By Mike Elwell
Bottom Line: A wonderful companion to the Sony Z1, especially when shooting in tight spaces or when being unobtrusive is essential.
By Adam Wilt
The HVX200 "Manycam" offers unparalleled flexibility, shooting four image sizes in two aspect ratios at three different bitrates with 11 frame rates plus true single-frame. It records on tape and solid-state P2 cards, with Panasonic's naturalistic image rendering. Its SD pictures are very good, but its HD pix lag the competition in fine detail.
By Adam Wilt
The HD100 is a pleasure to use and makes excellent pictures-if you can live with its quirks. Its 30 fps maximum capture rate isn't for fast-action sports, but its true progressive images are crisp and scalable. Codec oddities mean off-tape monitoring is required for serious work. True 24p without resolution loss: great for film-outs.
