New AG-HPX600 PDF released by Panasonic

I can´t believe they put a single 2/3" CMOS in there. I was interested because the weight of the HPX600 and 2/3". But now? Maybe I can try it out @ a local dealer next year.
But I have my doubts now...
 
Recently I had an opportunity to test the Panasonic HPX600. I shoot for a team competing in the Pirelli World Challenge Sports Car series in North America. The rules for video at the track are more or less no tripods so its very run and gun like. I had to use clips that I wont use in the clients video for this particular race but wanted to post some basic clips to show some aspects of what this camera looks like. Especially since there is next to no real footage on the internet.


I did no CC. I only adjusted exposure on a few clips with no color boost etc. The camera is in Cine-V mode, 24p and AVC INTRA 50. I shot INTRA 50 because I only had a 16gig P2 card and had to make it last.


For me I wanted to see how the skewing would be for panning and following cars. I couldnt use those shots in this as those will be used for the clients video. Previously my ENG camera was the JVC 700/750 which is CCD so panning wasnt an issue at all. I also have been using my AF100 for the last year covering racing and the client LOVES that look. So it was interesting to shoot with an ENG camera again, to say the least.


This weekend I plan to actually go out and do some night shots and garden shots, contrast etc etc.


Hope you enjoy.


Myles


PANASONIC HPX600 TEST CLIPS on Vimeo
 
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Hi Myles, Thank you for sharing this with us. You're right there's virtually nothing on the web video wise for the 600 and the new 5000 cam.
I thought the shots looked lovely and crisp and good punchy colours, even though I'm at work using company's less than stellar monitors, it looked good :)

cheers Andy
 
Thanks Myles. I really like the video. A 2/3" shoulder-mount is a great do-all camera. And the lighter, the better.
Plus, with the AVC-Ultra upgrade, the 600 will shoot 1080/60P, which should come in handy when shooting motorsports.

As far as the 5000, I don't think they've been released yet.

Please tell us more about your experience with the camera. How did you like shooting with it?
 
vanvideo said:
Thanks Myles. I really like the video. A 2/3" shoulder-mount is a great do-all camera. And the lighter, the better.
Plus, with the AVC-Ultra upgrade, the 600 will shoot 1080/60P, which should come in handy when shooting motorsports.

As far as the 5000, I don't think they've been released yet.

Please tell us more about your experience with the camera. How did you like shooting with it?
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I actually really like it. Like most I read about the unit being a single C-MOS etc and of course I had my doubts about C-MOS and Skewing and remembered the HPX300 skewing issues. So I shot a few clips and immediately uploaded them to see and was surprised. For me its hard to take a camera on a gig and doubt its abilities so with some reassurance of decent performance I took it with me. I also shoot with the AF100 and are realizing now in post that the 2 cams work well together.

Its typical Pani build and quality. The feel of the camera is robust. The 17x lens was nice to use after shooting with 25mm and pulling focus 24/7. Its also nice to run and gun in a single weekend and shoot those 2 styles back to back. I shot indoor in various lighting situations and the camera tackles those very easily. I Was most surprised with the pop of the color. The AF100 tends to be flat and then I color grade. This camera had a nice amount of color "pop", if you will and that was nice when shooting the colorful cars.

The only thing that I missed was an actual LCD. Getting low shots was a little difficult without it.

I'm interested to see how this does back to back against the HPX 3100 since its CCD and slightly older.

Once I'm done my current edit I will share the video.

Myles Williams
 
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