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Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder

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★★★★☆
4.4

based on 28 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
4.1

$1,699.95

from 1 store

Pros

  • Great picture quality (23)
  • Comfortable to operate (18)
  • Simple controls (14)
  • Versatile (13)
  • Durable (12)
  • Great features (11)
  • Great sound (10)
  • Good value (3)
  • High quality (2)
  • Affordable (1)
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Cons

  • Poor battery life (12)
  • Poor sound (7)
  • Complicated to operate (1)
  • Difficult manual focus (1)
  • Get an extra battery (1)
  • Inadequate features (1)
  • Low quality mic (1)
  • No focus ring (1)
  • No remote zoom jack unba (1)
  • Thru the menu you adjust (1)

Best Uses

  • Movies/short films (18)
  • Hd shooting (14)
  • Documentaries (12)
  • Editing (6)
  • Special events (5)
  • Travel (5)
  • Home movies (4)
  • Weddings (4)
  • Sports (3)
  • Events (2)
 
 
 

Where to Buy

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder

BizRate Rating Outstanding 9.6

$1,699.95

No Tax Outside NY

Product Reviews

Last update: Oct 20, 2009

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder Reviews

 
 
 

Most helpful positive review

[8 of 10 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

 
★★★★★
5.0
Great video Crazy Audio Hard to edit

"The video is amazing. Play it back on an HDTV through the HDMI Cable and it noticably beats my Sony HVR-A1U. The footage looks different kind of like cotton candy but its crystal clear. Better low light performance than my A1U as well. People talk about having no focus ring. Not an issue with me. It focuses so good you dont need it. Auto is the way to go. I still give this camera a five because nothing beats it ..." Read Full Review »

Apr 04, 2009 by Joe

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★★★☆☆
3.0
It's just O.K...

"The manual focus in push button on the side of the camera, not on the lens. The camera shoots MTS files which are NOT user or software friendly. Not a lot of editing software, if any, can edit these without a conversion program which I have not found as of yet...." Read Full Review »

Jun 08, 2008 by C. Brueck

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[8 of 10 customers found this review helpful]

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder Review

Great video Crazy Audio Hard to edit

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Great Picture Quality
  • No Tapes
  • Simple Controls
  • Versatile

    Cons

  • No remote zoom jack Unba
  • Poor Sound
  • Unbalanced Audio

    Best Uses

  • Documentaries
  • Editing
  • Event Videography
  • Fast turnaround projects
  • HD Shooting
  • More »
 

"The video is amazing. Play it back on an HDTV through the HDMI Cable and it noticably beats my Sony HVR-A1U. The footage looks different kind of like cotton candy but its crystal clear. Better low light performance than my A1U as well. People talk about having no focus ring. Not an issue with me. It …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Apr 4 2009
Joe
Ohio
I am:
  • Semi-pro Videographer
Reviewed at:
Price: $1,699.95
 

[18 of 21 customers found this review helpful]

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder Review

No more tapes or hard drives to fail!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Comfortable to Operate
  • Great Features
  • Great Picture Quality
  • Great Sound

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Special Events
  • Weddings
 

"I was a liitle hesitant to buy this cam at first but I am very happy that I did. A lot of people had bad thing to say about the unit. As far as I am concerned the fact that tape and hard drives are no longer part of the shooting process, my life just got a lot easier when shooting and editing. I hav …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Jun 19 2008
marty
Chi-Town
I am:
  • Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Reviewed at:
Price: $1,699.95
 

[9 of 9 customers found this review helpful]

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder Review

Great way to HD at low cost

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Great Features
  • Great Picture Quality
  • Great value
  • Versatile

    Cons

  • Difficult Manual Focus
  • Poor Battery Life

    Best Uses

  • HD Shooting
  • Movies/Short Films
  • School Functions
 

"Media Club sponsor at a private school. I am very happy with this camera. I would like another one and an HMC150 to go with it.



We use this camera for many activities in varied environments. Image quality is always great as long as there is a reasonable light level. As many have noted, the built …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Dec 9 2008
Mr Mc at CCA
Fort Worth, TX
I am:
  • Semi-pro Videographer
Reviewed at:
Price: $1,699.95
 

[8 of 8 customers found this review helpful]

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder Review

Excellent Camera Inadequate MIcrophone

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Comfortable to Operate
  • Durable
  • Great Picture Quality
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Poor Sound

    Best Uses

  • Movies/Short Films
  • Special Events
  • Sports
 

"I am primarily using this camera to record music recitals (mostly piano) and ice speed skating events. The camera produces an excellent picture. I try to record one performance per card in order that my partner can transfer the performance to a PC and edit the performance and render it to a DVD whil …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 13 2008
Don the Democrat
Lakewood, CA and Salt Lake City, UT
I am:
  • Professional
Reviewed at:
Price: $1,699.95
 

[13 of 18 customers found this review helpful]

Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder Review

HD for everyone

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Good Value
  • High Quality

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"even though this camera has some shortcomings, i gave this camera 5 star

i tell u why

i did not buy this from here,but i would like to share my experience here,because most of the people buy from bh.

first of all if u look at the price and look at specifications u will see that for this price no …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Jan 26 2009
raj video
new york
Reviewed at:
Price: $1,699.95
 
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