Canon HF G70 Review | Compared to Canon V10 and R7 

You are the man for all of these comparison videos!! Been researching for weeks, and between all the brands.. then the models.. it's been a wild ride... haha. Thank you!

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!! I've been looking for a good review on this camera for forever ❤

this is an incredible in-depth review. It touched all the topics i needed to know.

Love camcorder form factor and preferred it for casual run and gun video recording over mirorless. I've had and sold several models and still have the old HV20. The HF G60 actually had a 1 inch sensor like the XA50 too bad they reduced the sensor size in the successor. I suspect Canon wanted to reserve the one inch sensor for their "pro" marketed camcorders and smaller, yet more economical one to for the consumer one. I had a small HR10 at one time that recorded to mini DVD discs. The dynamic range wasn't great but it had a filmic look in "cinema" mode.

Just got one for kids soccer. I was originally looking at mirrorless, but lens complexity/price quickly put those out of range. I can show-up, drop this camera on a tripod, hit record, and move it side to side while paying attention to the match instead of babysitting the camera. With tripod, spare batteries, and 256 GB cards, it was half the price of a mirrorless naked body. Honestly, all I wanted was, "can do 4K for two hours without interruption" and this fit the need. I started the camera search with my nose in the air. To me, camcorders were very 80s. Price/capability of this thing for my use-case was impossible to beat, especially when considering the wallet/time/simplicity factors. Going from $1K for the camera to $1.6K is a leap for a humble soccer dad, and I actually don't want more features to navigate. It's like comparing Apple and Samsung phones based on the number of camera features 99% of users will never use. Point and shoot has value on its own. 🙂 All said, this is a great review from the perspective of someone who knows cameras.

Thank you for your in-depth review. I agree, the writing’s on the wall for camcorders and point and shoot cameras. I’m looking to upgrade my HF 20 to get the 4K but the HF 70 looks like it’s missing Mini Advanced Shoe to connect a Canon camera like my HF 20. Another disappointment is lack of 4K 60 FPS. Luckily, I have a Fujifilm XT3 which I’ll use when needed, that’s not the kind of camera I want to hand off to someone unfamiliar with it.

CLOG and 10 bit 4k, doesn't matter if they are 29.97fps. I got the G50 some time ago and i liked the clearer image i got from it, compared to the G40 or G21. But the lack of WDR profile make me sell it, I tried to use the custom profiles but never matched the nice quality from the G40 WDR. I Just end up keeping the G21 for all-in-one camera.

I use my G70 for church live stream and for our school concerts. For my use, these cameras are perfect - very easy to use.

As you mentioned, when I started doing volunteer video filming for non-profits, I used Canon pro-summer video camcorders. Then multi-cam editing with FCPx. They were great. You have done an excellent job reviewing the HF-G70 - (subscribed). Stayed with Canon for DSLR: 60D --> 80D --> EOS-R8 mirrorless (Tanzania camera safari - a must) Considering using this HF-G70 for a political group hybrid-Zoom meetings: in-person meeting attendees also with remote Zoom participants.

I just purchased one last week. Fun little guy. I call it my “Dad Cam.” I made one little family video with it. The camera is a lot of fun. It’s has that retro feel with some of the new school features. I definitely won’t use it for my professional work. I use my Canon C70 for that. This is strictly for fun. Breaking all dad rules - just pick up the camera and document memories. Something for the family to look back and just smile at. I appreciate your review! I wish I had this before purchasing. My goals are totally different, but at least I’d be more familiar with the tool before handling it.

Picked up the HF G60 maybe five years ago, liked the fact it has a full 1 inch sensor though a bit longer & heavier but no big deal. Hangin' on to it since I also have the XA55 1inch sensor, they can be used for 2 or 3 camera shoots

Wow, I'm not even half way through this video. But this is a huge help man! So many useful informations. Thanks so much!

Great Review of the camcorder,you did an awesome job at talking about the features and the options etc,I used to own years ago the G20 and I loved that camcorder for the zoom, and the Auto Focus,on my previous model experience I would probably buy the G70, thanks again

You have such good and unique content that got me thinking why you do it for us for free, thanks for your hard work❤

Hi, which camcorder do you recommend between the Panasonic HC-X1500 and the Canon G70 to film planes, which has the best image quality and stabilization? thanks :)

I've got quiet a bit of footage and a year of filming hunting i just posted my thoughts on it

There is a video of trains DeKalb IL that proves that its really good at filming zoomed in

I absolutely would love to buy a G70 as a camera for video - but Canon decided to make it impossible to switch a factory PAL camcorder to NTSC, so a European G70 cannot record in 24p, 30p or 60p, but only PAL 25p and 50p, but almost all my footage is 30 and 60 fps. Most phones can't record in 50 fps.

If you still have this camcorder, could you do a comparison with the Panasonic VX1. I have the Canon G60 and VX1, but I'm looking for a second camcorder for a second angle. Not sure if this will be worth it. My concerns are the auto focus and low light performance in interview settings.

A very informative review. Thank you.

What are your thoughts about getting G70 just for capturing family moments? I know there are some other brands out there (panasonic has a few of them for much cheaper) bur for some reason G70 seem the most appealing.

overall, is this a good camera? I'm looking for something above consumer level, that has some pro features. I like the form factor and the price. my max budget would probably be $1,200. what are your thoughts?

Has anyone else noticed the issue with dynamic range in low light or other circumstances with the g70 compared with the xa60?

In other words, a camcorder is a "multi-tool".😜

They really pulled 1 inch from consumers. Only XA70 has 1 inch and that is a lot of money.

I saw the SM shots. You're right, very little on g70 and unfortunately you did not really add any more info about it. Unprepared ad-libbing with not even an outline. It could have been, in my opinion, a very nice vid except you were all over the place comparing other brands, prices and so on, confusing me more than I was already. I know you are a top professional in your work and really knowlegeable but... I also have the V10 but have not as yet gotten into it. But your quick intercut comments on it were interesting, but still confusing. Although your vid did not help, I do want to thank you for your attempt, thank you.

Good review, especially because the "auto" setting produces poor and dull colors. Finally, I've managed to solve this issue by using the "manual" setting. However, what I can't seem to achieve is getting a nice image under artificial light. It's very unstable, with the camera seemingly constantly searching for the right colors for the pixels. Objects at a distance appear unsteady as a result. I've recorded footage of a well-lit wall. Could you please take a look at 2:09 to see what's happening on Travolta's jacket? Please set RU-vid to full screen and 4K resolution. Any idea what causes this and how to fix it? Thanks in advance. I've tried everything: using a different computer, uploading directly from the camera or via a card reader, transferring a portion of your footage to the camera's SD card and then re-reading it, using daylight lamps, construction lights, LED spots... I can't get rid of it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-79ncCEOoDSU.htmlsi=aYNPOqN8n6v6huR4&t=129

What is the most zoom out range it has? (For example the Sony A6000 is at 16mm when fully zoomed out)

Thanks for the review. I love the camcorder form factor too. While researching this model, I realised the previous iteration of this camera - the Vixia HF G60, has a 1” sensor, compared with this newer G70 which has a smaller sensor. That’s such a step backwards. The G60 produces significantly brighter and sharper 4k images. (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q94f8-M8GTg.htmlsi=6hg0zpD0unz70riM). There are a few great examples online. Unfortunately, where I live, there were no secondhand G60s for sale :( I really wanted to get this camera for its ease of use and zoom, but I just couldn’t get over the muddier 4k images when compared with the G60. The XA range is out of my budget. In the end, I got a secondhand XC10 for a couple of hundred dollars.

whats Wide DR? is that like HDR on phones?

Hi, thanks for the very detailed review. The camera is like a ghost on RU-vid. 👻 I'm still debating to replace my consumer Panasonic HC-VX11 with that, but beside the (very little, but still) bigger sensor, bigger f-stop at the long end of the lens and higher bitrate, it doesn't feel like a good upgrade/buy. Still not very sure what to do. Hopefully Panasonic or Sony will bring once more a real upgraded camcorder for us.

Ummm, did you not see all the different custom profile tabs? There’s like 12 pages, instead of those meagre options you showed.

great quality of video. 10 times better than my crappy sony cx405

sounds like Wes Anderson making a camera review

Wow. The G70 is fairly bulky compared to my VX980.

The R7 combo is close to $2500 compared to a 1100 dollar is not a fair comparison

.but the batteries for this camera are sooo expensive and no good picture quility...and i cant use other brand name batteries...and no battery pack for record or charge....i bought this camera and iam disapoint...with the same money can buy a sony series 6400 or 6600 with kit lens with best picture quility and very cheap batteries ....

Who do I get “memory cover open message whenever I want to record” any solution …. It doesn’t let me record

Do you think this is worth the $1000?

I shoot soccer games should this be good ?

The one video that answered all my questions…. Thank you

Did you ever get the Canon XA70?

Can the camera record in 1080p60fps?

HF G70 no Slow Motion?

Thanks for the review please how can one transfer data from the canon vixia 70 to a computer

For a thousand dollars I will pass

The one main thing I don't like about the latest consumer generations, is that it does not do 60fps in 4k. One of the reasons I got my GX10 because it does the 60fps and the 1" sensor that I was told is not a true 1 inch.

Canon HF G70 vs Lumix 1500,do you like G70 OR 1500 ?