Отзывы о Видеокамера Panasonic HC-V380

This is a good and affordable camcorder. It works great and the quality of images is Wowwww.BUT, if you plan to do lots of filming at night, you should drop this and go for a higher model. This one works best for daylight filming.

Reading over the other reviews as I did before buying, it looks like Panasonic let a few of these out the door with bad sensors - but not mine, it's great for what I'm using it for, which includes low-light operation to log some physics experiments. No complaints at all with the camera itself, though I don't use some of the fancy features like face or smile detection and can't comment on those. Auto-white balance is kind of slow to "get it" and can be disturbing if say, shooting out a car window and driving around...but you kind of expect that and should probably set it fixed first anyway. Stabilization is good, zoom is good (decent optics).The software is among the worst I've ever encountered, and utterly locked into native windows and it's gaming accelerators with direct hardware access - no provision to do it "straight" and not crap up your machine with that stuff (even though half of it runs on the other slow extreme, .NET) - it will not run on a virtual machine, which is an issue here, as I don't run windows natively on my network anywhere - too insecure for my financial work by far to have it anyplace on my network. I've basically not been able to make it run at all (crashes into my debugger), it might as well (and probably was) written by MS To require everything unique to windows-only, or by drag drop monkeys who don't really know how to program. I just mount the camera on my linux box (and you need a real fast box to do some of this in a human lifetime) and take the streams off for processing with other software -- took some fishing around to find some that likes this format, but kdenlive seems to work between crashes, and gives me what I want, but not DVD authoring. That latter is a waste of time for me anyway, unless you just wanted to preserve a bunch of raw video, hard disks are cheap, and youtube is cheaper yet - I do down-scale the vids to cut upload time for that.When I say this software stinks - I've been a software developer for decades, including for windows - it's made me rich fixing windows problems. And it's still the worst I've ever seen. It will probably quit working at all on almost every windows update - the rule is, don't use new windows features, till Microsoft uses them in their own stuff - not safe until then. This cheats every rule of good software development in the book, in other words.So I'd have to say, don't buy this otherwise excellent camera unless you are a windows-native maven and very tolerant, or know how to do this "on the metal" from the raw vid streams you have to fish around and find in its memory.

This is my first video camera and it is so user friendly! I am usually a Sony or Canon fan, but with all the specs and good reviews on this little camera, I tried it and I couldn't beat the price either! I record mostly sporting events and action, so I needed a camera that wouldn't be too shaky and that had a good zoom. The IS feature is wonderful with the zoom and the picture is always clear with great color both indoor and outdoor. I love that its so small and lightweight too. I almost thought it was cheap and toy-like when I first got it, but after going to the store and holding several others, I realized that's just how they are all made. However, this camera is durable. I like the rotating flip out screen and everytime its opened the camera turns on and the lens opens automatically, which is nice when I'm in a hurry to record something and don't have to worry about missing a shot because I forgot to open the lens. It does have to be manually closed, but that's easy.I love the simplicity of this little camera, yet it performs solid with so many great features for a variety of uses.

My camera lasted all of 6 months and simply died. We used it maybe 6 times or so. I thought the quality of the images and the features were good enough for family videos. Unfortunately the product wasn't built to last.It was always well cared for. Tried returning to the seller but it was beyond the 90 day point for them to handle as a warranty issue. I called Panasonic and was told to send the unit to the McAllen exchange center and that I'd be sent a replacement (wrong). Once the center received my camera they called me to inform me that I would have to pay $112 for labor because the warranty is only 90 days.I declined. If they weren't going to stand behind their product, I'd simply buy another brand next time and consider it a lesson learned. The rep kept me on the phone another 30 minutes while I continued to explain that I was declining the repair fee. Then the rep seemed confused and asked if she should ship the unit back to me. Again, I declined because it didn't work.I also contacted Panasonic via their website and while they responded, they offered no help whatsoever. A 90 day warranty is a lame warranty and if they want to play "rules are rules," then I'll click the mouse and spend my money on another brand for now on. Bye-bye, Panasonic.

When I ordered this camera it immediately was backordered. I received it and it worked for 5 minutes. Than the imaged was shaky. It happens. I contacted the vendor and sent it back. two months later I had to settle for what turned into an inferior JVC camera. For the 5 minutes the camera worked. It worked well. The rest is a shame and the vendor was terrible.

I have unfortunately been lured into buying three Panasonic products over the past few years by their decent customer reviews and low prices. The HDC-TM80K, however, will be the last time I ever make that mistake. I had previously purchased a Panansonic camera and an HDC-TM55k camcorder. That camera was awful. Any picture taken indoors was worthless. The camcorder performed decently (also not very well in low light situations however) but the lens protector broke after a couple of months and had to be taped down to keep it from covering the lens when filming. I could overlook that defect and not completely write off Panasonic. When my wife had a diaper bag stolen with that camcorder in it, I was okay with the thought of purchasing a similar Panasonic camcorder. The HDC-TM80k I just received, however, was defective straight out of the box and would not even turn on. This time I have learned my lesson and will be steering clear of Panasonic.

This camera is perfect for both me and my wife. My wife doesn't like using my big, bulkier professional cameras that I use for my business, and just wanted something easy to use and small enough for her purse. I wanted something that I could easily flip into manual mode and control focus, aperture, shutter, etc. In addition, it actually lists the aperture settings in f-stops (the first consumer camera I've seen do this) instead of just saying iris up or down, or having a plus or minus. I LOVE that this camera is so easy to get into manual mode and that it has all the necessary controls right there, easy to access. With the push of one button I can switch it back to auto mode for my wife, which is what she loves about it. The picture quality is really good for the size of the chip it is using. I put a 32GB card in and can record about 5 hours of video at its highest resolution. The battery it came with will last just over 2 hours, not too bad. We don't really shoot much that would require progressive recording, like sport ing events, so this interlaced model was fine for us (1080p vs. 1080i). I also like that it has a switch on the side of the lens to close the lens cover instead of a cover hanging on a string that you have to pop on and off. The lens cover (really more of a shutter) automatically opens when you open the screen to begin shooting again. All-in-all I feel this was a VERY GOOD PURCHASE. It yields excellent quality for the price I paid.

Small and simple to use. only thing i don't like is that if i am using a stand it goes into battery saver to quickly, still trying to figure out how to keep it from doing that.

I got to tell ya Panasonic has allways been my go to purchas when it comes to this product,but not any morei have about 300.00 invested and after useing it for about 20 min's it stoped working,now panasonic wants,"GET THIS"211.00 dollars to fix it and hasent looked at the camerayet.Check out who your dealing with before your purchase.I am disabled it took along time to save the money to buyin the first place,now i have something for target pratice.Very Very Unhappy.

This was bought for a gift.It has been used quite a few times since it was bought with no problems.Has a great zoom and real clear picture.It does everything they say its capable to do.Would buy this again if I need one.

I bought this camera to film my son's lacrosse games for his team and to also use for a personal highlight reel for him to use to help get him noticed by college coaches. I has worked out great. I read a lot of the comments from previous users and found that the only issue I had was one particular game, when the humidity was really high, the camera would have a hard time keeping focused. I also saw where it would say that camera was moving too fast, but it never really impacted the video. I utilize the software that came with camera to download clips onto computer, then use another program to edit video. Quality is great for the price. I have seen HD cameras for 7-800 dollars and for under 300 I got all I need.

CRAP CAMERA CRAP SELLERBEWARE OF THIS CAMERA AND THIS SELLER. Amazon says to return within 30 days buy the buyer says 15 days and THAT is the fine print!This video camera is HD.. yeah RIGHT. no matter what setting it's on, there's a blur. and if you lower the quality for uploading to the internet, you can CLEARLY see LINES in the video!! Plus the software that comes with it is so basic that it is useless as well!To get my money back I have to take it up with amazon and file a claim and it's going to take WEEKS and I MIGHT NOT GET MY MONEY BACK.RIP OFF!

Bought a refurbished one for cheap. Was very apprehensive about the purchase. In fact, when I got the product, it had some 'residual' pics from the previous owner and their family (creepy!).Anyways, I deleted those and then started taking my own vids.The video quality is absolutely amazing! which is the reason why you would buy this camera anyways. The zoom is great too...and I haven't noticed any deterioration in quality on full zoom.Still pics : not so much, but I didn't buy this camera for the still pics. I have a nikon for that.So, if you want a cheap, handy, compact size handycam that takes amazing HD video...this is the one!

Panasonic clearly didn't stand behind there product. Its bad enough that I got a defective camera that just stopped working smack in the middle of our vacation fresh out the box. . the manufactures warranty will not cover labor after 90 day of the purchase date & they want to charge you a standard labor cost. they wont even cover the shipping cost! totaling an estimated $111.00 to start! Their customer service is awful. the people are nice but pretty useless. I reluctantly took a chance on this product because it got good reviews. But I will not buy Panasonic again.

I bought this camera as I was going on vacation.It worked fine for the first 1 month and until the one month Amazon window return period expired.Then on the day of the vacation, the camcorder started acting funny.First I noticed the image on the monitor was oscillating.I thought it was from magnetic inteference from the airplane engines-I was wrong..it continued after we disembarked.Intermittently an error message came on asking me to shutdown the camera and restart, but it wouldn't shutdown on pressing the on/off button and I had to actually take the battery off to shut it off.Once I got back to the US, I called customercare for Panasonic and I find I have to pay for the postage of the camera to send it across!I am so dissapointed with Panasonic for messing up my vacation as I bought it specifically for this.I thing this camera is not well built and I strongly urge people not to choose Panasonic.If you still are a diehard Panasonic person, I would recommend you buy it from a local store if you can, at least the store after sale policy should cover you for longer than 30 days which amazon gives.

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Original Review 7/3/2011:I bought this video camera knowing it was lower-end, but still... I expected better than this. I shot several test videos; 2 outside & 3 inside. Outside shots were on an overcast but bright day. Inside shots were of a semi-darkened living room lit by incandescent lighting.Outside shot w/no scene mode: The video was pretty good, I would have been satisfied if the image was crisper... HD video this isn't.Outside w/overcast scene mode: Everything was color-shifted towards blue or yellow. Image was significantly fuzzier, it would not autofocus when zoomed in to some blueberry bushes 12ft away.Inside/no scene mode: Everything was somewhat grainy, DEFINITELY NOT HD quality video.Inside/Candlelight scene mode: There was a lot more detail in the shadowy areas, but again.. the video was very grainy.Inside/using outside-night mode: Somewehre in-between no mode & candle. Still terrible video quality.Am I expecting too much? I don't think so... I get MUCH better video (indoor & out) from my ATT Captivate (Samsung Galaxy S) phone. Should a $400 'HD' video camera deliver better video than my phone w/it's tiny tiny lens? You betcha, especially when the video camera is considered a mid-range HD video camera! This is going back to Amazon!UPDATE 8/23/2011:I read some very good reviews on the Creative Vado digital handheld... so I spent $70 and tried it out. WOW, it's SIGNIFICANTLY better video than this $400 Panasonic can deliver at less than 1/4 of the price?! It's still not crisp, clear 1080p but it's still increadibly good video and much better than expected at this price.VADO VF0624 3G Camcorder with 2x Optical Zoom and 2-inch LCD Screen - CYAN. The reviews of it here at Amazon are fairly mixed, but I think some of these people are expecting WAY too much of a sub $100 camcorder.Bill

I am very pleased with this purchase.I haven't used it with my daughter's soccer games, but have put it to good use otherwise.The quality of the picture is very nice and vivid. Taking a video of my other daughter in her high chair was great. We have a homemade highchair with a butterfly inlay of multiple kinds of wood. The video picks out the grain and color detail precisely.I really like the wide angle capabilities of this camcorder as well. Even in short distances, I am able to bring in a lot to view.Down side for me would be the mic. So far, anyway, it seems to have a short effective range to pick up the sound clearly. So this takes away a star.But I'm still able to get high quality video of my family's first moments. I'm really looking forward to more use with it.

I am hoping to save someone else a lot of the time I have spent over the past 2 weeks reviewing camcorders. I was just looking for a good camcorder to tape my daughter's vocal performances, so low-lighting was a must, along with decent audio, the best zoom, and a quick playback. I started out trying the standard definition but after trying a few, I soon decided the HD was the better choice. After trying Sony and another Panasonic, I finally found what I was looking for in the Panasonic HDC-TM80. I was fully prepared to have to also invest in addtional software, after reading all of the reviews here at Amazon regarding the HD Writer 3.0 and Windows. It loaded well onto my Windows Vista (32 bit#, but when I tried to burn to a DVD, an error message came up after 98 percent complete. I then pressed cancel, but by mistake, I put it into my PC and it played fine. I then tried it on the TV #standard, not HD) and was amazed that our dvd player, which usually doesn't play most home dvd's, accepted it and the quality was fantastic! I'm sure at some point I will encounter some sort of a block with the Panasonic software, given the reviews I've read, but for now I'm happy and this is exactly what I need. Thank you Amazon for these great reviews....they are always so helpful! And, I would have purchased this from you but I needed the internal memory, which you do not offer in this model.

perfect.... every thing was ok.like new but cheaper.!!!1the camera was in perfect conditions.. perfect packint too.Panasonic HDC-TM80K HD Twin Memory Camcorder (Black)came percfectly ... im happy with this purcharsethanks

This was a great buy for my family. We have a baby on the way, due April 9th. we decided it would be nice to start documenting this part of the pregnancy, delivery and the baby when she comes. The camera takes great video. I really like the quality and it looks great on our 47inch lcd hdtv. its a tiny thing so it fits great in my tiny hands and easy to carry in my purse or leave behind in small storage spaces. I'm really excited to start capturing the wonderful life moments ahead. the expandable memory is a great op for people like me who want to record as much as possible and edit out the useless later.

This camera exceeded my expectations. It is extremely compact and with a large internal memory you do not have to be concerned about SD cards. All features work perfectly and the result is high quality video recordings! Well done, Panasonic!

It has great quality is so easy to use and is so small. It looks elegant and the zoom is amazing not many cameras can do that zoom which such quality. Worth the money take care of it. It feels of great quality materials doesn't feel cheap on any part. I bought it for 250 bucks and this obviously is worth more. At least 400 or even 500. Worth the money and even more is so comfortable for my hand it fits perfectly if not you can stretch the lace and make it bigger for bigger hands. Its just a well design product I'm really happy with it.

The camcorder is very light and relatively small compared to other camcorders in the market. it has a very decent picture and sound quality. at this price, I think it is a great purchase. the camera doesn't work well in dark environments, but it's a common problem with all the camcorders of this size I have worked with. if the camera is stationary it can capture fast movements with no problem but if you move the camera rapidly it could go out of focus and the picture gets blurry for a couple of seconds. it's still not all that bad thou. overall, it is a good HD camcorder for the price.