Small, but sturdy - excellent low-light capability This is a great camera for the wedding videographer or other serious amateur or semi-professional. It's well built, has great manual control, and takes super video including good low-light performance. You will probably want the external mic attachment, which lets you use professional microphones without additional adapters and signal processors. Now that the price is well below $2000, it's a great deal. One caveat: If you plan to shoot 16:9 format, this is not the best choice. The Panason...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/26/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
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A good camera that captures great images This is a superior camera for the money. Simple operation and well constructed. It has a "well built feel" to it and fits well in your hand. The detail of the image is awesome, better than I hoped for. I'm very impressed with the 16x zoom, very nice and clean image.
Don't be fooled by the size of this camera, the quality of the image is beautiful. A lot of camera in a little package. It has 4 built in shooting settings for different situations. It has a low level light option...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/25/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (49 of 49) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Camera While the Sony vx2100 does better in low light, this camera holds it's own very well. For the price, it's impossible to beat. Great picture quality, 3.5 inch LCD and solid build quality. Most cameras in this range still have the plastic body, but the magnesium alloy body on the AG-DVC30 is rugged and feels great. I've used it for regular family shooting and filming plays. So many choices on the manual settings. Can't say enough. Here's a great forum for it. http://www.camcorderinfo.com/...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/15/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (23 of 23) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I love this little camera! Highly recommended. Strengths: 1. Great price. 2. Very good picture quality. 3. Excellent low light capabilities. 4. Excellent auto-focus. 5. Excellent zoom range and control. 6. Small and light. 7. Small and compact.
Weaknesses: 1. Ok, internal mic. Low audio output. 2. No true 16x9 mode. 16x9 squeeze mode reduces quality.
Summary: I have used this camera on three shoots so far and it continues to surprise and impress me. For the money its an excellent deal. The image quality is comparab...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/21/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (22 of 22) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Value, Features, Picture Quality Titles says it all. For the money, the best camcorder hands down. After 2 weeks of intense research and a month of using this camcorder, no regrets.
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/20/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (18 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Spectacular Video Quality! I'm by no means an expert, but I really wanted a reasonably priced video camera that could produce the highest quality picture for the price. I did a TON of research and landed on the AG-DVC30 after much agonizing over "to HD or not HD" as well as brands and features. Based on all the reviews I read, this camera seemed to offer the most features and the best video for the money. I have not been disappointed. On my first outing, I took the cam to the Grand Canyon and Sedona. Wow! What incre...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/19/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Incredible find after LOTS of research I checked a lot of camera reviews from many sources and it was hard to find anything better than the DVC-30 for making documentaries, shorts, sketches, and interviews. I tape a lot of live performances as well, and after I figured out how simple it is to adjust the colors and settings, it puts out a great picture. I have a friend with a consumer Sony HD, and he wants to get this camera. The only drawback: The XLR adapter is around $200 bucks, but if you need super high quality sound, it's wo...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/01/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (16 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Outstanding Camera for the Professional Investigator To my knowlege, there simply isn't a better equipped camera for the professional investigator. It's IR-sensitive mode (nightshot) is in B&W (rather than cheeseygreen), far superior quality-wise to anything Sony's got, and it's the only 3CCD that I know of with a low-light mode. The image stabilization is exceptional and the image quality is production grade. Time/Date stamps can be "burned in" so they xfer via firewire - again, the only camera I'm aware of with this feature. The audio can be...
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/31/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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excellent product for the price! A camcorder with features found only on more expensive models and resonably easy to operate by a beginner. The quality of the picture was very good and the zoom operated very smoothly. Overall I felt it was a product that was well thought out in design and well made.
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/23/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (8 of 9) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Big price change!? Does anybody know why this camera got so expensive again from 1,700 USD just few months ago to almost 3,000 USD now??? :(
[Panasonic VC30 1/4-Inch 3-CCD Camcorder with Infrared Mode Nighttime Shooting System (AGDVC30) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/30/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
0% (0 of 1) Users Found This Review Helpful |