Great video. Good to see some different angles. Loved the inclusion of the ant and the long shot of the the guy on the silo/loader This approach tells more of a story and gives context.
I just got one of these cameras too! Brilliant short selected scenes. The camera is not very good in low light nor even on cloudy days, but that's to be expected with a small chip camera. For what it lacks in image quality in certain scenarios, it gains with Panasonic's robust controls and tuning, and 4K-60p. I am very pleased so far. I have not tried the CINE-D scene file yet, I've just been messing around with various settings under F1 Standard, but this looks good.
Having a second battery and charger is standard practice for most photographers. Are you OK with just the one included 4 hr battery and in-camera charging? I'd feel unprepared if I didn't have a spare, but a second Panasonic battery and charger is painfully expensive.
I agree, you can get aftermarket batteries for these cameras. But the 4+hr life is great, as long as you turn it off as often as you can, it should last a day out. It's more surprising that it lasts that long with a fan running inside cooling the processor. The only thing I think the camera lacks is at least a 1" sensor like most in its class. Needing to bump up the gain adds noise which isn't great. I'm still not sure I'll keep this, also been looking at the Sony FDR Ax700
I agree about the 1" sensor. I think Panasonic could have hit it out of the park bringing their 1" sensor into the compact design, for which I would have gladly taken the sacrifice in zoom range. The UX180 is just too big of a camera for me, I tried one out and had a hard time running and gunning, which is really the selling point for the X1500/2000, not to mention the UX180 is a much higher price. I am coming from a Sony AX100, so I've noticed quite a bit in terms of noise in the X1500 where the AX100 would have performed better. However, for my preferences, I wanted the option to shoot in 4K-60p, which Sony cameras currently lack. If Sony releases a new camera this year the improves upon AX700 I am most certainly selling my X1500 and buying the Sony. But for now, I chose the X1500 over the GH5 since run-and-gun is important to me, rather than dealing with the time, maintenance, and expense of interchangable lenses, but I think I could get use to the X1500 and perhaps some day pick up a GH5 with a standard lens for low-light scenarios. The X1500 is almost there, but alas, there may never be a "perfect" camcorder in the prosumer price point. But one thing I will say, here are life-saving features on Panasonic cameras that Sony camcorders of similar price/model lack: Customizable User Buttons, Pre-recording, Scene File modification, Dual SD card slots, and Longer Battery Life. I'm sure there are more, but those are the big ones for me. I will say though, the onboard audio for the X1500 is terribly noisy with my Rode Stereo VideoMic X, so I ordered a Beachtek preamp to hopefully solve that issue. I found that the audio on the Sony AX100 was just fine without a preamp, using my Rode mic on -10db with adjusted manual camera settings.
So what mic are you using? Your audio signal sounds so clear (no hissing). This camera is a hiss nightmare for me, both in audio jack and XLR handle set up. Doesn't seem like a mic issue, as I have no issues getting enough gain from the mic into my Sony AX100 with onboard levels low enough to keep the noise floor down. Even at -30db on the X1500, it's a nightmare, same with -40db on the XLR. Wonder if I just got a bad camera... (using a Rode Stereo videomic X at -10db or 0db, ideally I'd use +20db, but that clips with the loud train noises since it is such a sensitive mic).
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Interesting. I'm borrowing a Tascam DR-70D now, audio is great with this. The camera must have a defective preamp, was getting unbearable noise even when a lot of sound was present.
Yes you may have a camera issue, so far I've had no noise issues, even with internal camera gain. Looking at some other mics now, the Shure Vp83f being one for remote audio recording to an SD card to be added in post for correct sound. Got a few things in the process atm. Keep the vids coming too! :)
Yes it comes up well! It's not great in low light, but built in ND filters help alot. I've taken mine into some non camera friendly environments and only now have I noticed a small spec of dirt on the sensor, so I'll try and find a repair shop.
Try FLUO profile setting try not to add more than about 18db gain, you have to remember this camera does have a small sensor so it's not great in low light compared to say a 1" sensor. It's the only downfall really.
Pity they didn't add bluetooth as well. what i did was get a bluetooth unit and stuck it under the handle below front handle light. The cable from the mike into the input socket on the camcorder and the bluetooth unit to the output earphone socket. This allows me to use a bluetooth headphone and now not tethered to the camcorder. Works well and no cables to trip over, or even to pull the camcorder over if on a tripod.
Hi there. The footage looks great! Nice detail and colour rendition. Great! I'm hoping to finally replace my 2 old (but very reliable) Canon XF300 with maybe a couple of Panny X1500 and I would like to make sure that the 1080p from the X1500 is better than what I get from my XF300 (I think it could be) and that the low light performance (I never shoot in the dark but low light a bit sometimes) is better than what I get now with the XF300. I never go over 12db gain. How is the Panny HC-X1500 in low light? what other camcorder offers better low light than this one? I think a 1inch camcorder on paper would be better but I don't want to struggle with focus in the middle of a concert or dance recital. Camcorders give me much more depth of field than DSLRs etc...thanks for sharing
Greetings. Very good video, beautiful images. Do you think this camera would be of excellent quality for transmitting sports games from a distance of 300 meters? As used on television. Saludos. Muy buen video, hermosas imágenes. ¿Crees que esta cámara me seria de excelente calidad para transmitir juegos deportivos de una distancia de 300 metros? Como se usa en televisión.
It's very good quality, being optical, the issue would only be the F stop drop over the length of 300m. It's not great in low light unless the lens is wide with its F1.8 wide open.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER The Panasonic x1500. I currently use a Canon consumer camcorder along with other cameras but really like the camcorder features while recording trains. Seems to be so many choices in prosumer catagory of camcorders.
@@LostDepot I guess it depends what you need from said camera, long dance optical zoom, 4k, 1080p, 2.7k, the editing software you use weather it's compatible. I like the hcx1500 although it does have a small sensor and while it's F1.8 at the wide end, it does loose light as you zoom in. I think for the price there are better cameras, but it does depend on what youre planning video wise.
hi there. I was hoping to buy this HC-X1500 to replace a couple of older canon camcorder XF300 (I shoot mostly in 1080p but 4k would be nice!) and I was hoping that the low light quality was ok (nothing like my Canon 980D with a f1.8 lens of course but ok)...and your comment worries me...how much gain can I add before the footage looks unusable? do you have a sample to share? The outdoor daylight footage looks great! But many cameras look great in good lighting! I just need a camcorder for concerts and dance recitals. Camcorders are very usable in some events. Thanks
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Great video. Good to see some different angles. Loved the inclusion of the ant and the long shot of the the guy on the silo/loader This approach tells more of a story and gives context.
Awesome . . . Love the outback with the silo's, old station and a couple of sidings . . .
Nice camera movements and compositions. I'm planning to get the X1500 or X2000 and you've done a good job of showcasing the camera.
Cheers, it definitely has its pros and cons.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Can you add some of your cons, please? (thinking of buying one still :-) )
I just got one of these cameras too! Brilliant short selected scenes. The camera is not very good in low light nor even on cloudy days, but that's to be expected with a small chip camera. For what it lacks in image quality in certain scenarios, it gains with Panasonic's robust controls and tuning, and 4K-60p. I am very pleased so far. I have not tried the CINE-D scene file yet, I've just been messing around with various settings under F1 Standard, but this looks good.
Having a second battery and charger is standard practice for most photographers. Are you OK with just the one included 4 hr battery and in-camera charging? I'd feel unprepared if I didn't have a spare, but a second Panasonic battery and charger is painfully expensive.
I agree, you can get aftermarket batteries for these cameras. But the 4+hr life is great, as long as you turn it off as often as you can, it should last a day out.
It's more surprising that it lasts that long with a fan running inside cooling the processor.
The only thing I think the camera lacks is at least a 1" sensor like most in its class. Needing to bump up the gain adds noise which isn't great.
I'm still not sure I'll keep this, also been looking at the Sony FDR Ax700
I agree about the 1" sensor. I think Panasonic could have hit it out of the park bringing their 1" sensor into the compact design, for which I would have gladly taken the sacrifice in zoom range. The UX180 is just too big of a camera for me, I tried one out and had a hard time running and gunning, which is really the selling point for the X1500/2000, not to mention the UX180 is a much higher price. I am coming from a Sony AX100, so I've noticed quite a bit in terms of noise in the X1500 where the AX100 would have performed better. However, for my preferences, I wanted the option to shoot in 4K-60p, which Sony cameras currently lack. If Sony releases a new camera this year the improves upon AX700 I am most certainly selling my X1500 and buying the Sony. But for now, I chose the X1500 over the GH5 since run-and-gun is important to me, rather than dealing with the time, maintenance, and expense of interchangable lenses, but I think I could get use to the X1500 and perhaps some day pick up a GH5 with a standard lens for low-light scenarios. The X1500 is almost there, but alas, there may never be a "perfect" camcorder in the prosumer price point. But one thing I will say, here are life-saving features on Panasonic cameras that Sony camcorders of similar price/model lack: Customizable User Buttons, Pre-recording, Scene File modification, Dual SD card slots, and Longer Battery Life. I'm sure there are more, but those are the big ones for me. I will say though, the onboard audio for the X1500 is terribly noisy with my Rode Stereo VideoMic X, so I ordered a Beachtek preamp to hopefully solve that issue. I found that the audio on the Sony AX100 was just fine without a preamp, using my Rode mic on -10db with adjusted manual camera settings.
So what mic are you using? Your audio signal sounds so clear (no hissing). This camera is a hiss nightmare for me, both in audio jack and XLR handle set up. Doesn't seem like a mic issue, as I have no issues getting enough gain from the mic into my Sony AX100 with onboard levels low enough to keep the noise floor down. Even at -30db on the X1500, it's a nightmare, same with -40db on the XLR. Wonder if I just got a bad camera... (using a Rode Stereo videomic X at -10db or 0db, ideally I'd use +20db, but that clips with the loud train noises since it is such a sensitive mic).
I have a Rode video mic pro and video micro, with Gain +2. So far no issues. Into standard 3.5mm port.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Interesting. I'm borrowing a Tascam DR-70D now, audio is great with this. The camera must have a defective preamp, was getting unbearable noise even when a lot of sound was present.
Yes you may have a camera issue, so far I've had no noise issues, even with internal camera gain. Looking at some other mics now, the Shure Vp83f being one for remote audio recording to an SD card to be added in post for correct sound. Got a few things in the process atm. Keep the vids coming too! :)
awesome,im loveing my 1500 look forward to more videos from you mate,cheers from WA
Best video test in HCx1500.
Thanks! I'll be doing some more soon. Due to lockdown it's been hard to get footage.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER The blockade has stopped everyone unfortunately.
@@azzamur sure has, I'll get the Panasonic out again asap.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER You bought a very nice car. I have the HCx1
Very nice! Superb composition.
My X1500 is on order. Will pair with the FZ2500 for AB combination.
Excellent thanks, yes the FZ2500 will be a good addition. I have more footage coming soon. Just been filming time to edit now.
Didn´t expect the footage from this camera with a small sensor is looking so nice.
Yes it comes up well! It's not great in low light, but built in ND filters help alot. I've taken mine into some non camera friendly environments and only now have I noticed a small spec of dirt on the sensor, so I'll try and find a repair shop.
Fantastic footage there.
WOW! Is it the camera or the photographer? Brilliant
Beautiful!
Looks like you were In Sea Lake mate? Lovely footage! You guys have been up that way a bit recently.
Yeah sure was sea lake.
Great work! I've been playing with mine but having no luck indoors - terrible grain and quality under lights. Lots more testing required...
Try FLUO profile setting try not to add more than about 18db gain, you have to remember this camera does have a small sensor so it's not great in low light compared to say a 1" sensor. It's the only downfall really.
Pity they didn't add bluetooth as well. what i did was get a bluetooth unit and stuck it under the handle below front handle light. The cable from the mike into the input socket on the camcorder and the bluetooth unit to the output earphone socket. This allows me to use a bluetooth headphone and now not tethered to the camcorder. Works well and no cables to trip over, or even to pull the camcorder over if on a tripod.
Good idea I think I have a BT transmitter
Hi there. The footage looks great! Nice detail and colour rendition. Great! I'm hoping to finally replace my 2 old (but very reliable) Canon XF300 with maybe a couple of Panny X1500 and I would like to make sure that the 1080p from the X1500 is better than what I get from my XF300 (I think it could be) and that the low light performance (I never shoot in the dark but low light a bit sometimes) is better than what I get now with the XF300. I never go over 12db gain. How is the Panny HC-X1500 in low light? what other camcorder offers better low light than this one? I think a 1inch camcorder on paper would be better but I don't want to struggle with focus in the middle of a concert or dance recital. Camcorders give me much more depth of field than DSLRs etc...thanks for sharing
Beautifully filmed! Can I ask what SD card you are using. I've got my camera arriving next week. Not sure whether to get a V60 or a V90 card.
Lexar 1650x 128gb. Works well!
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER thanks. I was looking at those so have just ordered a couple. Camera next week!!!
Coolwen are you doing Adelaide trips love the get train shekels for Adelaide hills
Looks good! What kind of wild reduction are these engines running?
Reduction?
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Reduction drive
@@michaelXXLF these are both 1800hp diesel electric locomotives. The engines are a V16 supercharged 2 stroke EMD. :)
Super
I like this
shoot in 25 fps mode 150 mb H 265 4: 2: 0 8bit I think this mode is of the highest quality. Aperture is the best I think F4
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Because 200mb 10bit is for a frame rate of 50-60, and 150mb for H265 yf 25-30 which gives a higher bitrate for 1 frame.
Greetings. Very good video, beautiful images. Do you think this camera would be of excellent quality for transmitting sports games from a distance of 300 meters? As used on television.
Saludos. Muy buen video, hermosas imágenes. ¿Crees que esta cámara me seria de excelente calidad para transmitir juegos deportivos de una distancia de 300 metros? Como se usa en televisión.
It's very good quality, being optical, the issue would only be the F stop drop over the length of 300m. It's not great in low light unless the lens is wide with its F1.8 wide open.
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Ok, Thank you, my friend.
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I'm looking to upgrade to this camera. Would you still recommend it?
Which one?
@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER The Panasonic x1500. I currently use a Canon consumer camcorder along with other cameras but really like the camcorder features while recording trains. Seems to be so many choices in prosumer catagory of camcorders.
@@LostDepot I guess it depends what you need from said camera, long dance optical zoom, 4k, 1080p, 2.7k, the editing software you use weather it's compatible.
I like the hcx1500 although it does have a small sensor and while it's F1.8 at the wide end, it does loose light as you zoom in. I think for the price there are better cameras, but it does depend on what youre planning video wise.
Are these original clips from the camera or from post production
These are pretty much straight from the camera, a little contrast added is about it.
Nice footage, but that ant is terrifying.
Haha he's only a small ant! We get some biggies around though!
I just bought and test. The low light is noisy. It is a terrible camera. Sorry to say that.
hi there. I was hoping to buy this HC-X1500 to replace a couple of older canon camcorder XF300 (I shoot mostly in 1080p but 4k would be nice!) and I was hoping that the low light quality was ok (nothing like my Canon 980D with a f1.8 lens of course but ok)...and your comment worries me...how much gain can I add before the footage looks unusable? do you have a sample to share? The outdoor daylight footage looks great! But many cameras look great in good lighting! I just need a camcorder for concerts and dance recitals. Camcorders are very usable in some events. Thanks
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