Panasonic HC-V500M Camcorder Review
8.2
Better than 77% of Reviewed Camcorders
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- Features
Features
The Panasonic HC-V500M has a lot of features, both of the manual and advanced variety. It's an impressive set for a budget camcorder, and the suite of controls is eerily similar to Panasonic's flagship HC-X900M. One of the strongest new features is the inclusion of a 1080/60p record mode—a feature that was previously limited to Panasonic's top-line models. The camcorder also has aperture, shutter speed, white balance, and manual focus control, just like its big-brother HC-X900M. The main difference, however, is that the V500M doesn't have a great way to set all these controls. You have to use the touchscreen interface instead of a dial or ring like you get on flagship models.
Jeremy is the video expert of our imaging team and Reviewed.com's head of video production. Originally from Pennsylvania and upstate NY, he graduated from Bard college with a degree in film and electronic media. He has been living and working in New England since 2005.
