Panasonic AG-DVX100B - Camcorder Cinena MiniDV 24p com 3 CCDs

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This camera is for the money and tech. quality the best.
I've used it for live music shows on stage hand held and worked great, and weddings,Documentaries.
Along with the zoom focus control hooks up to my jib great(10ft.boom)w/mc50 control head).
24p is great aswell. I'll step up to HMC-150 and the AF-100 next.

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Wonderful sound quality. I connect 2 xlr cables up to a good mic on a stand, 50 feet away, close to the singer/ instrument I'm recording; great audio and video results.

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i wanted to knew if this camera in europe

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I've only owned this camera for 2 weeks when I decided to upgrade to the HVX200A. Great camera for standard definition DV shooting. Very well designed. Film cam as well as video cam modes. Multitude of customizable manual/auto camera functions.

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I ordered the AG-DVX100B because I didn't want to go HD. I know everything is moving that way but I wanted control over my camera. I must say that having worked in a newsroom that this camera allows me as much control of my image and picture as the $15,000 equivalent full sized pro cameras.
The picture is more than I wanted especially in 24p mode. The learning curve is a little steep, and the lense is a little short in some situations. Overall I am really happy with it.

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I am just now learning to use the DVX, but I am comfortable now with about 90% of the options on this camera so it's time to write a review. The more I learn about videography, and the better I get shooting with the DVX, the more amazed that I am with this camera. I bought the DVX100B because of the excellent reviews that people gave it, but now that I have used it, I now understand why people love it. At first the locations of many of the buttons and functions seemed mystic, but then when I picked up the DVX and started doing some hand shooting, or holding the camera to your eye to shoot, all of the sudden all of the buttons are "conveniently" located in the right places. This is not by accident. This camera is VERY well designed, though probably more for right handed people.While there are a slew of auto-functions on the DVX for the "fast" videographer to just point and shoot on the run, I'm actually more on the DV indie-film side so I run many of the controls, such as fStop/Iris, focus and shutter speed manually. The lens is great. It has a really wide angle, but can go to an acceptable zoom mode as well, and with the right settings the images can be stunningly good. There are a slew of functions for image enhancement, 3 (actually 4) white balance settings, 3 levels of gain for low light shooting (and customizable), there are settings to filter out excessive light in high lighting conditions, as well as electronic functions to clean up images, enhance details, vary color curves etc. (This only scratches the surface of your options and functions! Seriously.)Oh, and for self recording or other stationary recording, the remote control for the camera is really a nice addition!People have complained about the sound quality, but with my shotgun mic (and a decent boom/boom operator) I think the audio recording is quite acceptable. Clean signal, if not the most robust waveform. Oh, yeah, DO NOT use the mic built onto this camera. It's not good enough. You can pick up a nice shotgun mic for around $200+ and it's well worth the investment. Fortunately the DVX has an audio jack for studio headphones for audio monitoring, and it comes with 2 48v phantom power mic jacks. This is the pro stuff, it's what you want.If you are new to DV and are coming from consumer point-and-shoot cameras (like me) you might be overwhelmed at first by just how many options there are on this camera and you may wonder what the heck half of them do. However, once you start understanding all of the features of this camera and what they do, and especially how much flexibility they give you, you also start to understand that this is a fantastic, top quality, piece of equipment that will match almost anyone's creative aspirations. If you can think of the shot in your head, you can probably do it with this camera. (Get a Letus DOF adapter if you really want to get some cinema-like depth of field shots).Yeah, I know there are a lot of HD cameras out there and that HD is the wave of the future, but honestly, I don't care. I get great shots with this camera and I just love it. (Plus I don't have another [$] to spend on a camera!)There are really on 2 "must haves" to go with this camera:1) Barry Green's "The DVX Book"2) A decent shotgun microphone with an XLR cable that runs on phantom power.Good luck!

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The Panasonic DVX100B and its 60i sibling DVC80 have graced video projects for nearly a decade. This rugged, responsive, beautiful work of Standard Definition art will be remembered for its quality and value. The DVX100B is head and shoulders above its less reliable MiniDV competitor, Sony's GL2. The Panny's larger metal construction, bigger lens, XLR inputs, monster 3.5" LCD, bigger 3CCD chips (1/3" vs. 1/4"), and more rugged tape transport system are qualities not found elsewhere in this price range. That Panasoninc still makes these babies in an HD world, is a testament to the love affair we budget documentary filmmakers have had with them. If you are commited to standard definition videotape, you owe it to yourself to get the best of the breed before it becomes a memory. Chances are you will never need the durable 1,000 hour video heads, and can take comfort in knowing your grandkids are likely to inherit this example of electronic magic!

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I own my own production company and this camera has been with me since day 1. I've now been in business for 2 years and this camera has worked great with a huge variety of projects. The only complaint I have is the zoom is not great for applications such as sports videography. The 10x zoom has limited me on a few projects. I still use this camera today but also have a Sony FX1000 and and am looking into getting an EX-3 in the next few months. However, the DVX will always be my baby. Great lens, great cinematic look (24p), great controls, and solid low light performance. I suggest getting a shotgun mic using the great dual-XLRs. The Rode NTG-1 is great for those on a budget and the NTG-3 is great for pros looking to make an investment. Definitely suggest the DVX100b!

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This is an amazing camera. I purchased it for skateboarding with an Opteka death lens and let me tell you, im in love with this camera. So much customization and has AMAZING quality. Dont at all hesitate to purchase this camera

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This is my second DVX-100B. I just love it. Don't even hesitate.

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I'm a college video instructor and we use this camera for all of our student projects and live events. We have 8 of these on hand. This camera has great picture quality and is easy to use. I love the large viewfinder too. This camera is great for our students because it's still used by a lot of industry professionals.

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I have had this camera for a few years now and I love it. It's easy to use, reliable, and the image quality is good. For the price it's a good deal. I work for a TV station and use this camera to shoot short documentaries on my own.

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As a professional videographer, I find the 100B to be very easy to use and am very satisfied with the video quality. I am thinking about buying another.

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I love this camera. I did so much research and I finally found a camera that can do everything I need it to do and more. As soon as it came, I loaded it and began shooting. I didn't putting down the entire first day.

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We use the DVX for a government access TV channel to record community events. It is a solid camera that always produces good TV quality standard def to tape video.

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I LOVE this camcorder!! I am going to be using this to film a low budget feature film. I specifically the DVX100B for shooting at 24 frames per second mode (like film) and if you set up final cut pro correctly (using the 2:3:3:2 pull down) the footage is very comparable to a 16mm film camera. This camera is cram packed with features and is WAY more than I expected when I bought it. The XLR jacks on the camera capture really good sound using an external shotgun mike although I will probably use and EQ and compression on the audio in post. This camera can go full auto at the push of a button, it has 2 zebra striping modes to help you check your light levels for blowouts, and a ton of preset features to really fine tune your settings to specific environments and lighting. There are 6 programmable "scene" settings that allow you to store all of your location specific settings (for example "outdoor on a sunny day" vs."inside on a dark night".) and all this isn't even scratching the surface of all the options you have available with this camera. As far as the design and functionality, I have NO complaints. So what's bad about it? Well, I think the only complaint that I had was that there were so many features to learn how to use that I needed
"The DVX Book" to really explain to me how everything works. The acronyms for the settings in the menu aren't always self explanatory. For example, I had no idea that "OIS" stood for Optical Image Stabilization (yeah, it does that too...). You really need to print out a "cheat sheet" of the menu tree and read "The DVX Book" to really get a handle on the DVX. If you are stepping up to this camera from a consumer camcorder, you will spend a lot of time learning how to use this camera, but once you do you are going to be VERY happy if you want to get a 16mm color film camera result. Oh, and let's not forget that it not only shoots in 2 24fps modes (24p and 24ap) and it also shoots in NTSC 30fps and 60i. Yes, you can do at least 3 different types of slow motion and time lapse if you speed up settings in your NLE program. (All of this is explained in The DVX Book. The ONLY technical challenge I have had using the DVX is manual focusing. I would strongly recommend looking up "DVX focus chart" and download the file. It will save you hours of frustration. Bottom line? If you are looking for a 24p in the price range, this camera is worth it!

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Very easy to use. Great value for the money. But sometimes white balance doesn't quite get the right color temp, you'll have to play with it a little. The IEEE port is very easily fried. I have 4 of this camera in the house, and only one of their port still working.

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No intent to repeat what has already been said. This is simply great. Don't be lured by the HD trend...this camera is THE standard. Bottom line. It shoots great, looks great, and gives great quality.

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We use it for our morning announcements and important taping jobs. It's great.

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I picked up this camera to use for all my freelance projects. So far, this camera has met all my expectations. I shoot a lot of music performances and I'm pleased with the results. The picture quality is excellent and the 24p mode is great if you want to achieve that cinematic look. I heard some complaints about it's use in low light scenarios, but in all the dive bars that I've filmed in, I have no complaints. My only complaint is the zoom is not incredibly powerful, but I'm also used to the camera that I use at work which has a macro zoom that I sometimes need to use when it is difficult to get close to an accident scene. The built in mic works well as long as you are monitoring the audio levels. I'm still working on obtaining an external shotgun mic for it and have yet to determine the quality difference between the two. I use final cut pro 7 to edit and all I needed to do was plug the firewire into the side and I was good to go. The customizable presets are a plus and easy to set up. I highly recommend this camera for anyone looking for a high quality camera at a decent price. It's not an HD camera, but in the area I live in, it will still be another couple of years before everyone moves to a HD standard.