Comment on Panasonic Pro AG-DVC60 3CCD MiniDV Proline Camcorder w/16x Optical Zoom by Hawk911.
Great Camera for the money,
I bought one of these in Oct. of 2005 and have shot various events thus far. If you are looking for a good camera and don’t want to spend $5000 or more then consider the AG-DVC60.
It’s solidly built and has a wealth of features. The XLR jacks let you use a vast array of pro audio gear and the full size form factor allows for steady shots and screams professionalism. Everyone is impressed when I show up with it. The large viewfinder is quite useful whereas the smaller one on the DVC7 is very frustrating.
It’s got both pro features and consumer features such as nightshot which I found significantly better than my Sony 730. The low lux recording ability of this camera is great (I am not talking nightshot). If you are shooting in the black of night, the recorded images are just that – black – and not grainy like consumer models. I recently shot a candlelight wedding and it did marvelous. I could go on and on about the pros of this camera but the features on the site sum it up pretty well. The images are rich and detailed. The only cons I have are it has smaller CCDs than the more expensive cameras although the footage looks as good as my friend’s XL1. Also, I would prefer to have both a manual focus ring and iris ring rather than the single multi-use ring it has.
Early models had microphone issues but it seems that has been resolved now as mine works fine though I seldom use the built in mic since I have pro mics. Having worked television for 6 years I have seen some pretty expensive equipment and for the money, this thing can not be beat.
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