Dom Stevenson
February 16th, 2009, 03:00 PM
I'm considering selling my Canon (xha1) and buying the latest camera from Panasonic (hpx171).
There are a number of reasons.
I like the look of the Panasonic DVCpro HD camcorders, and am not mad about HDV, though to be fair, it's served me well over the last couple of years.
The colours on the Panasonic have always appealed to me, and it's clear that the latest camera has a significantly better low-light performance than its predecessor the HVX200.
It's as good a time as any to go solid state. I usually have a laptop on hand and P2 card prices/sizes have improved.
The HPX is smaller, and as a travel doco camera, makes you look more of a tourist which is desirable for me.
So here's a few things i like about the Panasonic, perhaps someone wants to challenge this. I'm in no hurry to sell my canon which i think is a fantastic camcorder, but i do feel like a change. I still resent the price of p2 cards and would prefer if the panasonic shot to SxS which seem to me to be a better deal, but i also feel the DVCPro HD codec is superior to HDV for what i want.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone things i should hang on to the canon and why?
And finally:
As a matter of interest, why is the HVX still more expensive than the newer HPX?
There are a number of reasons.
I like the look of the Panasonic DVCpro HD camcorders, and am not mad about HDV, though to be fair, it's served me well over the last couple of years.
The colours on the Panasonic have always appealed to me, and it's clear that the latest camera has a significantly better low-light performance than its predecessor the HVX200.
It's as good a time as any to go solid state. I usually have a laptop on hand and P2 card prices/sizes have improved.
The HPX is smaller, and as a travel doco camera, makes you look more of a tourist which is desirable for me.
So here's a few things i like about the Panasonic, perhaps someone wants to challenge this. I'm in no hurry to sell my canon which i think is a fantastic camcorder, but i do feel like a change. I still resent the price of p2 cards and would prefer if the panasonic shot to SxS which seem to me to be a better deal, but i also feel the DVCPro HD codec is superior to HDV for what i want.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone things i should hang on to the canon and why?
And finally:
As a matter of interest, why is the HVX still more expensive than the newer HPX?