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Question: How well does the zoom work? Does it zoom smoothly? Is the rocker switch zoom button easy to use?
Document: Further, the on-handle controls work beautifully.The touch-control menus on the flip screen are laid out logically and very easy to use.I think the only gripe I have with this camcorder is one that I think at least one or two other reviewers have mentioned: the way you take a still picture with it. I mean, c'mon. You guys got everything else right, and you couldn't find a place somewhere on that body for a thumb-activated physical button to take a still? Really? You have to press an icon on the flip-out OLED display to do it, which almost automatically induces vibration?Lame.That's why I'm deducting one star, and only rating this a 9 out of 5.This is literally the absolute BEST dedicated camcorder I have ever owned in my life.
Bought this to document work and trips I take. A recent trip to Panama sparked the purchase, but it was something I've been meaning to look into for a while (and a camcorder I will use for some time to come). Before leaving I had the chance to check it out and was very impressed with the quality and zoom capabilities. I knew this would be a great camcorder to record video.I really became impressed with this during my Panama trip when we were hiking through the jungle on a very slick and steep trail (well not really a trail or even a path, more like following someone through the thick of the jungle not sure where you are headed).
I usually rough set exposure using the camera's automatic aperture - then with a single button or lens slider switch to manual exposure to increase or decrease F stop. This camera doesn't allow for a one step process to do so. It is great that in manual setting the custom button on bottom next to rotation knob allows you to toggle between aperture, shutter, and gain - but there isn't a quick auto aperture to get out of the manual setting. If you set one of the buttons to custom as exposure - it doesn't work in manual setting.Pros - gain does a fine job with low noise.I hope this can be fixed with firmware updates.
These features are obviously 1st generation and are mixed in usefulness. You can point a web browser to the IP address of the camera on a specific port and &#34;remotely control&#34; the camera. I use quotes because this feature sucks. Don't plan to do anything other than hit the record button or do the tiniest zoom with this feature. It's laggy, the video quality over the wifi is really bad. If the camera is switched to &#34;media&#34; mode for footage review, the feature is better, but not great.
on off switch position very easy to leave it in ON position. then its too late when you realize, you 've used up all batteries. Built in battery should have been larger capacity. New larger battery cost $150 bucks. Grip handle very useful, worth the extra bucks.
You can review footage in decent quality, with audio that lags, and you have to physically touch the camera to switch to &#34;media&#34; mode - so I don't know why you wouldn't just review the footage on the camera.There is one part of the wifi feature that is amazing and I love: uploading footage directly to an FTP server. It took me about 30 minutes to get the FTP and wifi connections all configured properly to work, but now that it's configured the feature is INCREDIBLE.
XA20, XA25, HF G30 (same cmos, same menus)This camera works great for my use of corporate video recording. However it doesn't meet it's potential. I'd hope that firmware, Magic Lantern or SDK would solve.1) It is great to have a camera control unit via WiFi - but as soon as this camera begins recording you lose control of iris and other settings.2) The user interface / menu takes a while to know - and to quickly get to the most used settings. The custom buttons do not offer all of the setting options.3) My biggest complaint is not being able to quickly switch from auto exposure to manual exposure.
* Remote - It's nice having a remote again. I do a lot of self videos for training purposes and I forgot how convenient it is to have a remote to start/stop/zoom.There are lots of other reasons and some reviewers have covered those well already. Your mileage my vary but I do at least think it's a worthy consideration if you're looking to upgrade and you're primarily using a consumer DSLR for video.
I teach media production at a private school, and do some freelance video production on the side. Over the past few years I've done most of my work with DSLR cameras and a separate audio recorder. I wanted all-in-one production solution for event videography and run-and-gun shooting. I finally chose the XA20, and am very glad that I did. Here's why:The video quality on the XA20 is really outstanding. The lens has a huge zoom range from 26.8-576mm (in 35mm equivalent).
The ergonomics of the XA-20 makes it much easier. The whole unit is easier to carry. * 20x Optical Zoom - I had all sorts of lenses for my DSLR. You need the gamut to get the right shot. It also meant having to take all the lenses with you. The built-in 20x optical zoom gives me enough wide and telephoto options without having to bring a whole camera bag with me. I've found the picture quality to be very good. No it's no the same as having a fast prime on my camera but you know what, it's pretty darn good and so much easier to work with.
Answer: Zoom is variable and very smooth. The rocker control is a big improvement over the XA10.