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Panasonic Multiple CES Announcements!

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Panasonic has been quite busy this morning with a plethora of camera announcements. It seems 4k is strongly anchored in the product line matrix by adding the feature on pretty much every product category this year. It seems to throw the message to the rest of the electronics camera industry that 1080p is so last year and that 4k is the make it or break it feature for compact and larger cameras alike.

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Panasonic vx870 & wx970 Camcorder Video Samples!

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Some samples from the Panasonic HC-vx870 and  hc wx970 which are identical hardware sans the extra selfie camera on the pull out rotating screen have surfaced.

As expected the cameras perform fantastically well and are at this time still the best camcorder value for regular and slow motion video for your money.  Either for slow motion or 4k, the value is hard to beat. We have selected a few samples from the net so you can check out and judge the quality for yourself: → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Panasonic WX970 Camera Is a w850 on Steroids!

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Last year’s CES star camcorder marvels were the W850 and the V750 from Panasonic. Both cameras were capable of 1080p at 120fps progressive with a 240p interpolation mode that looked pretty good with low motion and high shutter speed.

This year we get the replacements in the line the HC-VX870 retails for $899US and the HC-VX970 will be $999US.  Both shoot 4k video yes… let me say that again… both shoot 4k! They are carbon copies of themselves with one differentiating feature.  The VX970 has an integrated selfie picture in picture camera attached to the flip screen. This is the same feature the W850 introduced last year.  The VX870 has no selfie camera but allows a phone to connect and feed the secondary image to record in tandem.   It is kind of gimmicky but for filming parents wanting to film their reaction when their toddlers take their first steps it can be a pretty priceless feature. → Continue Reading Full Post ←