To all hpx owners : What do you really think of the 300
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Spotlight Media
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I have had mine for about 2 months and in that time I have shot a fair amount on it. Overall I really like the camera it feels good on the shoulder and the controls are so nice to use. Some of the shoots I have been at have been sort of low light and that footage has been, well, a little lacking. I thought it might look better than what it does. But self admittedly it could be my rookie status on this camera. The skew is truly awful on this camera but that only happens if you really put the camera through some abnormal paces. This topic has been beaten to death so I won't say much more on than topic other than it has not effected my shooting at all.
I really need to use the camera a lot more to give it a proper rating, but so far so good.
Only 1 big problem for me personally is I may have a lot of low light shoots coming up in the near future. If this happens I will have to sell this camera and find an HPX500 instead.
My $.02
I really need to use the camera a lot more to give it a proper rating, but so far so good.
Only 1 big problem for me personally is I may have a lot of low light shoots coming up in the near future. If this happens I will have to sell this camera and find an HPX500 instead.
My $.02
I have been using the HPX300 for all of my commercial work. The HPX is far better than the HVX200 though in low light the DVX100 in 60i beats them all.
The larger CCD chip in the 500 makes it a better camera thought he price tag on the 500 is quite a bit higher than the 300.
I choose the 300 because it gave me what I was looking for for a price that I could pay.
The larger CCD chip in the 500 makes it a better camera thought he price tag on the 500 is quite a bit higher than the 300.
I choose the 300 because it gave me what I was looking for for a price that I could pay.
Mark Smith
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THe HPX is so far ahead of the HVX in low light capability that there really isn't a comparison at all. Over all the HPX 300 package is really effective and when you consider that it offers AVC I its really quite amazing. Yes, the camera suffers from rolling shutter jello, Have you shot with any of the flavor du jour DSLR's? THey make rolling shutter Jello like mad- so the way I see it rolling shutter artifacts are the new crushed black.
Panasonic really put about as much in a camera at a given price point that they rationally could without completely undercutting their higher end gear.
Panasonic really put about as much in a camera at a given price point that they rationally could without completely undercutting their higher end gear.
nedcam
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When you ask this question you need to divide the answers into two categories:
1) Shooters who have total control; such as Producer/DPs, Production Co Owners/DP, Auteurs, TV Commercial DPs, etc.
2) Freelance Cameramen who accept every call that comes in and must execute what the client requests.
IF you have total control of what you're shooting, like a spot, indie, etc. this camera is fantastic. All it's restrictions can be mitigated. That is why the samples the posters put on Vimeo of spots, nature, still life, etc. look so damn good.
However...if you are a total freelance shooter like myself you have to run interference between what the client requests/needs and what the 300 will do or balk at. I have had it for about two months in all kinds of situations and most of the time it is fantastic. Sometimes, due to client requests, I find myself having to do work arounds, talk the client into something, etc...
You say you're "new" to video. You may want to start with a simpler camera. This is a very powerful piece of gear that needs to be tweaked. Much depends on your client base: are they easy to please or very discerning? What are you going to use it for? What market are you trolling? If you could give us answers as to what you will be doing with it then we can give you better data. Our gripes and praises depend on what we are asking the 300 to do on a given job, so let us know what you're specifically planning to do with it.
For it's price there's nothing better but if money is not an issue the 500 and 2700 open up new worlds and you're much better off with them.
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1) Shooters who have total control; such as Producer/DPs, Production Co Owners/DP, Auteurs, TV Commercial DPs, etc.
2) Freelance Cameramen who accept every call that comes in and must execute what the client requests.
IF you have total control of what you're shooting, like a spot, indie, etc. this camera is fantastic. All it's restrictions can be mitigated. That is why the samples the posters put on Vimeo of spots, nature, still life, etc. look so damn good.
However...if you are a total freelance shooter like myself you have to run interference between what the client requests/needs and what the 300 will do or balk at. I have had it for about two months in all kinds of situations and most of the time it is fantastic. Sometimes, due to client requests, I find myself having to do work arounds, talk the client into something, etc...
You say you're "new" to video. You may want to start with a simpler camera. This is a very powerful piece of gear that needs to be tweaked. Much depends on your client base: are they easy to please or very discerning? What are you going to use it for? What market are you trolling? If you could give us answers as to what you will be doing with it then we can give you better data. Our gripes and praises depend on what we are asking the 300 to do on a given job, so let us know what you're specifically planning to do with it.
For it's price there's nothing better but if money is not an issue the 500 and 2700 open up new worlds and you're much better off with them.
WOW!!! This post has made me a Senior Member!
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