Panasonic HC-X1000 4K 24p Cinema/60p Video Camcorder-Black

Overview

The Panasonic HC-X1000 is the world's first camcorder with 4K shooting capabilities at 60p/50p images onto an SD card. It supports recording formats like 4K/Full-HD, 4K/Cinema in a frame rate of 60p, 50p and 24p. Its compact and agile body helps you to operate the camcorder very easily. Various advanced features enable you to get a professional quality that exceeds your expectations. The camcorder has a 1/2.3" MOS Sensor with a resolution of 8.85 MP. This gives you ultimate videos and picture quality. This camcorder has a High Speed LSI Image Processor that manages the massive volume of 4K data quickly and accurately. It also reduced the amount of noise in the picture producing crisp images even when shooting in low lights.

Optics and Focus

The camcorder has a Leica Dicomar Lens, which are built with high standard Leica perfection giving you unmatched optical performance. It helps in rendering sharp and clear videos and also produces the distinctive nuances and subtle shading that Leica lenses are renowned for. The camcorder offers you an optical zoom of 20X which is perfect for sports and wildlife videography. The construction of the lens is such that elements are divided into three zoom lens groups drastically reducing the lens size without any compromise on quality. This camcorder has an excellent AF Function with feature like focus expand, focus peaking and area mode function giving a high-speed and high-precision focusing on the subject. The camcorder has a Gyro sensor based Power OIS system for 4K videos. This sensor detects hand-shake of up to 4000 times/seconds correcting even the most subtle hand movements. It also detects slow and low-frequency vibration caused by breathing while zooming giving you crystal clear videos even at 20X zoom.

Sensor and Display

This camcorder has a 1/2.3" MOS Sensor, which offers you professional quality video production. It has an effective resolution of 8.85 MP offering top class details in the picture. It has an increased readout speed which makes it possible to handle 4K data at 60 and 50 fps. This camcorder is powered by an LSI image processor which processes massive volume 4K data quickly and accurately. It also improves the low light performance of the camcorder giving you noise-free images even when shooting in the dark. This Panasonic 4K camcorder has a 3.5 inch slide retractable LCD with touch screen feature. It gives you a resolution of 1,152K dots offering a high definition display.The screen can slide into the front for extra mobility and safety. The 270-degree rotation of the screen enables you to compose high angle and low angle shots with ease.

Images and Videos

The camcorder has a histogram display which shows a graph that indicates brightness on the horizontal axis and number of pixels in the vertical axis. This enables you to adjust the exposure level more precisely. The camcorder displays a striped pattern on the excessively bright area helping you adjust light and exposure level of the camcorder. Color bar monitor allows you to maintain color accuracy. The bar can be included in the recording for editing references. iA and iA plus option automatically detect the scene and selects the appropriate mode. The camcorder can also capture still images in a resolution of 8.8 MP with an aspect ratio of 17:9. It offers an image size of 4096 x 2160.

Other Features

This camcorder has in-built WiFi and NFC that offer instant and wireless connectivity. It also allows you to control and monitor the camcorder remotely from your smartphone using the Panasonic image app. The camcorders also provide QR codes of the recording for device which do not have NFC compatibility. The high speed HDMI Cable can be connected to a 4K VIERA TV, enabling you to view your 4K recordings directly on the TV screen. This camcorder has in-Built ND filter that enriches the image quality and gives a smooth tone by suppressing the amount of incident light falling on the camcorder. It also allows you to shooting with slow shutter speed at broad daylight and get outstanding results.