Uploaded March 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Testing the OIS (stabilisation) on the Panasonic HC-VX870 (same as the WX970 in this respect), as well as the 20x optical zoom, 25x "Intelligent Zoom" in 4K mode and 40x Intelligent Zoom in HD mode. Also a quick couple of tests using the inbuilt mic, for general atmosphere and for vlog-type recording.

***** This has deliberately been uploaded in quite a low bitrate to make the file smaller and quicker to render. It is NOT representative of the video quality of this camcorder as the video quality was not particularly relevant to these tests *****

Don't miss these test videos:
Unboxing and first look:
youtube.com/watch?v=CcHEPct8d1c

4K unedited footage straight from the cam:
youtube.com/watch?v=PWKTj_qjg9g

4K edited footage:
youtube.com/watch?v=TSWnWhzp6sE

Full HD (50Mbps, 50p) straight from the cam:
youtube.com/watch?v=XJU0ImbbAGY

And see also my playlist of Sony AXP33 videos (this camcorder's nearest rival)
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CzKKr2ndpnGaeTplN2Osiy-CotCfKtb

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