I bought this camera for my trip to Africa. It was so great to have a camera which has great stabilization. It was easy to follow a charging elephant without showing my shakiness. Also does wonderful photos and I won first place in county fair on pictures taken with this camera. I love that it takes pictures in the dark.... Read More  Hide

I've been hemming and hawing about making the move to 4K. All those hours spent on YouTube paid off. There was never a question of not going with Sony. The questions was WHICH camcorder would do the trick. A side-by-side-by-side comparison of three different Sony 4K camcorders made this model the one. The bigger sensor and the BOSS stabilization sealed the deal. No more shaky telephoto shots, no more tripods or steadicams needed. There are enough options and manual overrides to keep me happy. The image quality is astonishing and yes, I bought a 4K Ultra HD television to go with it. I sank some serious money into this and am relieved at the result. I film a lot of outdoor footage and buying this camcorder puts me ahead of anyone shooting 1920x1080p. There's a bit of a learning curve, but that always comes with buying any electronic item with bells and whistles. Still, I was shooting 4K within a few hours of unboxing and going over the manual.... Read More  Hide

I use this camera With my Sony PMW 200 and it does the job well. I biught 2 if this camera.

much easier to work with, as the automated features make what ever you need