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Canon XF300 Camcorder
Canon XF300
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Panasonic HC-X1000 Camcorder
Panasonic HC-X1000
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Panasonic NVGS500 Camcorder
Panasonic NVGS500
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Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
The Canon XF300 offers solid state recording and great video quality, which are two important qualities of a professional camcorder. It has a compact and lightweight design that makes handling it a breeze.Read more
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Canon has been the center of attention in the growing DSLR market, so we were curious to see how it was going to top all the DSLR buzz when it released aRead more
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6 editorial reviews
Panasonic has been among the more aggressive manufacturers when it comes to promoting 4K video (those pricey TVs aren’t going to sell themselves, you know) and the HC-X1000 is the company’s latest attempt to bring 4K recording to a wider audience of video professionals. The HC-X1000 stakes its claim to increasingly contested turf. It’s a small-sensor video camera challenged from...Read more
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By now you’ve probably seen a 4K television demonstration, watched the crisp footage, done your research and come to the horrifying conclusion: “My videoRead more
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User rating
40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
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3.7 out of 5
55 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
41 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSMOSCCD
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx8.85 Mpx
N/A
Total megapixels2.37 Mpx18.47 Mpx
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom18.0 x20.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom1.5 x10.0 x700.0 x
Focal length equiv29.3 - 527.430.8 - 626
N/A
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)4.1 - 73.84.08 - 81.63.3 - 39.6
Auto focusyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyes
N/A
yes
Normal focus range0.02 - 1
N/A
N/A
Filter size3.23 in1.93 in1.69 in
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/Manual
N/A
Auto focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyes
N/A
DisplayLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal4.0 in3.5 in2.7 in
Viewfinder screen size0.57 in0.45 in
N/A
Viewfinder type
N/A
Electronic
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
  • 1/50 - 1/8000
  • 1/2 - 1/2000
3D supportnono
N/A
Histogram
N/A
yes
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Supported audio file formatsMP3
  • AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP4
N/A
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
Built-in speaker(s)
N/A
yes
N/A
Audio system
N/A
Dolby Digital 2.0
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackSilver
Operating temperature5 - 45
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height7.56 in6.69 in2.87 in
Width7.09 in6.3 in3.58 in
Depth15.51 in12.4 in6.02 in
Weight95.24 oz54.67 oz20.11 oz

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