Uploaded March 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This is an unedited 4K 25p clip uploaded directly from the Panasonic HC-VX870 camcorder (UK version) to YouTube. Hence the wobbling (no editing)!
The footage will be identical in quality to the WX970 as the two cams are identical except for the latter having an extra tiny cam on the flip-out LCD but to all intents and purposes the 4K footage is identical quality.
As you can see, the camcorder overexposes rather - look at all those clipped highlights; and that was after I turned it down a bit, manually!
Unfortunately, no zebra, histogram or spot meter means you have no proper way of working out what your levels are doing until you get back to the edit suite :-(
Filmed in Rye, UK.
I have an edited 4K test video at:
youtube.com/watch?v=TSWnWhzp6sE
See also my unboxing and first look at this camcorder at:
youtube.com/watch?v=CcHEPct8d1c
And a full HD (50Mbps, 50p) test video at:
youtube.com/watch?v=XJU0ImbbAGY
Stabilisation, Zoom and audio tests youtube.com/watch?v=m_Jg9fROg7M
And see also my playlist of Sony AXP33 videos (this camcorder's nearest rival)
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CzKKr2ndpnGaeTplN2Osiy-CotCfKtb
If you like the look of this camcorder and want to buy one, please go via my Amazon link so that I get a small commission to keep the videos coming. The link is:
amzn.to/1BF8Gef
For updates, follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/UKAirscape
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This is an unedited 4K 25p clip uploaded directly from the Panasonic HC-VX870 camcorder (UK version) to YouTube. Hence the wobbling (no editing)!
The footage will be identical in quality to the WX970 as the two cams are identical except for the latter having an extra tiny cam on the flip-out LCD but to all intents and purposes the 4K footage is identical quality.
As you can see, the camcorder overexposes rather - look at all those clipped highlights; and that was after I turned it down a bit, manually!
Unfortunately, no zebra, histogram or spot meter means you have no proper way of working out what your levels are doing until you get back to the edit suite :-(
Filmed in Rye, UK.
I have an edited 4K test video at:
youtube.com/watch?v=TSWnWhzp6sE
See also my unboxing and first look at this camcorder at:
youtube.com/watch?v=CcHEPct8d1c
And a full HD (50Mbps, 50p) test video at:
youtube.com/watch?v=XJU0ImbbAGY
Stabilisation, Zoom and audio tests youtube.com/watch?v=m_Jg9fROg7M
And see also my playlist of Sony AXP33 videos (this camcorder's nearest rival)
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CzKKr2ndpnGaeTplN2Osiy-CotCfKtb
If you like the look of this camcorder and want to buy one, please go via my Amazon link so that I get a small commission to keep the videos coming. The link is:
amzn.to/1BF8Gef
For updates, follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/UKAirscape
Published by tubeshooter.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/tubeshootermag
Facebook: facebook.com/tubeshootermag
