Panasonic NV-EZ1 : still a good buy?

15-01-2005, 9:43 PM

First of all, Hi to everyone

I'm italian so excuse me for the bad english

Two years ago i bought a Canon mv500 but its quality in low light scenes is very bad (also the audio...)
For two months I searched for a good used camera to record with good colour precision in low light enviroments but the costs were prohibitive. I have a very little budget but don't need any exotic function like megapixel photo, dv-in, digital effects, super zoom and so on. I only need a good image.

Few days ago I had the chance to buy an old miniDV semiPRO camera, the Panasonic NV-EZ1. It is 6 years old but in perfect condition, with all its accessories, very little used.
It has 3 1/3" CCDs and good lenses, no LCD, no dv-out (but I can use that of anyother camera).
I buyied it for 400€.

Next week I'll have it in my hands. I thought that a semiPRO camera, which fighted against Sony vx1000 and Canon xl1, was better even than a new consumer 3CCD camera like the Panasonic NV-GS120 which has 3 1/6" CCDs and is priced 700€.

Do you think it's a good buy? I'll see the difference in low light conditions?
Anyone knows this camera? I found very little info on the net, but all sayed it was famous for its low light capabilities due to its very big 3 CCDs.

http://www.nsk.su/~Korjavin/Image19.jpg

16-01-2005, 2:36 PM

The EZ-1 is a fine cam, the lack of DV out is a pain, the EVF is similar to that of an XL1, it's bigenough to use off cam!.

The manual audio level set on the EZ-1 was a bit of a hassle compared to the XL1 (though not the sony vx1000).

Nice big chips with reasonable resolution (around 330k as I recall, on a par with the XL1, but a bit less than the VX1k 410k).

If it's in good condition and runs well, then yeah, it's a good buy at eu400.

Enjoy!.

15-01-2005, 9:43 PM	#1
crespo80 Guest Posts: n/a	Panasonic NV-EZ1 : still a good buy? Advertisement Want to Advertise? First of all, Hi to everyone I'm italian so excuse me for the bad english Two years ago i bought a Canon mv500 but its quality in low light scenes is very bad (also the audio...) For two months I searched for a good used camera to record with good colour precision in low light enviroments but the costs were prohibitive. I have a very little budget but don't need any exotic function like megapixel photo, dv-in, digital effects, super zoom and so on. I only need a good image. Few days ago I had the chance to buy an old miniDV semiPRO camera, the Panasonic NV-EZ1. It is 6 years old but in perfect condition, with all its accessories, very little used. It has 3 1/3" CCDs and good lenses, no LCD, no dv-out (but I can use that of anyother camera). I buyied it for 400€. Next week I'll have it in my hands. I thought that a semiPRO camera, which fighted against Sony vx1000 and Canon xl1, was better even than a new consumer 3CCD camera like the Panasonic NV-GS120 which has 3 1/6" CCDs and is priced 700€. Do you think it's a good buy? I'll see the difference in low light conditions? Anyone knows this camera? I found very little info on the net, but all sayed it was famous for its low light capabilities due to its very big 3 CCDs. http://www.nsk.su/~Korjavin/Image19.jpg Last edited by crespo80; 16-01-2005 at 10:33 AM.
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16-01-2005, 2:36 PM	#2
Roy Mallard Guest Posts: n/a	The EZ-1 is a fine cam, the lack of DV out is a pain, the EVF is similar to that of an XL1, it's bigenough to use off cam!. The manual audio level set on the EZ-1 was a bit of a hassle compared to the XL1 (though not the sony vx1000). Nice big chips with reasonable resolution (around 330k as I recall, on a par with the XL1, but a bit less than the VX1k 410k). If it's in good condition and runs well, then yeah, it's a good buy at eu400. Enjoy!.
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