Panasonic NV GS75

I brought this camera for one reason and it has served its purpose not only how I wanted it to, but it has surpassed its expectations. The purpose was filmmaking.

The selling point of this camera is the fact that it uses 3CCD technology. The point of this 3CCD technology in filmmaking is that 3CCD cameras have three separate charge-coupled devices, each one taking a separate measurement of red, green, and blue light. Light coming into ...
...the appropriate wavelengths of light to its respective CCD. This enables me to pick up fantastic imagery weather it be at night or during the day without loss of colour or clarity. This camera was probably the cheapest mid-range 3CCD camera available at the time.

I have completed 4 pieces of short film and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro 7. Using the firewire capabilities i was able to capture the footage i had shot on the camera to ... more

I brought this camera for one reason and it has served its purpose not only how I wanted it to, but it has surpassed its expectations. The purpose was filmmaking.

The selling point of this camera is the fact that it uses 3CCD technology. The point of this 3CCD technology in filmmaking is that 3CCD cameras have three separate charge-coupled devices, each one taking a separate measurement of red, green, and blue light. Light coming into the lens is split by a dichroic prism, which directs the appropriate wavelengths of light to its respective CCD. This enables me to pick up fantastic imagery weather it be at night or during the day without loss of colour or clarity. This camera was probably the cheapest mid-range 3CCD camera available at the time.

I have completed 4 pieces of short film and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro 7. Using the firewire capabilities i was able to capture the footage i had shot on the camera to the editing software quickly and without loss of picture quality which was also a benefit of the extra 3CCD technology. Each of these pieces of film have been acclaimed not only for their narrative but for the clarity, crystalness and broadcast looking picture. It by far surpassed the picture quality of the other student films i had seen shot on other cameras.

The only downside to the camera from a filmmakers point of view is the fact that it does not have many manual features. It does, however, have a manual focus function which is good for shots that need a quick re-focus depending on the light or your own artistic approach to the piece of film.

Also, not in a filmmakers eyes the camera is fantastic, i took it on a hoiday to spain where i captured over 2 hours of footage of people, objects and bright sunlight. No sundammage was evident and when i got the footage onto the computer the image quality was flawless, as if you were still sipping sangria on the beach.

I have not used the SD card slot to take pictures as this seems pointless due to the fact it has a low megapixel output (1.7). If you were intending to buy this for both picture taking and video i would not recommend the camera.

Another plus to the camera is its bulky, durable, "you know you have it on you" feel. I like this as i know that the camera is probably good if i did drop it. It also has an easy tripod attatchment if you were thinking of getting one.

Finally, i would like to point out its accessories. Although not expance, the accessories are sufficient for a casual holiday-maker or student filmmaker as it comes with things like, lens cover, external microphone/zoom control and editing software (poor, i recommend Adobe Pro 7 or above, maybe Avid if you can get hold of it)

In a nutshell, i would highly recommend this camera for a low-budget filmmaker looking for a professional yet affordable edge to his/her films. Or a casual holidaymaker who intends to go on holiday soon and needs a video camera.

From my point of view this camera deserves 9/10 as i will be using it for years to come.

P.s: I brought this camera for i believe...£450, seems to be that price online now anyway...Well worth the extra £100 for the 3CCD 

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