Sony PXW-X70 Professional XDCAM Compact Camcorder

The camera is very visible used, and one part of the camera is broken, also I have received a battery that actually is not even for this camera!

This is my 2nd Sony X70. It's a great compact camera with multiple record format options. The image is fantastic, even when the gain is bumped up. You cannot go wrong with this camera in your gear bag!

This camera exceeds my expectations! PICTURE The images this camera generates are fantastic. The dynamic range is rich and accurate and it's got plenty of HD formats to choose from. HANDLING Very nice feel with well thought buttons. SIZE This is a BIG camera in a very SMALL body, just like Shawn Johnson, the strength of a football player packed in a tiny body. Very easy to carry around. It's just heavy enough to achieve a good balance in my hand. ZOOM Good, not awesome. CODEC I haven't had any trouble. Once you download Sony Catalyst Browser it gets pretty easy. LOW LIGHT Great. Subtle grain starts showing at 18 DB...not too shabby. AUDIO Awesome. 2 XLR's, plenty of controls, excellent built-in mic. 4K Purchase and installation can be a little bit challenging but once done (15 min.) It works great! FEATURES Lots of features, my favorites are the Picture Profile variety, Histogram on the screen, XLR inputs, Built-in ND filters, HDMI out, just to mention some. PICTURE STABILITY Excellent near to awesome. AUTO FOCUS Medium fast but very good. Extremely accurate. MANUAL FOCUS Very slow, you need to turn the ring MANY times to be able to focus on anything. Overall, a very powerful little camera. I do recommend it!

This is a great little camcorder and the quality is astounding. The only thing that prevents me from giving it 5 stars are the controls. They are laid out in a very unergonomic way and it's awkward to get to them. The menu button is directly under the LCD foldout screen so when it's open it's very tough to get to it. White balance involves clicking a button on the outside, then having to go into the menu to set the value. Dumb! The manual, as are most Sony manuals in my experience, less than fruitful when looking for detailed information on functions. You can find custom picture profile settings on the Internet to enhance the ones that are provided. It's a sturdy piece of hardware and takes great video. It's upgradeable to 4K which is a huge plus for the near future.

Great quality for the price. You can make very large high quality files with this camera. The Ziess lens is great and gives a really crisp image. You can get up to about 18 dB until you notice noise. Very compact.