New to Video – Panasonic PV-GS300
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March 13, 2008 at 3:45 PM #45147
Anonymous
InactiveHello everyone!
I’ve read around a bit, but am completely new to this sort of thing. I have always thought it would be fun, but never did anything much with it.
About a year ago, I purchased a GS300 for shooting simple things, like my kids at Easter, christmas, etc.
My question is, is the GS300 capable of much more? I knowvery littleabout shooting video, but would like to work on making short films, shooting random videos (MX, skate, etc).
I was curious as to if I should/could buy different lenses for the GS300 that would help make it a capable machine, or if I needed to upgrade entirely, in which case I might just put this back on the ‘wish list’ of things I’d like to try some day (having 2 kids means I dont have a big budget of $$ to be spent on hobbies!)
Is it a good camcorder? When looking online I saw lots of good things about it for shooting family events and such, but now I’d like to do more. Should I sell it and upgrade? Keep it around?
Any info is appreciated…
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May 7, 2008 at 3:32 PM #187986
David
ParticipantThere are two main advantages to this camera:
3ccd=nice picture!
External microphone input= the opportunity for better sound.
The downside is no headphone jack but I remember reading that there are workarounds availble.
My not so expert opinion.
Hope it helps!
Dave
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May 8, 2008 at 2:26 AM #187987
Anonymous
InactiveI have owned a PV-GS300 for about two years. I have used it for short films, documentaries, commercials, and most recently as the B-Roll camera for a school musical. I have used it side-by-side with $5k pro cameras and have the found that the picture quality is fantastic, especially if your lighting is good. Yes, the audio issues can be worked around. I found that by practicing with a good shotgun mic, I could get pretty good audio. I could then fix anything else in post. Now I simply record to a portable multi-track recorder and use the camera just for the video. Feel free to check out the demo-reel on my (in progres) website; I shot it with the PV-GS300. (http://sdgstudio.net/samples.aspx)
Hope this helps,
Jeremy
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September 14, 2008 at 9:30 PM #187988
DanBacklund
ParticipantAlso find a camera that is better in low light, perhaps a Canon Vixia HL-10
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