Panasonic HC-V750K Enhanced Sound Full HD Wi-Fi Enabled 20X Camcorder Video Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD (Black) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

The media could not be loaded. I have been testing a number of these cameras for my video review channel and have found that on balance the Panasonic HC-V750 has slightly better image quality than comparable offerings from Canon along with an excellent stabilization system. The low light is the best I've seen on a consumer camera so far in this generation, it's really good.The HC-V750 is a little larger than other consumer cameras but it's still easy to hold and very light weight. It has what I call a 'shoot by wire' system where the optical and digital stabilizers along with orientation sensors try to correct lousy photographic skills. It'll even warn you when you're panning too fast. The camera can digitally level an image in real time, although I found that feature didn't always work. It does, however, have a great leveling meter for sizing up a shot manually.The 5.1 channel microphone is a little too sensitive - it picks up noise your hand might make while handling the camera and the optical stabilizing gyro can also be heard on recordings. This is solved through the use of an external microphone plugged into its mic port or through a separate recording that can be synchronized up with the video in post production.The WiFi feature, like just about every camera out there on the market right now, is garbage. The app to control the camera has a delay to it, making it difficult to precisely control zoom and recording. I was unable to get the live streaming work with UStream as it requires both a Panasonic Lumix Club account and a Ustream account to function. Despite a tremendous amount of effort I could not get the camera to talk with the Lumix club service. The other wifi features like network file copying and DLNA playback were also very difficult to use and not very functional. As bad as the WiFi is on the Panasonic, it's also pretty lousy on their competitor's products as well.Conclusion: This is a very nice camera that delivers great image quality, excellent low light performance, and has an amazing stabilization system.

I finally decided to replace my old JVC Everio, which recorded in JVC's goofy proprietary format (,mod). It could be converted and edited but it lost quality and the file became too large. With all the recording I do, I should have done this years ago simply for the ability to edit.So far I've used the Panasonic HC-v750k to record my son's basketball games and my other son's rock band performances. I will also be using it to record mountain biking (in addition to my GoPro) and baseball.The video quality in indoor basketball games is super. The light always seems good but my old camcorder and our camera recordings look as if they were done in low light in these places. I also use the Panasonic's camera to catch images while recording and they are good. Not amazing, but better than I expected. In fact, they do come out better than our camera. When not zoomed at all, the Panasonic's pictures look similar to my GoPro's wide-angle shots.I've recorded indoor and outdoor music. I recorded a show on the beach with some wind and the sound is great (and video quality amazing). It didn't pick up the wind noise, at least that I can hear. Some day I'll add a boom mic but for now, this is great for me.Important: To record in slow motion you must be in the setting that allows 120 fps recording. While in that mode, you can not take pictures. To record in slow motion, you must leave your finger on the touch screen button the entire time you are recording in slo mo (this is an extra step performed while the camera is already recording). The user is given 3 opportunities to record in slo mo per recording. This sounded like a hassle when I read the directions but it is pretty good.Playback in slow motion: These files record in mp4 format. They won't play on the Windows Media Player (at least I can't get them to work) and Quicktime doesn't seem to like them. This could just be a setting issue or something - I don't know and I'm not too savvy with this stuff. I do know playing back at regular speed with my favroite player - VLC Media Player - slo mo is pretty slow, plays smoothly and looks sharp. With this player video can be slowed even more by selecting a slower play back speed and still looks sharp and fairly smooth. I have not uploaded a slo mo file to youtube to see how it plays.When editing in my Corel software, I tried several output formats and .wmv was the best. I actually became nervous because the first few I tried gave terrible results but the .wmv format looks as good as the original movie. I can't recall now what those unsuccessful formats are.I don't have a professional eye or ear but to me this seems at least as good as a friend's Canon VIXIA HF M50 , which costs more. I haven't tried out any other features yet. So far I am satisfied with this purchase.

I'm happy with the purchase. I was torn between the comparable canon models (which are cheaper) and am happy I paid extra for the Panasonic. The low light performance is what convinced me to buy. I'm very happy with the quality, however there are a few areas that need improvement.1. The zoom speed is slow. If you want to quickly reach the other side of the room for example, it takes a few seconds.2. The touch screen controls suck. Maybe its because I have big fingers but I can never seem to hit the right button. A bigger screen would help a lot.3. Navigating the touch screen seems a bit unresponsive, as if the processor chosen for this camcorder could have been just a bit more powerful. There is a slight lag when you hit a button and when the camcorder reacts. Not a huge deal but a bit annoying when you are in the middle of recording and you want to quick change something like white balance or brightness. Most of the time I just forget about it because it's too much of a hassle to navigate the menu to make these changes mid-recording, which is a sacrifice I shouldn't have to make.4. I haven't even tried the wifi because by all accounts that I've read it is slow, laggy, and useless.Those are minor complaints. The actual quality of the video is very good. A bit grainy in low light but still impressive and better than the competition at this price point. Battery life is good.

This is one of the best camcorders. Video quality is extremely good. Its very light weight and veey comfortable in the hands. All the access points are well placed. The only issue i face is the quick battery drain.