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Should I upgrade to a 4K or 8K video cam?

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u2_fly_2:
Greetings to all of you out there in videoland.

Should I upgrade to a 4K or 8K video cam?

My old video cam specs:

Videocam
Panasonic HDC - TM 80
SDHC 16 GB Memory Card
42 x Zoom
Codec: H264 - MPEG-4 AVC
.MTS-files
AVCHD
Blu-ray Disc Audio-Video (BDAV)
iFrame: 960 x 540/25p
Dolby Digital (2 ch)
AAC (2 ch)
5906 KB/S
16:9
1920 / 1080i HD


The focus and zoom does not work anymore on my old Panasonic HDC - TM 80 and I need a video cam that can record in dark places, such as small dark rock clubs...and I need sharp picture quality.

I have looked at these so far:

- Panasonic HC-VXF1
- Sony FDR-AX43A

Any advice?

Cheers :cheers:

morst:
For filming concerts, good low light pickup is more important to me than more dots.


1080 is still adequate for playback, for most viewers, so 4k is sufficient for originals.


That said, if you don't mind 4x the file size and probably more money up front, 8k will be more future proof, as everything gets faster and 4k is not as much of a bandwidth impediment.

grawk:
Just be aware editing 4k and 8k requires a significant computer.

u2_fly_2:

--- Quote from: morst on February 09, 2025, 03:16:53 PM ---For filming concerts, good low light pickup is more important to me than more dots.


1080 is still adequate for playback, for most viewers, so 4k is sufficient for originals.


That said, if you don't mind 4x the file size and probably more money up front, 8k will be more future proof, as everything gets faster and 4k is not as much of a bandwidth impediment.

--- End quote ---


Thank you Morst, good points indeed.

u2_fly_2:

--- Quote from: grawk on February 10, 2025, 08:04:27 AM ---Just be aware editing 4k and 8k requires a significant computer.

--- End quote ---


Thanks Grawk :-)

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