Moon Zoom! - Panasonic HDC-SD60 - 1500x Digital Zoom Test

[Psqwall]

this video has made me want to buy this camera one question though does it do pass thru ? I have a bunch of VHS tape footage I want to digitize and edit in final cut pro and I was told my best option for digitizing would be to get a digital camera that allows pass through enabling me to digitize my VHS tapes with out re recording them. Let me know

[GoAlienUFO]

Is it really 1500x? Because I can do better with my Sony HDR CX150 300x digital zoom.

[RetroGameTech]

@GoAlienUFO Just Google the specs. It's 25x optical and 1500x digital. From what I remember I couldn't use full zoom while filming this because it would just go out of focus and look blurry. But, like I mentioned, this is classed as a budget camcorder.

The Sony you mentioned is a more expensive camera so I would expect it to perform better. I don't see a moon zoom video on your channel though?

[GoAlienUFO]

@RetroGameTech I am about to upload it today.

[mireltek]

beautiful video

[NebraskaBoy12]

Great footage! And the music was fitting, Mirror's Edge : Sasha's theme.

[MsGatho]

1:35 the moon :3

[WermGut]

Really nice job!

I've been considering a Panasonic for this type of application. I was thinking about the SDR-H100. A lot of people who own that model complain about the quality of the video, since it's not HD. The upside of that model is that it features 70X Optical Zoom. It seems most, if not all, of the True HD Camcorders don't feature any more than, say 30X or 40X Optical Zoom. I guess I'll keep shopping. I really want something true HD and super high true optical zoom. Any ideas?

[bobsurgranny]

Wow 

[MrKic3k]

Awesome.

[will33ify]

Is that Sam Neil?

[JBDUK117]

Straight away dint even have to think about it... Mirrors Edge

[Addicted2Blood]

am I mistaken, or does this one have a "nightshot" function, too?

cuz I'm looking for a relatively cheap HD-cam for shooting at night (~0 lux) :)

thx in advance

[demonslayer9101]

that is amazing...

[DayLight95]

Mirrors edge :p got it straight away. Great game. And that moon looked sweet :)

[Hikke12]

nice video! GREAT MUSIC! :D

[WhatAreYouBuyen]

Just wondering how much did you pick this up for mayte? :P

[RetroGameTech]

@WhatAreYouBuyen Alrite mayte!! :) , I got it around xmas time from Amazon for around £270 (about 440USD). I've seen them for a lot less now though. I really recommend it.

[WhatAreYouBuyen]

@RetroGameTech oh really? only $440? I shall pick on up haha mmmm... or maybe I'll save up for an NGP and new Wii... lol those things are the opposite of Retro games hahaha sorry but a long time ago when I was a wee little boy, some random dude in a trashy pick up truck came to our house and asked if we had any retro game consoles and my dad not caring about video games sold our NES and all our games for a whopping... wait for it... $15!!! I think I cried lol

[WhatAreYouBuyen]

@RetroGameTech yeah I think I"m finally picking one of these bad boys up! haha this video is epic, beautiful and humble :) I love it!

[sagarelyas]

Wow, it's almost like seeing through a telescope!

[MoonSpotRoXX]

Nice Camera, Very nice in fact. I'm going to have to remember it ^_^.

Speaking of Mirror's edge, I assume everyone here with a PS3 downloaded the theme song for free from the PSN in the media section. In my opinnion it just might be the best free d/l on the PSN.

Oh! And again if you didn't already know, check out Mirrors edge 2D

mirrorsedge2d [dot] com

Anyway, after hearing that music if feel jacked to play Mirror's edge all over again!

[jimmyb1996]

is it mirrors edge music ? the moon is so cool

[RetroGameTech]

@jimmyb1996 Yep :-)

[WhatAreYouBuyen]

daang!!! I need to get this! And the music was epic!

[RetroGameTech]

@WhatAreYouBuyen It's an awesome little camera. You should get one and do a review. For a budget camcorder it performs really well. It's not too expensive either.

[bitchfacerecs]

that was beautful. The music sounds like its from a Plaid or LFO album. you say its from a gme? which one?

[RetroGameTech]

@bitchfacerecs Mirror's Edge. Awesome game with very cool and atmospheric soundtrack :-)

[bitchfacerecs]

@RetroGameTech ahhh I KNEW i'd heard it before. Great game, very unique experience.

[B4MVFan409]

@bitchfacerecs Mirrors Edge by electronic arts

[TreasureChestReviews]

...I just realized your filiming...your camera...MINDBLOWN! haha

[JefferyWylde]

hehe, that's awesome! ^^

[CrazySandtrooper]

Beautiful video dude. Great choice of music too =)

[RetroGameTech]

@CrazySandtrooper thanks :-)

[GreenJanuary]

amazing

[shadowtsunami]

I think i see the moon lander

[shadowtsunami]

man the moon is going to be out tonight and very big the biggest one in 20 years so go out tonight and use your camera

[goarmy979]

@shadowtsunami thats tomorrow on saturday

[shadowtsunami]

@goarmy979 really now well it is a heads up ^^

[RetroGameTech]

@shadowtsunami Thanks for the heads up. Sadly it was overcast here so moon not visible. Ah well.

[Georgybutler]

is it me or does the moon allways look like a pokeball?

[P5ychoFox]

That's one powerful zoom. To give a sense of scale the crater toward the bottom with the many bright rays extending from it and the dark halo is Tycho - 85km in diameter. The bright rays are debris ejected by the impact some 109 million years ago.

[goarmy979]

@P5ychoFox  ???????

[RetroGameTech]

@P5ychoFox Thanks, I didn't know that. Learn something new everyday, lol.

[aLamePillow]

i was not expecting this at all once it focused.

really good picture.

[Praaestantia]

That was soo coool... amazing! :P

[iTzJoJoBang]

Yo Nice Bro

[alfarex25]

nasa got nothing on this :D

[NextLvlProductions]

@alfarex25 lol yeah sure :P

[alfarex25]

@NextLvlProductions :D

[junttimummo]

Mirror's Edge music? :D Nice zoom !

[RetroGameTech]

@junttimummo Yup :-)

[YLJesus]

i dunno the music but can i still have a cookie :)

[RetroGameTech]

@YLJesus Sure, lol. It's from Mirror's Edge btw.

[ineedaids]

Amazing! that was a really good shot you got there :D

[RetroGameTech]

@ineedaids Thanks. I was kinda surprised how well the camera performed.

[CrysisLTU2]

Yay, Mirror's Edge Music!

Also, very beautiful :)

[RetroGameTech]

@CrysisLTU2 Thanks, and one cookie for you :-)

[masticina]

Ah isn't the moon nice :) I have been using my DSLR on it at times. Not easy if you have only a 200mm lens at most.. and a 1,5x crop ratio due to APS-C. Still after cutting away a whole 8,5 Megapixel I had a 1,5 megapixel picture :)