Panasonic HDC-HS60 Zoom test

[sharkinthebox]

impressive! if u pause the video you can almost read the name on the yacht... (amazing quality even fully zoomed) ... but at full zoom out you can hardly see it at all.. thanks for posting!

[Bonecrusher27WTF]

Steve, I was all set to get this camcorder and the only thing that disturbed me was the lack of a jack for an external mike. I'm new to videographing. Could you offer any advice on how I might still use a mike with this camcorder?

[stevehn787]

@Bonecrusher27WTF , Depends on what you want it for really ?, some people have used a digital voice recorder for the sound, and the good thing is with that, it continues recording sound while you are walking round taking different angle shots of a musician etc, but the downside is, you need to add that track to the clip and sync it in with the picture.

For a general purpose camera, its not too bad with the built in microphone, mine has just spent 1 month round europe and its great quality :)

[Bonecrusher27WTF]

@stevehn787 Good day Steve

I want it to do youtube vids, particularly on exercise and sometimes this involves working out in a noisy gym or boxing ring. For this the voice sometimes gets lost and mixed with extraneous noise I can really do without. I'm not crazy mad about producing slick productions, but audio is definitely something noticeable and can make the difference between listening or moving on. I WOULD however still like background sound, only subdued.

[stevehn787]

@Bonecrusher27WTF i think it would be ok, its not as bad as things used to be where you could hear all the traffic and birds chirping, ill see if i can get some more clips off it, and upload some this weekend to show you

[Bonecrusher27WTF]

@stevehn787 Thanks mate! Really appreciate it, because the next one up I've researched would be the Panasonic HS700. It's double the price, and although it's got lots more features such as 3MOS and mike options I'm kinda thinking it might be like trying to shoot a gnat with an elephant gun!

[stevehn787]

@Bonecrusher27WTF i Have some more footage, ill upload so you can hear and see

[stevehn787]

@Bonecrusher27WTF check oput my new video for background noise

[LucLabute]

you say theres no socket for an external mic so how do you like the audio on it?

[stevehn787]

@LucLabute Its not too bad, sensitive enough, and a gain adjustment in manual mode.

Would be nice to have a remote mic for when someone is further away commentating on something etc.

I am going to experiment with them wearing a voice recorder and mic, and then sync it into the video clip later.

Its a beginners High Def camera, but worth it for the price,

[MadManchris]

was this a zoom without a tirpod?

[stevehn787]

@MadManchris Yes it was, you can see a little sideways wobble, but the optical image stabaliser is quite good in it

[stevehn787]

Yes, I like it, if you dont mind it doesnt have the external mic socket etc, then its fine, at first i found the LCD not as big and clear as some others but now its fine.... Zoom and stabaliser is good, lots of storage space, and easy to use, cheap too, $1098 New Zealand dollars is one of the cheapest around

[AlTyler138]

iam really thinkin of getting this camera would you recommend it.?

[Promicabana]

Great! Have the same cam! :)

[AlTyler138]

@Promicabana what do you think of it.? iam thinking of getting soon

[stevehn787]

@AlTyler138 Yes, I like it, if you dont mind it doesnt have the external mic socket etc, then its fine, at first i found the LCD not as big and clear as some others but now its fine.... Zoom and stabaliser is good, lots of storage space, and easy to use, cheap too, $1098 New Zealand dollars is one of the cheapest around

[hamham500]

that's really good zoom.