Sony PXW-X70 XDCAM Hand-Held Camcorder, 1" Exmor R CMOS Sensor, 12x Optical Zoom, 48x Digital Zoom, USB/HDMI - Bundle with Sony 4K Upgrade License Key for PXW-X70 Camcorder

2020-03-18T09:29:51

Solid camera, a solid kit, and it all came very quickly.

Theresa S.

2018-09-14T17:54:50

Small easy camera to use. Great video,. Very light in weight.

DAVID C.

2018-02-21T10:46:19

So far so good. This camera produces some great quality footage and the camera stabilization is good as well. Very excited to use this camera. It does have a night mode option with a small IR light that works great for close up interviews in pitch black conditions. Overall very satisfied.

Eric A.

2018-01-23T21:26:24

Firstly know that I am a very experienced and respected shooting producer who travels the world shooting corporate videos, product roll outs, travel related products and have concurrent 4k documentaries in production and post production. Early in my career I used Sony when shooting for broadcast and corporate events and I loved them. My fly packs for the last 10 years have been for the most part Panasonic. I love their professional and prosumer camcorders/cameras, have a small Red as well as well with the NIkon DSLRs I use for stagnate deep focus video. Cutting to this review: I recently purchased and now returned this Sony PXW-X70 camcorder. The plan was to use it as a B roll camera with other travel projects that could be done from a backpack. At nearly 2k plus 499 for the 4K option - this camera is mid pack in modern a cool small form factor. I really wanted to like it but once opening the box I realized it was more a toy than a professional device Here are my few gripes. I love that it is light but hate that if feels so plastic, rattles in ones hand and has that fragile feel. I am unsure it can withstand the abuse of a true working camera that gets kicked, dropped in a bag or withstands the mist of a foggy San Francisco morning. Another main beef is that the power supply is to crap if you are going out every day - the tip will wear out and the perpetual to snap an end is real. The power cable from the supply to the camera cord is cheap and will short out in quick time too. The compression rates for Sony video are sub-par despite the fine image quantity and Sony's disappointing 4k work around for 500 dollars is just lame - Moreover Sony chose to not seek and place better codex suggests they didn't thinks about how eating up and taking way too much storage messes with current and legacy editing systems and processes. There are also serious issues with button placement and menu options which hide in the strangest layers. There are many others reason I found found but being too negative on a cool prosumer camera might be stretching it, I am sure it will work for many. It just doesn't work for me and my various demands I place on my camera every day.

Ted H.

2018-01-03T10:58:22

Solid performance. The videos came out crystal clear even in low light. Cannot go wrong with XDCam.

Tue P.

2017-12-13T11:33:00

This camcorder seems to do everything pretty well. Be aware that it won't shoot 4:2:2 ten bit in 4k, but at 4K it's less important unless you need to meet a broadcast spec. Footage is gorgeous even in low light. I'm still getting to know it, but it is very easy to use and hasn't disappointed me in anything yet. Very portable and the codec edits well in DaVinci Resolve Studio. It might be interesting to wait for sony to update this camera, since it came out in 2014, but it still holds up pretty well with the 4k upgrade, and hard to beat at the price.

Grant S.

2017-01-28T16:04:08

I like this camcorder the visuals are grat. I like the manual operation in some situations I had problems using the xavc files. The Vegas pro was the only editor I found that handled the file a. A file converter also handled them.

paul S.

2016-07-19T08:43:11

This is a great camera for both pro and hobbyist. Easy to use good for run 'n' gun. Image quality is excellent and the price is affordable for both. Adorama's got a winner on their hands with this one.

Carl D.

2016-05-04T03:51:43

Everything I had in mind when I bought it is in this little package. Shot one concert with it. I have to figure out what needs to de done to the audio as far as tweeking in post, but happy with it so far. All of the codecs work seemlessly with Adobe bridge,premier pro and after effects. Looking forward to a summer of filming.....if it would stop raining. However don't relie on online reviews of this camera. Download the manual and READ it. Many reviews on line had bad info, they didn't read the manual. Be well!

MYRNA F.