usefull review. I would love to see a comparison between NX100 and Pxw-x70. which of these two you'd suggest for a video giornalist who works for web, without such a great experience in filming?
They're both good. The X70 is smaller, more expensive but has 4K upgrade ability (at a price). The NX offers more manual controls. Whichever one is best for you is therefore something only you can decide bearing in mind those factors plus what you're shooting and who for.
Do you have any opinion on the video quality between the nx100 and the Sony ax700? I'm trying to decide between the two, will be recording church services and night time high school Marching band. Thanks
I've not tried the AX700 but if I recall correctly, it's the "consumer" version of the NX80, ie the same but without the XLR audio handle; the NX80 has a very similar sensor in it to the NX100 but I think the NX80's is slightly better, plus it has the newer autofocus so I presume the AX700 has those too. However, the AX700 doesn't have the same form factor as the NX100 (eg only one lens ring and not as many assignable buttons) so ergonomics may be a factor to consider as well.
I am looking camera if I bought this one do u think it is the right choose? I am going to shoot wedding, community even .... would please say something about mic and spare batteries as well. thanks
I can't possibly decide for you. It depends on your experience, what type of "look" you're going for and what your budget is. I don't understand what you want to know about the batteries or mic?
yes I understand what u saying, but from ur experience about that camera I mean. I was looking for sony PXW-z150 but from the other comment which I saw is was not good. I so impressed for the video what u done the quality is looks nice . My budget is from 3-5000. About the mic the spare battery which one is nice for this one? Thanks again for ur help
I liked this camera. It does not mean that it is necessarily right for you nor am I going to state categorically that it is or is not, as this depends on the factors I mentioned above. Sony make plenty of batteries suitable for this camcorder. As for mic, maybe an Audio Technica AT875R - low cost, good quality, and compact.
+SuperRtrtrtr Here in the UK, the NX100 is around £1,300 and the XF200 retails for £2,000 so yes, there's still a decent difference. The XF still has better ergonomics though (eg eyepiece, rotatable handle) and features such as waveform which the NX doesn't. Sad that its image is so grainy.
I too have received an error after a year and a half of using the camera, E:62:10 is the error code. And recently my screen no long works. I have to use an external monitor now when shooting
It certainly does. The cameras were pitched at the same kind of market and around the same budget points so the comparison is worth doing. The sensor was always the weak point of the Canon, otherwise I loved the camcorder.
Enjoyed your review so much I purchased the camera. Very pleased so far, however the camera is large, certainly a 'full size video cam'. I found that 0 db is equivalent to ISO 100. The camera is great down to 18db or 800 ISO. The image is certainly usable down to 24db or 1600 ISO. After that things get pretty noisy, but could be used in a pinch. Keep up the good work.
+TubeShooterMag Thanks for your reply. I recently emailed B&H photo and asked them if they could do a comparison on camcorders in the $3000 U.S. max range. I eagerly await their response as there many choices and extreme confusion on my part. I wish guys like you would get the makers to lend you all of their semipro stuff to test and provide this crucial comparison. Well done.
+TubeShooterMag I was wondering this question too... Not because I don't know how to use the settings, but because there are certain situations I have where I have to pull out a camera in an instant and start recording, surprise moments as well as planned shots is what I deal with
Excellent and thorough review! I'm certain that the way Sony gets around the +db noise issue is with noise reduction technology, which smooth's the image detail along with the grain. You can see that the Canon uses less NR and the image has more detail, but also more noise. It's a trade off, but it's obviously best to shoot with more light. Also the images shot in the on the lake "look" like a single chip camera. The smooth contrast range isn't there - but that could be RU-vid I guess. Here's a video that I shot with my old tape-based 3 chip Sony V1u for comparison: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i7RvatSALX0.html
+Steve Kauzlarich I don't find the Canon's image more detailed than the Sony's but perhaps that's my tired old eyes :-( ! Nice video of the planes by the way. Tracking moving planes smoothly can be damned tricky!
Finally a good review on this camera (listen B&H) So, im debating between NX100, CX900 which both have 1in sensor. Which would be better for weddings and events ? ( I don't need the XLR found on the NX100 )
Thank you. Between those two I'd still take the NX100 because of the greater manual controls. On the other hand, if you prefer to pop things on auto or if you need the camera to be tiny so as to be unobtrusive then maybe the CX900. I'm not a big fan of the CX900 though, I think the PXW-X70 is much better.
Depends on your budget and needs. Both are HD only, the NX100 has more manual controls (eg three lens rings) whereas the MC88 only has the one but is a more compact camcorder, which might be important to some buyers. The MC88 only shoots the old AVCHD format but for many uses this will be perfectly fine, where the NX100 shoots Sony's XAVC-S if I recall correctly.
Also, again, I really appreciate your reviews. They are very helpful and I really like your style in your videos. You are clearly spoken, practical, and clearly knowledgable. More *likes* sent your way from this Australian educational RU-vidr.
Hello i need to film my sister wedding and i dont know how to record a good sound from this camera how can i conect to the dj plate? I need a wirrless recorder ? Wich i sholud buy for this camera? Any adviced
A comprehensive answer to this would take several pages, sorry. You can record decent audio with the Rode Filmmaker wireless kit. Recording from the DJ mixer depends on several factors such as what outputs it has.
Learning audio properly is a far bigger topic than a single video could hope to convey. What I do recommend is an entire channel, Curtis Judd, who is very knowledgeable indeed and if you flick through his channel, you'll find lots of useful stuff to watch: ru-vid.com
Good review. I was also pleased with the low noise at the higher gain settings. My only complaint is not being able solo each audio channel when using 2 mikes, otherwise it's an excellent camera for the price.
These are excellent "affordable" Cameras as I use this one nearly every day , and use also a PXW X 70 as they have the same the sensors and picture quality the same (and no problems with the View Finder , although the View Finder of the X 70 is better ) ...very good value in the $$$ department .
Just an additional question to your excellent review: Is there a smooth (=not noticeable) transition from electronic the clear image zoom to the optical zoom, so that you can have nearly the same zoom effect, like if you would use a conventional 20x optical zoom? Thanks!
Hi, first of all, excellent review! Would you recommend this camera for a church? I was impressed on how good it does in low light which are conditions we face commonly in our church. Thanks again!
+David Valenzuela Jr I've not specifically tried in a church situations but the NX100 had the best gain I've seen on a budget camcorder so unless you've got loads of money to spend on more pro cams or lighting rigs \- and I mean LOTS more money then I believe this would do a good job. You should also be able to plug the church audio system into the NX100 as well via the XLR sockets so that could be a bonus too.
I love my HXR-NX100.A great entry level pro camcorder with lots of up front manual controls.Superb quality video for standard DVD work.Viewfinder is useless but I use a field monitor so no worries.This little machine is a gem at the price.Thanks for a fantastic review....love your channel
So far best review ever, last year i purchased Panasonic HMC80 which is a disaster under low lights condition, at that time the NX100 wasn't on the market yet and i'm always been Sony camcorder fan, i'm a wedding and events videographer based on my budget this gear seems excellent downgrade on my Panasonic HMC80, do you highly recommend me by updating to NX100 ? much appreciate you're advice cheers...
Great review. I just opened the box on this camera. I will put it to the test Sunday shooting some live theater. Bought it mainly for the low light capability. I used the Canon xf100 and it was full of noise. Hoping this one is better. I chose it over the x70 purely because of form. I love the manual rings!
It's way better than the XF100 for noise. Be aware of course that the lens ramps down as you zoom in so you'll lose light that way, best to get as close as physically possible to help keep the iris open.
Hi. Is this camcorder better that the Panasonic X1000 4K...? The price of both is similar. But many people say the Panasonic is very bad at low light....
Hi, thanks for this review. Would you say that the NX100 and PXW-X70 are equal in terms of image quality using the XAVC 50mbps? I'm debating which one to buy. 4K would be nice, but not essential. I like the idea of 3 manual rings on the lens and overall form factor of the NX100.
I confess I haven't done a direct X70 to NX100 comparison, ie peering closely at the pixels to see which might be better. I don't think you'd be disappointed with either so perhaps the ergonomics should be your deciding factor.
Your review has been the most helpful so far about the NX100. I particularly liked the low light test. It's hard to tell on RU-vid, but what's your thought on acceptable gain before the noise kicks into not acceptable for a paying client? I have completed some initial research and cannot find any camcorder at this price point that I feel would be any better. If you know of one, please let me know. Otherwise, I plan to purchase the Sony HXR-NX100 because of the overall value for the money.
Ah well, that depends on the client of course. Some can be very unfussy and not realise things could or should be any different. All I would say is that, like the PXW-X70, the NX100 does a splendid job in my opinion of masking noise from the gain. I don't know of any (in this price range for sure) that does it better.
best review on the NX100, thank you.i am looking forward to purchasing 2 NX100 and my question is do they have the sync recording mode like NX5. I hope the question is clear. Thank you so much!!!
i have this model and i can say it is such a great machine i use it for many events such as all type of sports, interviews, seminars etc wounderful machine by sony. But i have a question i use the xavc format and normally my files go up to 14gb to 18gb is there any way i can lower this.
I know you can adjust the diopter but that doesn't affect the viewfinder image per se, just the sharpness of how you see it. I still didn't like it :-)
Hi, i'like to see a low light test between the cx900 and the nx100. Both have the same sensor, but the cx900 is in the consumer market and the nx 100 in the profissional line !!!
If the receiver has a hotshoe mount then yes, like any hotshoe accessory. You'll need to run the audio cable from the receiver into one of the camcorder XLR inputs of course, so ensure you have the right connectors.
It depends what delivery format you will use. For online use, shoot progressive (25p); for DVD shoot 1080/50i (and render down to SD interlaced for the DVD). For blu-ray shoot 1080/50i
I cannot give any kind of tutorial on how to use a camcorder and editing software in a reply to a RU-vid comment. I suggest you first read the manuals for the camcorder and software for a start then sit down for a long session of watching RU-vid tutorials specific to your software.
that was a nice and in depth review of this camcorder! The 1inch sensor camcorders are going to be to new standard for journalism , shooting events like dance recitals,... I now have the 3 year old sony HXR-NX3 with 20x zoom. From your video I can say this NX100 produces a sharper image than mine. So I think the low light of mine NX3 is bout the same as the canon XF200. So would I sell my NX3 for this one? I hope the 24x clear image zoom is without visual quality loss. So I want a sharper HD picture (no need for 4K) and a less heavier camcorder. the NX3 is heavy to hold.
Thank you, glad you liked the review. I can't decide for you whether to sell the NX3 and change to this model, only you can decide whether it's worth it in your circumstances.
have the pmw200 and the nx100. Only one complaint about the nx100. You cannot change file names. On the pmw200 we set the sene number as the file name then when editing very easy to sort. White board and chalk bnoards are now out you just type in the file name if you shooting corporate or any video from a script would be so great if they could only solve this on the nx100
Thanks for a very clear and beautiful review,will you advice me to buy this camera for professional music video shoot ? i prefer camcorders to DSLR and i was looking at the lowest prize for a professional camera and i think this is pretty cool, thanks
Without knowing a lot more about the shoot, your expertise and so on, I can't possibly advise you of anything. That said, this is certainly the lowest price pro/semi-pro camcorder I know of, with decent specs and image.
for music video, it may be best to go with a dslr ,for eg the nikon d 750 or d810 , you can get better images in terms of a more filmish look that nice creamy look that a camcorder cant give you for live events i think this is a boss but for music video where you have to be at your most creative its best to go with a dslr where you can create magic with various lenses
It's certainly newer and with a better, more up to date sensor but I think your cam has interchangeable lenses (?) while this is fixed and you won't get much shallow depth of field with this, if that's a look you're after
Great video of it's features! What I would like to know is how quickly can the video from this camera be rendered/edited with its given formats/codecs without the need for a beefed up specs of a laptop/desktop computer for web use?
I understand that. Perhaps I should have worded my question differently. With computer components being equal and since this camera can record in both MP4 and AVCHD formats, is there a difference in rendering times between these file formats? My point being is that I am looking to edit and render quickly to upload my clips. Would an MP4 file essentially be almost no rendering time since the output file I'm looking to end up with IS an MP4 file? I need true run-and-gun shooting as well as post-processing.
You are confusing file formats with codecs. AVCHD and mp4 both use the h.264 codec to do the actual compression so decode/recode time is essentially the same all else being equal. That said the NX100 XAVC-S files (mp4 format) are 50Mbps so there's more data than the AVCHD ones at 28Mbps, so decoding (and hence editing) could take longer. But by far and away the biggest factor will be the format you're encoding to, not decoding from. And while some editing software can do a certain degree of lossless re-encoding on some parts of a file, everything would have to be exactly the same as the input file for this to work so you're probably on a dead loss there.
See my review here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CKm6TSV-isU.html and also my other (much longer) review here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S0OumHiWOW8.html
Thanks so much for this! Looking into getting a set-up for a home green screen studio, for youtube documentaries. Using 3d images in the background etc that need 4k, plus the ability to zoom in on shots without losing quality. I was looking into the Panasonic HC-X1E 4K, but see this model is cheaper at the moment. Is there a significant difference in quality to justify the extra couple hundred on the Panasonic? And likewise, is there any difference between the two I should consider for my set-up? Many thanks in advance
It's a long time since I looked at these but as I recall, the Panasonic has many more codec options and can do 4K 50p (60 US) so provided you're lighting your screen and yourself properly, it would give you more options for editing. I have a suspicion but don't take my word for it, that the Panasonic can output 10-bit video to an external recorder which would help with keying but obviously this costs more (additional recorder) and do check that as I'm not 100% sure
I have also just noticed that Panasonic now have an X2 and X20 model out which seems to be an updated version of these camcorders. The X2 is the "pro" version and the X20 is akin to the HC-X1. Not sure about the relative costs. I would presume (though I have no information to go on) that the new models would include better, more modern sensors etc thought this may not be necessary for your use.
@@TubeShooterMag Amazing, thank you again! I'll take a look at these models. I did wonder if there would be a new one, given the age of the X1, but (surprisingly?) non-marketing/sponsored content info about these things are hard to come by.
Hi sir I have this same camera but the problem is I don't know how to connect microphone to this camera can you please tell me how to connect microphone to this camera Thank you so much
If it's an XLR (professional) microphone then it plugs into the XLR connector on the side of the handle. If it's a consumer-grade mic with a 3.5mm jack, then I seem to recall this camcorder does not have a suitable input.
Well, almost any camera "will do" for RU-vid but whether it's the most appropriate depends on what type of content you're filming, in what environments (and what 'moderate' means, as this could be anything)
@@TubeShooterMag Im doing a series on the town I live in. Lots of wide outdoor shots and some interviews. Moderate is I can upgrade the 3 with trade and an additional $3000
I think they'd be fine for that purpose. A lot of RU-vidrs swear by using "mirrorless" cameras (stills cameras that also shoot video) because with the right lenses you can get into all kinds of pretty picture-making but honestly it can gobble up all your money for no real benefit. And I'm firmly of the opinion that "old school" camcorders are a much better, well-rounded, more ergonomic tool especially for the kind of videos you're making (eg the audio connections, the built-in zoom lens, built-in ND filters etc). I'd spend excess money on a really good tripod and some nice audio equipment like a radio mic system (eg Rode Wireless Go II) so you can do nice interviews easily.
I have nx100 I record a long time and imported video to a computer but get several files and there is cut in the audio between them How do I import a single file without cutting and thank you
I have faced the same problem with sony CX900 when Transfer files via card reader , but when I started to transfer files through the camera dissolved problem but in nx100 problem stel
It is a standard function of AVCHD that files over 2GB are split. You cannot simply copy the files from the camcorder and drop them onto the timeline. You must use Edius's "import" function to bring the footage in, and Edius will correctly assemble the clips.
Depends on your budget and your intended use; there's no cheap next step up though, all the camcorders with better features tend to come in at a much greater price.
TubeShooterMag It will be used for 1) mainly indoor 2) on a tripod 3) low light 4) live streaming I really like your review on PXW-X70 but someone suggested me to get Canon XA55. I can’t decide but I’m leaning towards Canon for easy use. My budget would be mid-range. Thanks for your reply.
I'm not convinced the Canon will have better low light than the NX100 but I have not tested them side by side. Indeed, I've not tested the Canon at all. Might be worth knowing the NX80 (the slightly cut down version of the Z90, which was the successor to the X70!) now has live streaming firmware which I'm going to test on my own NX80 and do a video about. Not sure if this firmware update has also made it to the NX100 but worth checking perhaps.
David Kim When I used an NX100 in college it never let me down. I strongly prefer it to other cameras on that market even those that are better in low light like my Sony A7s.
You can't swap the lens as such - it's fixed - but you can buy adapters that screw on the front to give it a wider angle. i imagine (though I have not checked) that this would include fisheye.
+TubeShooterMag I actually purchased an FS7 earlier this week, can't wait and am very excited for it, so I'm just browsing all of these bargain cameras, something I can just run and gun with perhaps. I really like the stabilization on this guy. And I will probably be buying a new lens hood with a shutter close, can't keep track of things I might lose such as the lens cover. Great review btw thanks. :) Subbed.
An FS7? Lucky you! Super camera I believe. The stabilisation on the NX100 is decent for that kind of cam. Oddly, the absolute best stabilisation of all is on some of Sony's consumer camcorders like the AX53 / AX33; labelled "BOSS" it gimbals the entire lens and sensor within the camera and it's mindboggling. The new AX53 adds an electronic stabiliser as well (in HD mode only). I take mine along to corporate shoots when I'm filming inside moving vehicles. It doesn't look "pro" but it does a better job than the pro cameras unless you add gimballed stabilisers to them.
