Yup

Yeah, for golf, the small size and long zoom is great. Low light will be ok, too. But smaller sensors always struggle more than larger sensors when it comes to low light.

@@RobertHamm I keep getting a faint beeping on the audio I currently have an 870k camcorder. I’ve tried multiple mics can’t seem to figure out my issue. Any thoughts?

I really like the lux Jr on my Olympus RC and OM4. Heck, it even works great on my nimolta X570. It's a great flash for film cameras especially.

@@RobertHamm I'm heavily considering one to use with my Oly em10 iv and my old but still great lumix lx3. I have a great nissin speedlight for the oly, but it's amazing how small it looks until you try and keep it handy! But especially for street shooting, the lx3 and this look like a super portable little kit. I just was reading about the flash sync speed on the lx3 and that's a huge selling point for this thing.

That has to do with your streaming service.

So are you saying that people with the Yankee clipper 2 reel won't benefit from a tip about improving its performance?

@@RobertHamm No

I chose the S5 over the XH1 when I made the choice. I would do the same again. But it's always expensive to switch systems, so upgrade to the x h2 and keep all of your glass. It's a lot less expensive and you're already familiar with the system. That's probably the best way to go.

@@RobertHamm That's what I did haha except I kept my pair of XH1 and got the 8-16 f2.8 for RE and Concerts. I'll get the H2S when I can get 2 of them and sell both my Xh1's

I don't give away my gear like that. I keep it and use it until I sell it and buy more. Yes I still have mine and I still use it.

@@RobertHamm I see, understandable, currently I'm looking for more needed works, do you have any freelance works like a logo design available? I hope to make use of my love of design to provide something to help myself get a hard drive

Hey Gary, thanks for your question. That's a good question, too. My purchasing decision was not based on price. I do consider price, and don't mind purchasing used from a reputable dealer to save a little money. However, between the HCX2 and the CX 350, price was not a consideration. I would have paid a higher price for one of or the other had it been the one I wanted. I wanted to CX 350. HCX2 is an excellent camcorder. It has a couple of features and user amenities that are a lot nicer. Consider them an upgrade over the CX 350. The LCD display is of higher quality, and slightly larger, and I believe in a more widescreen format on the HCX2 as compared to the one on the CX 350. The LCD on the CX 350 works well, is sharp and bright, and I like it. However, between the CX 350 and the HCX2, I prefer the HCX2 LCD. This one's a bit more difficult to describe, but the user interface just works better on the HCX2. This has to do with the way the engineers design the interface. The CX 350 is designed based on the AG series of professional live broadcast camcorders. This means the philosophy of execution is different. For example, I can't just dial in any particular shutter speed that I want. I can only dial in the specific shutter speeds for use in the available format on the CX 350. This is different than on the HC series which you can dial in shutter speed just like you would with a camera. I understand what I'm saying may be difficult for readers to envision, but just know that the AG CX 350 expects to operate like a cameraman for a new station would use it. For example, if I'm shooting 30 frames per second video, I can't lower my shutter speed to the synchronization speed of 30 frames per second unless I'm in the correct mode. This is just an older menu operation system. I have to go out of it, going to variable frame rates, and then I can synchronize my shutter. However, when I'm in auto mode, it just takes whatever the base shutter speed is for what you're shooting, and it can go down to the synchronization with the frame rate. But it will never tell you that when you're looking at the screen. But it will do is also make the shutter faster if need be to help control exposure, but many of those options are not available as easily in manual mode. Of course, you can get to them, but that's not how the camera wants to be used. The AG CX 350 wants to use iris to control exposure more than anything else. This is different than my experience using the HC X1, at HCX 1500. It's also different than I would expect on the HCX2. This will let you dial in your shutter speed however you like and won't necessarily put more emphasis on Iris then shutter. None of this really matters if you don't use auto exposure mode often. Although I love to shoot manual, I have found Panasonic camcorders, the prosumer and ENG ones, to have excellent auto exposure. I often use auto iris with Iris compensation and a set shutter. The camera works a treat. I'm talking about the AGCX 350. Another strange quirk of the CX 350 operation is the inability to select a particular gain amount. Don't get me wrong, there's a switch that I can switch between three separate gain amounts. However, this is much different than on the HCX series. On the HCX series you will press a button to switch between low medium and high gain. You can set any of those points to be any particular ISO or game that you like. On the HCX series you can even set one of them, say high gain, to be variable gain this would allow you to select high game and then use the menu to dial in a specific gain amount. You could dial in 11 decibels or four decibels. There is no such functionality on the AGCX 350. It's just not there. Another important difference is the shutter speeds. We talked about this earlier, but the AGCX 350 does have a higher shutter speed of 1/10,000 of a second compared to 1/8000 on the HCX2. That little bit could be important, but again, the AGCX 350 has this because it expects to operate in a single gain and shutter mode at any particular time with auto iris as the emphasis for exposure. When combined with the neutral density filters, that extra fast shutter speed is helpful in extremely bright lighht. How much does any of this actually matter to the user experience? That depends on how you want to use your camera. I would say overall, anyone could pick up and use either of the cameras easily within just a day or two of becoming familiar with it. The AGCX 350 also offers four channels of audio. Now these don't allow you to add for distinct discrete microphones, instead you can use the 2XLR inputs for whatever you want and still record the other two left and right internal mic to the track. Thereby, you have four channels of audio. I have found this great for all the reasons you could imagine. The HCX2 only has two channels of audio. The CX 350 also gives you additional codecs for higher bitrates. The highest bit rate of 422 10-bit 400 megabits per second all I recording is available in 4K and it's beautiful. In fact, it's more than beautiful. They're all I recording mode from Panasonic even in 1080p, I guess especially 1080p because I absolutely love it in 1080p, is excellent. I just have to say I love it. You won't get the same recording codecs and bit rates on the HCX2, but you will get some of them. I think handling is better in the HCX2. The HCX series seems to have a more modern approach to user experience, however, the menu layout will be the same. Another thing you may want to consider is the pull out and twist LCD style of the HCX2 makes it impossible to be on the opposite side of the camera from the normal side and see the viewfinder. On this CX 350, you can angle the viewfinder up and to the side so you look at a 90° upward facing image, but at least you can see it from the opposite side of the camera. This is important if you do any work on the opposite side of the camera. The CX 350 also has HDR and log gamma built in. If you need that, you can't get that in the HCX2. It may seem like I have made the case that the AGCX 350 is the way to go. And that's probably because I bought one :-) however, these are just my thoughts. Either camera will do the job for you, just pick the one that you think you will enjoy the best. I did have an experience buying through KEH. It wasn't the greatest it wasn't the worst. I did an exchange of my camera, twice, because of fan noise. The reality is that none of that was a problem in practical use, but none of the camcorders I have ever had from Panasonic have ever had fan noise. Mine sounded like a 400 Hertz wine at -67 to - 60 decibels. You and I both know that would never be picked up on the internal microphone, or at least at regular settings. However, it bugged me. So I bugged them about it. They ended up giving me a small price concession, so I got a little bit of money back, and kept the final unit. I did a lot of research to find out if this is something normal for the AGCX350 but I couldn't find out anything. So, I have just enjoyed using mine. My HCX1, a camera that I absolutely loved using, had no such fan noise. At some point I will replace the fan myself. I've already looked it up online, I know the type of fan to use, and it seems relatively simple to take the case apart to get to the fan. However, that hasn't been necessary because I never have any fan noise on my videos. But, in the end, KEH got me a great camcorder and stood by their promise. It was easy to talk to someone about the exchange, and I never felt like I was left behind. I enjoy buying from KEH for that reason. After all this, you know I'm going to ask: you got to let me know how it goes. Cheers, Rob.

@@RobertHamm Rob, you detailed answer here was just what we wanted from you, especially with what you wrote in other commentary. We will let you know the what and why of our final decision. Thanks so much. Gary and Ryan.

Cool. Yes, only printed images can be transferred to your phone using the mini Evo app. However, you can always put them on the phone by taking the SD card out and plugging the SD card into your computer or into your phone and transferring the photos that way.

Hello, Yes. You can use XLR or 1/4" on those inputs. Check out the manual for more details. All of the inputs on the Model 12 are XLR and quarter inch combo jacks for inputs. So use whichever input you prefer.

Do you really need that midi connection? You can record the drum machine and then overdub everything else for example.

Awesome, thank you!

You're describing preamp noise from the headphone jack because you've got the headphone jack volume turned up high. Turn it down. If you hear it when it's turned down, it's because you set your game on your microphone too high. Turn that down.

@@RobertHamm Hey Robert, thanks for letting me know about this. The gain is already set to 0dB on my microphone (no negative values). And there is no gain set on my camcorder as well. Here is a test video using a Deity D3 microphone. Is this normal? Its my first camcorder, so im not sure if this is an issue or not: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foKalKSDjpitbck Here is also a video using the built-in mic. You can hear a subtle/background noise that sounds like a fan: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o53ZfXiOmNGDasU

@@RobertHamm Hey Robert, thanks for your reply. I did a test video (below) of the preamp noise when i plugged in my external Deity D3 V-Mic into the 3.5 input. The gain on the mic is set to 0db (there is no negative values). This is my first camcorder so Im not sure if this level of preamp is normal, let me know. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foKalKSDjpitbck

You've never held a Glock, then.

Thanks for your comment and feedback here. I'm not a PAL region and I haven't experienced the issues you are discussing, including the ones with bonding. Of course I have had to restart the unit from time to time, but no more than a laptop. My experience has been very good and my interactions with YoloLiv have been awesome. I can appreciate your frustration with the issues you have experienced and with the "downgrades" to the firmware making it more difficult for you to use in your region. I'll talk with YoloLiv about your comment and see if I can get an answer for the firmware stuff and bonding. I agree, if I experienced the issues you are reporting, I wouldn't use it either. I'm thinking a lot of your experiences may not be widespread. If you haven't talked to Frank, give him a try. They are very helpful. If you have talked with him, let me know what he said. I'd like to hear about that experience. Cheers.