Panasonic AG-UX180 & AG-UX90

[Kevin Walsh]

Nate, thank you for posting the original clips. They are very helpful. How does the low light on the UX180 hold up to your C100?

[Nate Haustein]

Originally Posted by Kevin Walsh

Nate, thank you for posting the original clips. They are very helpful. How does the low light on the UX180 hold up to your C100?

I'm not really sure I guess. I haven't had a chance to see them side by side just yet. The UX180 is sharper of course, but the C100 has always had that 'mojo." Perhaps I can do a test of some sort this week. I don't think it's going to be close when it comes to low-light, but we'll see. C100 base ISO is supposed to be 850 and I believe Barry said the UX was supposed to be somewhere around 450? A good question for sure and one that I need to answer for myself when deciding if it's worth it for me to switch over from C100s to the UX cams for events.

[Julius Smith]

Just placed my order for a HC-X1 instead of the UX180...I don't need the sdi outs

The manual for HC-X1 says it does 120fps in 1080p mode without audio....does this mean that it automatically records in slow motion on the SD card or do I have to do the slow motion in post (meaning it records at regular speed like the sony z150)?

Thanks

[Paulo Teixeira]

I was also able to borrow the UX180 for a while.

Here's some select videos in 4K 60p.

Lion Dances #1 舞狮 / múa lân / barongsai tarian singa Chinatown New York 2017 4K 60p Panasonic UX180 - YouTube

Lion Dances #3 舞狮 / múa lân / barongsai tarian singa Chinatown New York 2017 4K 60p Panasonic UX180 - YouTube

春节 / Lunar New Year 2017 - Parade - Lion Dance 舞狮 / múa lân - New York - Panasonic AG UX180 4K 60p ! - YouTube

🏈NE / New England Patriots Victory Parade - Super Bowl champs - Boston 4K 60p ! Panasonic AG UX180 - YouTube

Rest of my UX90 and UX180 can be found in this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfiUWslpPfwxqRiTeFDUNY-DHI_zJkBHH
Still have a couple of more UX180 videos to edit and upload.

[Paulo Teixeira]

Late afternoon scenes that I took at the beach when I still had the camera.

Revere Beach 4K 60p Panasonic AG UX180 - YouTube

Looks like nothing that couldn't easily have been done with an iPhone.

[Noa Put]

Now that was a great comment, can't imagine how silly all those ux180 owners must feel for wasting their money on a camera that cannot even be used to make a phonecall.

I guess the professional look of the AG-UX180's camera body and lens would be more impressive to a client than bringing an iPhone to a shoot, but you have to admit that that video shows nothing that couldn't be done on an iPhone. Unless you need to impress a client by the physical characterisics of your camera, why spend the money? I know I won't. Provideo camera manufacturers really need to step up their game. I want to see something absolutely stunning in the $4,000 price point, not this mediocre stuff.

[Noa Put]

Before I"m off to buy the Iphone, does it have a optical 20x motorized zoom, build in ND filters, dual slot recording, SDI out and XLR in out of the box just to name a few?
Maybe you could share something that you shot for a client on a mobile phone that doesn't look mediocre?

[Pete Cofrancesco]

I know the 180 can't even make a call. Lol Panasonic step up your game or I'm replacing you with the iPhone [/coo-coo]

OK. I was trying to be nice about it, and not say it directly. No one seems to get that what I'm saying is that the results from that Panasonic camera look dismal and boring. I'm not talking about the 20x zoom, the XLR audio, etc. I'm talking about the resultant end product of those videos that were posted, shot by that camera. They aren't good. If you think they are, you're kidding yourself. Geez, it's like the Emperor's New Clothes and I'm the one pointing out that the Emperor is naked.

[Pete Cofrancesco]

You want a Nobel prize for pointing out the obvious that consumer devices with small sensors perform well in bright situations such as outdoors?