Best products in the Camcorders category
Here's a ranking of the best products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Sony AX43A 4K
FDRAX43 4K Handycam with Exmor R CMOS sensor - professional-quality video always at your fingertips Sony's 4K Handycam captures your world in stunning color and detail with Balanced Optical SteadyShot and 20x optical zoom. With fast intelligent autofocus, a sophisticated built-in multi-capsule microphone and powerful built-in video processing, this camcorder is a compact creative powerhouse. Balanced Optical SteadyShot with Intelligent Active mode Shoots in 4K Ultra HD (3,840 x 2,160) ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T 26.8mm lens with 20x optical zoom.
2. Blackmagic Pocket Cinema
A next-generation handheld 4K digital camera, the revolutionary new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been hotly anticipated. Thanks to its completely redesigned camera design, the latest digital film technology now fits in the palm of your hand. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K comes with a 4/3 sensor, a dynamic range of 13 stops, and dual native ISOs up to 25,600, giving you stunning HDR images and performing fantastically in low light. External controls provide quick access to key functions, while the 5-inch touchscreen makes cropping, focusing, and changing camera settings a breeze. Images are recorded in RAW or ProRes at up to 120 fps to standard SD/UHS-II or CFast 2.0 cards. In addition, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K features an MFT mount, built-in microphones, an XLR input, a full-size HDMI port, 3D LUT support, Bluetooth, a USB-C expansion port, and more. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has all the professional features you need. Its portable and affordable design lets you use it wherever you want. It's perfect for shooting indie films and documentaries, fashion shows, travel blogs, web videos, weddings, corporate videos, sports, etc. Blackmagic Design color processing and RAW capabilities provide incredible image quality that rivals even images from much more expensive professional digital film cameras. With the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, you'll benefit from image quality that seamlessly blends with footage from highly professional cameras used in Hollywood movies and TV series.
The portable and handy design of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K offers incredible portability without skimping on features. Made from a carbon-polycarbonate blend, the compact body is extremely durable yet lightweight. In addition to a super-bright 5-inch screen, multiple built-in microphones, and built-in recorders, external buttons and dials give you quick access to key features. In no time at all, you'll be checking framing and focus, capturing audio, and recording files without having to lug around extra monitors, microphones, recorders, or cables. There are also plenty of mounting points, a mini-XLR connector with phantom power, Bluetooth control, and more. In short, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is a full-featured portable digital film camera that is also flexible and expandable. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K runs the same operating system as the URSA Mini - the Blackmagic OS. That means you benefit from the most sophisticated camera operating system in the world, and with it, some professional features that are otherwise reserved for larger cameras. If you're new to the industry, you can make your first attempts with the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and upgrade to the URSA Mini later. And if you're already familiar with the URSA Mini, you're all set. The modern touchscreen lets you adjust settings, add metadata, and view shooting status. It's all done with simple tap and swipe gestures. Blackmagic OS gives you full control over camera features like 3D LUTs for recording and monitoring, HDR outputs via HDMI, metadata entries, custom presets, advanced video mode, remote control via Bluetooth, external audio input timecode, RAW recording, and more.
3. Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is a next-generation 6K digital film camera for handheld filming. It comes with a high-resolution full-frame HDR sensor for 6048 x 4032 pixels, dual native ISO, LMount, recording to CFexpress memory and direct recording to USB-C memory. With OLPF for better detail processing, the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K captures stunning Blackmagic RAW images in 12-bit and H.264 proxies in real time.
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features a full-frame sensor with a native resolution of 6048 x 4032 pixels. The sensor is almost three times the size of a Super 35 sensor and enables filming with a shallow depth of field and anamorphic lenses without a crop factor. This creates real cinema looks. Whether you are shooting in bright sunlight or in the dark, the dynamic range of 13 f-stops with dual native sensitivities of the sensor up to ISO 25,600 provides you with brilliant, low-noise images in all lighting conditions. And you can film at up to 36 fps at full sensor resolution or 120 fps in crop mode.
The large full-frame sensor of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K lets you work with various film formats and aspect ratios without compromising on quality. Filming with the full sensor surface gives you unique open-gate images in a 3:2 ratio that can be re-framed in post-production. The large sensor also allows you to work in a true anamorphic 6:5 ratio without cropping. This results in cinema images in widescreen format with more detail and higher resolution than previously possible. With the classically sized Super 35 window on the sensor, you can create an instant close-up version of your shot that fits seamlessly into open-gate footage. All this gives you the tools to create distinctive film content of the highest quality!
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is equipped with an advanced L lens mount specifically for full-frame sensors, which also ensures compatibility with new and vintage lenses. With its large 51.6mm diameter, the L-mount is compatible with the latest full-frame lenses from manufacturers such as Leica, Panasonic and Sigma. What's more, the very short flange focal length of just 20 mm means that you can easily attach adapters for various lens mounts without compromising image quality. Now you can film a historical drama with vintage photo lenses and the next project with modern high-speed lenses! With the L-mount, you have a single lens mount that fits almost any lens. This gives you endless creative possibilities!
The range between the brightest and darkest sections of an image is called dynamic range. It is calculated in f-stops. The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K has an impressive dynamic range of 13 f-stops. This means that it retains more detail in the brightest and darkest areas of an image than simple video cameras. For example, you can set the exposure for an indoor scene like a café and even preserve detail in areas lit by outside light through the window. You can achieve more colour variety than in the standard DCI-P3 colour space used for feature films. Another plus: the camera comes with DaVinci Resolve Studio. This gives you complete creative freedom with the option of adjusting the exposure and using restoration tools during colour grading.
4. Kiloview N30 (12G-SDI NDI Bi-Directional Video Encoder/Decoder)
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Kiloview N30 (12G-SDI NDI Bi-Directional Video Encoder/Decoder)
5. Brinno Time-lapse camera BCC300-M
Resistance: IPX4, Memory card type: SD, Power supply: Battery powered, Image sensor resolution: 0 Megapixel, Detail colour: Black, Photo resolution: Not specified Megapixel.
6. Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro
7. Blackmagic Video Camera Studio 4K Pro
The Studio Camera Pro is an advanced standalone studio camera designed for high performance SDI mixers. It offers professional 12G SDI and 10G Ethernet connections. The video camera has the same features as large, existing studio cameras, miniaturized into a single compact and portable design. In addition, the cameras can handle extremely difficult lighting conditions with the dynamic range and color science of digital film cameras while producing film-quality images. The sensor has an ISO of up to 25,600, so you can create amazing images even in low-light locations. Even shooting the moon is possible. Advanced features include talkback, tally, camera control, built-in color correction, RAW recording to USB hard drives, and more. You can even add a lens, thanks to the MFT bayonet mount.
While the Blackmagic Studio Camera was designed for live production, it's not limited to use with a live mixer. That's because it records Blackmagic RAW to USB hard drives, so it can be used anywhere you want to use the camera. The large 7" display makes it perfect for work like chat shows, television production, news broadcasts, sports, education, conference presentations and even weddings. The large, bright display with side grips, touch screen, and physical controls makes it easy to track shots while being comfortable to use over a long period of time. Because it's so lightweight, it's perfect if you're constantly changing locations and doing different types of work.
Big broadcasters use expensive studio cameras that are extremely large and therefore not very portable . Blackmagic's distinctive Studio Camera offers all the benefits of a large studio camera, combining camera and display in one compact design. It features a lightweight carbon fiber reinforced polycarbonate body with innovative technology in a compact design. The camera is designed for live productions, so you can easily track and frame shots with its large 7-inch display. The touchscreen has menus for camera settings and controls for brightness, contrast and focus peaking.
With modern cameras, ISO is a measure of the image sensor's sensitivity to light. This means that the higher the ISO, the more gain can be added, making it possible to shoot in natural light or even at night. The Blackmagic Studio Camera offers gain from -12 dB (100 ISO) up to +36 dB (25,600 ISO), optimized to reduce grain and noise while maintaining the full dynamic range of the sensor. The primary native ISO is 400, which is ideal for use under studio lighting. Then the secondary high base ISO of 3200 is perfect for shooting in low-light environments. Gain can be adjusted on-camera or via a mixer using the SDI or Ethernet camera remote control.
The large, high-resolution 7-inch screen will completely change the way you work with the camera, as it's big enough to create shots much more easily. On-screen overlays show status and shooting parameters, histogram, focus peaking indicators, levels, frame guides and more. You can even apply 3D LUTs to monitor shots with the color and look you want. The touchscreen also has useful menus where you can load and adjust various presets for different finishes.
8. Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2
Screen diagonal: 0 , Memory card type: USB, Wi-Fi: No, Interfaces: 3.5 mm microphone input, SDI, USB type C, HDMI, Optical zoom: 0, Detail colour: Black.
9. Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2
The Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2 has the same functions as large studio cameras, miniaturised into a single compact and portable design. And thanks to the dynamic range and colour science of a digital film camera, the cameras can handle extremely difficult lighting conditions while producing cinematic-looking images. The sensor has an ISO sensitivity of up to 25,600, so you can take stunning pictures even in dimly lit environments. It even works in moonlight! Advanced functions include tally, camera control, built-in colour corrector, Blackmagic RAW recording to USB media and much more! You can even add a focus and zoom function for lens control.
10. Panasonic Camcorder HC-X2E
The Panasonic HC-X2 4K professional camcorder is a compact 4K 50p/60p camcorder that offers high mobility and a range of features to suit a variety of needs, such as reportage, documentaries, weddings or events. It has a large 1-inch sensor and a powerful 20x zoom lens with a focal length of 24.5mm wide-angle to 490mm telephoto (KB). Videos it records include 4K at up to 60 frames or FHD at up to 120 frames. It supports 4:2:2 10-bit 4K 30p/25p video recording with the effective HEVC codec. Super slow motion (120/ 100 fps) and variable frame rates (2 to 60 fps) offer a wide range of creative possibilities. And especially in difficult shooting situations, the hybrid image stabiliser makes work much easier. The optical 5-axis image stabiliser (OIS) detects and corrects the electronic image stabilisation for camera shake along all five axes. Also important are its HD live streaming capabilities. The X2 supports a variety of streaming protocols (RTMP/RTMPS/RTP/RTSP), making it even more flexible to use. Professional videographers will appreciate the large, ergonomic handle, three manual adjustment rings on the lens, built-in ND filters as well as multiple interfaces such as SDI, TC In/Out XLR, LAN and a double SD card slot.
