Panasonic AG-HMC70 AVCHD Camcorder

March 10, 2009 by admin.

As part of my video production business I am often asked to pick-up a quick shot on video. Maybe we need some B-Roll for a documentary or footage for a PSA. Bigger projects usually require specialized equipment.

For a major worldwide real-estate developer we shot on the Panasonic HVX200 in HDV to a P2 chip. For a manufactured home community with a cutting edge concept and big budget we shot on a high speed 35mm film camera. We select the appropriate camera for the project. Since we can’t possibly have every camera in-house, we rent what we need, when we need it.

But we have to have something in house. Usually it’s a lower end camera that can take the abuse of laying around in our storage room. In the past it was a DXC series Betacam, then a DSR200 from Sony with it’s extra long record time. We even had a Panasonic DVX-100B. A camera to grab and go shoot without a lot of fuss.

So, lately I was searching for another camera to fill that bill. A grab and go that would not bring tears to my eyes when it took a scratch or bump.  I thought something around $2,500 that shoots to a solid state format like flash memory. I found the Panasonic AG-HMC70 3-chip AVCHD camcorder. Read the rest of this entry »

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