The Camcorder Conundrum: Panasonic HC-V770 vs. HC-V800 

The v800 was surprisingly awesome

Not that I'm aware of.

I didn't notice a difference in the sharpness of the lenses at all. Both are more than adequate to get a good 1080p image. Even if the 800 had been sharper, I still would have recommended the 770 over it due to the contrast and grain issues. I haven't used Sony camcorders since the mid-2000s, so I can't offer any info on their current offerings. I'd like to try one at some point and see how it compares to the Panasonic.

When editing videos, I usually adjust the brightness and contrast a bit - that's what I was referring to. I do still like the V770, but I haven't tested any other comparable camcorders since I made this video, so I can't say if it's the best one for the money or not.

I use Adobe Premiere Pro for all my editing. On most of my videos, I use the Lumetri color panel to bump up the contrast by 30% and the saturation by 10%, and then do further color correction to taste.

@@michaelramsey81 thank you for that. Do you know what the best settings would be for video recording a football match ?

@@matthewthompson8344 I don't, unfortunately. When I'm recording fast-moving stuff outdoors, I usually just leave it on auto settings.

Nope, it doesn't.

To be honest, I haven't kept up with the camcorder world since buying my second V770, but it would be awesome if they did that. I didn't see it when I was shopping, but that was a couple of years ago, so they might have done it since then.

@@michaelramsey81 Ahh it’s understandable I would be in the same boat. I just ordered the V785 yesterday, second hand for £265. I should be able to get my hands on it by this time next week. I’ll let you know how it is.

@@nextgenownage Sweet, I look forward to hearing about it. Maybe if it really is a major improvement, when my current V770 eventually dies, I'll get a V785 to replace it.

@@michaelramsey81 It could be! Lost hope it was worth my precious money

​​@@nextgenownageAny updates? :)

What is 900?

@@TheReelportall of these camcitrder are. the same nitch market but I prefer the hdr-sd 90 here, qoute=: The X900 can definitely take better video of the two because it’s inbuilt technologies do more with extra light. The LEICA lens and a 16 mega pixel sensor and an improved Advanced 3MOS System and Hybrid I.O.S and 12x Optical Zoom all combine to create an awesome video capturing experience. The stabilisation has been noticeably upped and you can have intensive zoom and still receive a stable image. Auto focusing seems slightly quicker and before it was almost instant. Also fast moving objects are captured and focused on rather well, such as cars and people running. As I mentioned the Lens lets in more light but performance in low light situations doesn't look any different from the SD900. But outdoors the colours, contrast, the jet blacks are all notched up and picked up perfectly and create close to cinema quality like results. The onboard microphone is the same as we saw in the SD900 and uses DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 and is crystal clear. Sound is recorded in a 360 degree perspective which does genuinely work rather well. When you play the audio back the zooming and overall camcorder noise operations are unfortunately partially heard when the audio is near to silent.

I'm not actually sure. I've never tried to live stream with mine.

@@michaelramsey81 oh ok np it does say v770 has live stream lol. Hows the wifi option?

@@kneepopper94 I've used it to control the camera from my phone, and it works OK. I don't use it much though.

Neither of these cameras are capable of 4K, unfortunately. The 4K version of the V770 is called the VX870.

Eh u cant even see 4k anyway

To my knowledge, there is only one 770. The V770 and the V770K are the same thing. There is a newer 4K camera that looks very similar to the 770, but it's called the VX870K.

Hey Jack I think you mean the Panasonic HC-V785 which is an update for the V770