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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It is packed with features and has capacity of making at least professional documentary if not even more. The image stabilization works great, although when moving the camera it adds a floating-like sensation to the video. The camera has dual sdxc car...  Read More

Lanc connector exists 2. And should work with most lanc controller as well as canon rc-v100 controller ($1850 - costs almost as much as camcorder itself) also can toggle between hdmi output with on screen display, or clean hdmi with no on screen displ...  Read More

Canon vixia hf g50 is a powerful camcorder for its size. Keep it clean by wiping lightly once a while with a lense cloth. I believe the sony should have a slightly sharper image (from countless youtube videos i downloaded in 4k and watched comparing t...  Read More

When on, the charger powers the camera directly, offering great standalone performance. I suspect the stock canon battery buffers the capacity so that you still get 120 minutes even if you use it heavily.



Cons

Low light performance is terrible. Image is fuzzy and grainy. The ergonomics are a bit clumsy as well.

Using this camera in its automatic setting gave me jittery and noisy footage. The camera gets hot when recording in 4k60 mode.

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Highlights

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Quality


It does well in low light conditions and delivers high quality 4k cinematic visuals


Not a difficult learning curve to excellent videos excellent quality pics


Having spent the last 10 years or so only shooting video with a phone or a dslr i am blown away with the video quality on this camera


The picture quality of this camera is teriffic

Price


So far no complaints even though its pretty expensive


I highly recommend it as an affordable dependable option


Note if you find this camcorder on sale for 2299 new it is a good price


This is not to knock amazon it was just that it was on supersale for functionally less than 1350

Shipping


Updated 5302019i took the camcorder on a recent 4 night cruise to cuba

Competitiveness


It is a bit larger than the competitors but the 4k resolution and the mp4 codec makes up for any minor inconvenience


Brilliant results as far as the quality of the videos themselves much better than my other camcorders


If you want to spend less and dont mind 4k 30p then the sony ax700 might be better for you


The sony could output a better picture depending on what you are doing for example scenes with low motion

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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 58.0% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 427 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 25 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had to buy my own microphone as this camera doesnt have a xlr connection


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you need top sound might be best to buy the vixia g70


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I owned one of these and bought a second to shoot a guinness world record 24 hour chinup attempt from two angles


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This was crucial in filming a 24 hour guinness attempt where any recording glitch could have been catastrophic


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It makes good scratch audio though


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The charger is designed to only charge the battery when the camera is off


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The battery kicks in if power were to be disconnected


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Or you can dedicate one card to videos and the other to photos

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