Professional Video Camera Reviews 2011

This camera is perfect for professional photos and video.

2011 Macbook Pro.

I am trying to get setup for semi-professional video creation and wanted to generate good quality audio. After watching a lot of mic reviews, I decided to order a pair of the Samson C02 mics. While these are sold as instrument (drums, acoustic guitar, etc) many people have given them favorable reviews for dialog and even live action. Having received mine, I have done a number of tests both for inside dialog as well as taking them outside to check their sensitivity with ambient sound. I am using a Sound Devices mixer so the whole sound chain is pretty quiet, and I did not hear very much self-noise from these mics while they were able to pick up very faint sounds outdoor such as leaves rustling and birds chirping. They are somewhat directional but certainly not in the same way as a proper shotgun mic. All in all I am very glad I purchased these and I expect them to be with me for a good while.

I use this mic system for professional video--after reading reviews for many different systems and knowing Azdens' reputation for having top quality products, I decided to go with this system. Many articles I've read say that it's better to go with a more professional wireless mic system, which I may do in the near future, but for now, this gets the job done--have tested it in my studio and the sound is superb. It only records in monaural, but that's no problem--I have a mono-to-stereo adapter that will ensure stereo audio for any pro video. As far as things that are not so great, I don't really have anything to say in that regard--I'm sure it will do well in the field, don't forsee any problems. Great product, highly recommended for any pro or hobbyist.

I've been a professional wedding photographer since 2011, specializing in 14+ hour Indian Weddings days. I've used almost every single OCF system in the market and at one point or another, they've ALL failed miserably! I finally decided to try Phottix after receiving positive feedback from multiple wedding photographers, and I must say, THEY ARE FANTASTIC! I love that the transceivers are built into the speedlight itself, as it becomes one less piece of equipment I have to pack, worry about and travel with! I've used this system consistently throughout full wedding days and it has never failed. Not once! I HIGHLY recommend this system!

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I have seen a lot of reviews for this camera and they are right! The camera is great, for a just photo person, to a starting amateur or to a mature professional. Settings are easy, focus is great, small, compact and solid.

Professional- I was about to go with Nikon for my business, but looked at reviews on imaging resource and compared All the great Nikons, including Full frame and believe it or not, this little jewel beat the D90 hands down on high iso shooting. The kit lenses are also sharper on Pentax than on Nikon & Canon kits. It even looked better than some of the full frame camera comparisons between Nikon & Canon. The KX just came out, so there's not a lot of reviews, but the ones that are out there, convinced me that it is better than the more expensive name brands. And yes, I am pleased with the image quality.Bought it here at BH - used the money I saved to add TTL flash, and off camera bracket & diffuser. Plan to buy another at BH for back up camera.

Some professional reviews suggest dated autofocus. I have found that in a near-dark room, the X-T5 focuses almost instantly, locking onto an edge somewhere in the low light. The ISO at 12,800 is good enough to justify the smaller, lighter APS-C format without resorting to a full frame camera for lower noise (rivals my wife's Nikon Z7 for instance). Feels good in the hand and the images are sharp and clear. A great camera; really no complaints. I should mention that I rarely take video so I cannot comment on movie performance.

I've often wondered when digital cameras would evolve into sensible designs that weren't hybrids for transitioning from analog equipment - all those same kind of ugly me too designs that I never liked, and couldn't bring myself to throw my money at. Well, here is my opinion on this long awaited design, the one I've been waiting years for: The camera not only gets rave reviews for innovation, and for good reasons (read formal reviews), it's light in weight, small in size, produces very high image quality, is user friendly, reasonably priced, has interchangeable lens capability, is smart looking, and can be used for professional work. It was long overdue on the market. The fairly large low noise sensor, even at the high ISO settings, outdoes many professional DSLR's on the market (I use various high end DSLR's for my professional work at times but I don't personally own any of them). And that's the bottom line for me. It has everything I could ask for in features; image quality, built quality, controls/settings, and much more that I don't require. After extensively researching all the cameras in the same class I decided that this is the one for me. The very compact and lightweight 28mm-84mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens it came with is also all I could ask for - my two favorite lenses for my old 35mm film cameras were the 28mm and the 85mm fixed focal lengths - it's my dream come true. I love this camera, which produces very large 35Mb image files that easily please those who buy them when I use it for business transactions. And the hot shoe allows me to use my older studio flash units. The on board pop-up flash is a plus for the point-n-shoot people, which I find myself doing at times even though I prefer total manual control without any enhancements switched on. The HD movie mode will also please when there's a need for it. Simply put, it's a great camera to own.