailed guide on how to do this. Thank you

[imagenatura]

In low light, you'd really need to have equivalent depth of field as well. It would be interesting to put the S5iix at f/13 (equivalent DOF at f/1.8 on the x1500). Of course, in this setting the S5iix will trash the x1500, but you'd need to be more selective with your focus.