Unboxing the Panasonic HC-WX970: A Closer Look at Its Features and Design

As I unboxed my new Panasonic HC-WX970, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. This camera has been touted as an upgrade to my current Panasonic HDHC SD600K, and I was eager to see what all the fuss was about. The box came with more than just the camera itself - it also included a power adapter, a HDMI out cord, a USB cord, an AV microphone, a bunch of buttons, and two batteries (one old and one new). But what really caught my attention were the various accessories that came with the camera.

One of the things I noticed was how much smaller the battery was compared to my current Panasonic. The model number on the new battery is VW VBT190, which is significantly thinner in terms of width than my current battery. This may be a concern for those who have issues with battery life, as I've heard on Amazon that this camera's battery life is not the greatest. However, I plan to buy an extra battery or two to ensure that I can continue using my camera without any issues. As it stands, I'm currently using power from the wall outlet, which makes this a huge bonus.

Another feature that I was particularly excited about was the shoe adapter. This allows me to attach external microphones and other accessories to the camera, giving me more flexibility in terms of recording and content creation. Something that my current Panasonic HDHC SD600K does not offer, which is one of the reasons why this camera caught my eye in the first place.

As I opened up the camera itself, I was immediately struck by how much bigger it is compared to my old Panasonic. However, when you look at the battery protrusion on the side, you can see that the camera's body is actually very similar in terms of length. This is a huge relief for me, as I was worried that the increased size would make the camera feel clunky or unwieldy.

The front of the camera features a built-in light and 5.1 surround sound microphone, which I'm extremely excited to try out. The optical image stabilization feature is also noteworthy, as it's an area where my current Panasonic has struggled in the past. I'll be putting this feature through its paces in future videos, so stay tuned for that.

The camera screen itself is definitely larger than what I'm used to with my current Panasonic, and I appreciate the extra width and height. The camera also features a 25x optical zoom, which I'll need to explore further in terms of its capabilities and limitations.

One of the features that really stood out to me was the night vision capability of this camera. If it indeed has this feature, it would be a game-changer for my content creation, especially when it comes to camping vlogs or other types of outdoor filming. I'll need to do some further research to confirm whether or not this camera actually does have night vision, but if it does, that's just another reason why I'm so excited about this camera.

The power connector on the back is a sliding door, which I think is a nice touch. It makes it easy to access and use the various buttons and ports on the camera. The zoom toggle up top is also very straightforward and easy to use, which I appreciate.

As I continue to explore my new Panasonic HC-WX970, I have to say that I'm thoroughly impressed with what I've seen so far. From the accessories included in the box to the various features of the camera itself, this thing has it all. And as a content creator, there's no better feeling than knowing that you're working with top-of-the-line equipment that will help you create high-quality content for your audience.

In the future, I plan on doing a demo reel showcasing what this camera is capable of, as well as a comparison video featuring my new Panasonic HC-WX970 versus my old Panasonic HDHC SD600K. I'll also be posting up some 4k footage, including close-ups and shots of nature, to give you guys an idea of just how good this camera truly is. And, of course, there will be a vlog dedicated solely to this camera, where I'll share my first impressions and experiences with it.

Overall, I'm extremely excited about the Panasonic HC-WX970 and can't wait to see what the future holds for me as a content creator with this incredible new tool at my disposal.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello guys how are you david defranco here from daviddefranco.com with a very exciting unboxing of the panasonic hcwx 970 4k twin camera camcorder with a ton of features which i'll go over in a bit but first i just want to express how big of a deal this is going back to january i first discovered this camcorder at ces 2015 in beautiful las vegas oh my god guys i want this so bad it's only that one twin cameras so look twist that around you get both video feeds at the same time and like chris said this is perfect for me since i'm always flipping the camera around and showing you know you know i see your reaction without having it yeah this is technically like a built-in b-roll that is cool awesome i'd say it's a sale buy it and i was just floored i cannot believe there was actually a camcorder available with twin cameras so i was instantly hooked on getting more information on this so i came back home to here in new jersey did some research patiently waited and now here it is one thousand dollars later my new camcorder for at least the next few years because my last camcorder the panasonic hdc sd 600k i got that thing i think in maybe 2011 2012. i'm pretty sure 2011. either way it's been a while and it has served me well but it's clearly not up to my standards anymore hence my buying this now there is one very important thing to keep in mind this is my first 4k camcorder ever so it is my first official step into the world of 4k which yes that means i will soon be buying a 4k tv and by soon might not be until christmas i don't know but just please keep this in mind not all future videos will be in 4k because my average weekend vlog is well over one hour long and i cannot imagine what the file size would be like with a video of that length and 4k resolution but that's not to say my video quality is not going to improve because my video quality in general is going to be insanely crisp compared to what i've been putting out on my panasonic my old panasonic and my gopro hero 3 plus black edition noisy chair all right enough babbling let's open this and i'll talk about the features that interest me most so yes twin cameras this basically means that you will now have a picture in picture view whenever i decide to use it so basically expect the main view for instance let's use our camping videos as an example when my family and i go camping you'll see the primary view as you see right now and well for example i could be showing the link but in the picture-in-picture view any corner that i desire could be my face and that is made possible by the twin camera design so that's why i'm so excited about this but of course not all videos are going to use that feature but still it's an awesome awesome bonus so here's the camcorder itself let's save the best for last i do get a lens hood i've never owned a lens hood before so i'm very excited about this for two reasons number one it can help with um lens flare and all that stuff but two it just makes me look more professional this is gonna be really nice using it in public so very nice like a dikemar my seaside heights fans know exactly what i'm talking about so very cool we also get a manual but i'll probably not be reading this because i prefer to learn products on my own you get a usb cable for transferring your data which i will not be using so i'm just going to keep this in the plastic because i prefer to use one of my many sd card adapters right here my seven port hub you also get another usb cable but one that hooks into the camera power adapter not totally sure but hey the more cables the better right speaking of cables we're still going this looks like an hdmi cable for hdmi out included power adapter this i will be using man they give you a lot of stuff something fell out of here oh the battery oh wow much much different size battery than my current battery holy crap look at this old battery new battery so much smaller and the model number is vw vbt190 so a lot thinner in terms of width the height is about the same and i've heard on amazon that the battery life is not the greatest but i will be buying an extra battery or two as i did with my panasonic i currently use two batteries on here and my t4i which i'm recording with right now i use three batteries but right now i'm hooked up to power which is awesome so wow the battery is definitely a lot smaller than i was expecting and yes for my new viewers out there i do talk a lot this is a big deal so something i want to look back on and this is my shoe adapter yes another huge benefit about the panasonic hcwx970 over my panasonic htc sd 600k is the fact that i can use external adapters such as microphones lighting anything that applies because that's something i could not do my current panasonic all right enough of the babbling david let's open this oh my god oh wow it's definitely a little bigger than my pandas awning hc sa600 edge a little panasonic hdc sd 600k but actually not that much bigger because if you notice the battery protrudes on the hdc sc 600k but on the hc wx 970 the battery is kind of built into the camera so in a way the length is very very similar that is quite nice all right on the front here we have a light and built-in 5.1 surround sound microphone yes you heard me correctly you can now watch my vlogs and beautiful 5.1 surround sound i'm very very interested to see how that works out this has optical image stabilization i put an emphasis on optical because that's the best route to take now opening the screen definitely a bigger screen than my current panasonic yeah look at that wow much much wider and on the left side here we have what makes this camera incredibly unique a built-in camera very very nice this is going to be so much fun to play around with here's the shoe adapter release we also have hdmi out usb av microphone a bunch of buttons which i'll explore including the power button and wi-fi the record button back here the shutter button for taking pictures which i'll probably never use i never really use that feature my current panasonic we have a 25 times optical zoom camera function wheel down here which i'll obviously have to explore and see what that does and i believe this has night vision and if it does that's pretty incredible guys night vision can you say camping vlogs in the dark guys i'm telling you this camera just screams my name like david by me alright but enough joking aside oh wow the power connector it's a sliding door that's definitely a nice touch here's the zoom toggle up top this is a very raw unboxing of course i'll be talking about this camera much more in depth in future videos we have a built-in windshield headphones over here for monitoring audio which again is something my current panasonic does not have you guys got to understand this camera basically improves in every single area of which my current panasonic is lacking again 5.1 surround 4k video night vision i believe just overall better video quality shoe adapter built-in wi-fi which i won't really be using but hey it's there so guys there you go my very rough unboxing of the panasonic you know what i'll just boot this myself after the video of the panasonic wx no panasonic hcwx 970 yes i have another model number to memorize but of course expect many videos on this in the future including a demo reel of what this is capable of a comparison video of this panasonic versus my old panasonic and what else oh a 4k demo reel just showing flowers the occasional shot of maui like a close-up of his face as well as a weekend vlog dedicated to just this camcorder alone it's going to be incredible so they have it i'm not going to boot this thing up until after the unboxing because i just want to take my time and learn it myself without the pressure of you know taking up too much time of your day because i've already talked enough but guys thank you so much watching you made this possible especially because of my patreon campaign this is my next major step in my career as a content creator and i could not be more excited this is a long time coming and i am very very excited about the future expect a ton of coverage so i will finally let you go thank you so much for watching and i'll see you in my next video peacehello guys how are you david defranco here from daviddefranco.com with a very exciting unboxing of the panasonic hcwx 970 4k twin camera camcorder with a ton of features which i'll go over in a bit but first i just want to express how big of a deal this is going back to january i first discovered this camcorder at ces 2015 in beautiful las vegas oh my god guys i want this so bad it's only that one twin cameras so look twist that around you get both video feeds at the same time and like chris said this is perfect for me since i'm always flipping the camera around and showing you know you know i see your reaction without having it yeah this is technically like a built-in b-roll that is cool awesome i'd say it's a sale buy it and i was just floored i cannot believe there was actually a camcorder available with twin cameras so i was instantly hooked on getting more information on this so i came back home to here in new jersey did some research patiently waited and now here it is one thousand dollars later my new camcorder for at least the next few years because my last camcorder the panasonic hdc sd 600k i got that thing i think in maybe 2011 2012. i'm pretty sure 2011. either way it's been a while and it has served me well but it's clearly not up to my standards anymore hence my buying this now there is one very important thing to keep in mind this is my first 4k camcorder ever so it is my first official step into the world of 4k which yes that means i will soon be buying a 4k tv and by soon might not be until christmas i don't know but just please keep this in mind not all future videos will be in 4k because my average weekend vlog is well over one hour long and i cannot imagine what the file size would be like with a video of that length and 4k resolution but that's not to say my video quality is not going to improve because my video quality in general is going to be insanely crisp compared to what i've been putting out on my panasonic my old panasonic and my gopro hero 3 plus black edition noisy chair all right enough babbling let's open this and i'll talk about the features that interest me most so yes twin cameras this basically means that you will now have a picture in picture view whenever i decide to use it so basically expect the main view for instance let's use our camping videos as an example when my family and i go camping you'll see the primary view as you see right now and well for example i could be showing the link but in the picture-in-picture view any corner that i desire could be my face and that is made possible by the twin camera design so that's why i'm so excited about this but of course not all videos are going to use that feature but still it's an awesome awesome bonus so here's the camcorder itself let's save the best for last i do get a lens hood i've never owned a lens hood before so i'm very excited about this for two reasons number one it can help with um lens flare and all that stuff but two it just makes me look more professional this is gonna be really nice using it in public so very nice like a dikemar my seaside heights fans know exactly what i'm talking about so very cool we also get a manual but i'll probably not be reading this because i prefer to learn products on my own you get a usb cable for transferring your data which i will not be using so i'm just going to keep this in the plastic because i prefer to use one of my many sd card adapters right here my seven port hub you also get another usb cable but one that hooks into the camera power adapter not totally sure but hey the more cables the better right speaking of cables we're still going this looks like an hdmi cable for hdmi out included power adapter this i will be using man they give you a lot of stuff something fell out of here oh the battery oh wow much much different size battery than my current battery holy crap look at this old battery new battery so much smaller and the model number is vw vbt190 so a lot thinner in terms of width the height is about the same and i've heard on amazon that the battery life is not the greatest but i will be buying an extra battery or two as i did with my panasonic i currently use two batteries on here and my t4i which i'm recording with right now i use three batteries but right now i'm hooked up to power which is awesome so wow the battery is definitely a lot smaller than i was expecting and yes for my new viewers out there i do talk a lot this is a big deal so something i want to look back on and this is my shoe adapter yes another huge benefit about the panasonic hcwx970 over my panasonic htc sd 600k is the fact that i can use external adapters such as microphones lighting anything that applies because that's something i could not do my current panasonic all right enough of the babbling david let's open this oh my god oh wow it's definitely a little bigger than my pandas awning hc sa600 edge a little panasonic hdc sd 600k but actually not that much bigger because if you notice the battery protrudes on the hdc sc 600k but on the hc wx 970 the battery is kind of built into the camera so in a way the length is very very similar that is quite nice all right on the front here we have a light and built-in 5.1 surround sound microphone yes you heard me correctly you can now watch my vlogs and beautiful 5.1 surround sound i'm very very interested to see how that works out this has optical image stabilization i put an emphasis on optical because that's the best route to take now opening the screen definitely a bigger screen than my current panasonic yeah look at that wow much much wider and on the left side here we have what makes this camera incredibly unique a built-in camera very very nice this is going to be so much fun to play around with here's the shoe adapter release we also have hdmi out usb av microphone a bunch of buttons which i'll explore including the power button and wi-fi the record button back here the shutter button for taking pictures which i'll probably never use i never really use that feature my current panasonic we have a 25 times optical zoom camera function wheel down here which i'll obviously have to explore and see what that does and i believe this has night vision and if it does that's pretty incredible guys night vision can you say camping vlogs in the dark guys i'm telling you this camera just screams my name like david by me alright but enough joking aside oh wow the power connector it's a sliding door that's definitely a nice touch here's the zoom toggle up top this is a very raw unboxing of course i'll be talking about this camera much more in depth in future videos we have a built-in windshield headphones over here for monitoring audio which again is something my current panasonic does not have you guys got to understand this camera basically improves in every single area of which my current panasonic is lacking again 5.1 surround 4k video night vision i believe just overall better video quality shoe adapter built-in wi-fi which i won't really be using but hey it's there so guys there you go my very rough unboxing of the panasonic you know what i'll just boot this myself after the video of the panasonic wx no panasonic hcwx 970 yes i have another model number to memorize but of course expect many videos on this in the future including a demo reel of what this is capable of a comparison video of this panasonic versus my old panasonic and what else oh a 4k demo reel just showing flowers the occasional shot of maui like a close-up of his face as well as a weekend vlog dedicated to just this camcorder alone it's going to be incredible so they have it i'm not going to boot this thing up until after the unboxing because i just want to take my time and learn it myself without the pressure of you know taking up too much time of your day because i've already talked enough but guys thank you so much watching you made this possible especially because of my patreon campaign this is my next major step in my career as a content creator and i could not be more excited this is a long time coming and i am very very excited about the future expect a ton of coverage so i will finally let you go thank you so much for watching and i'll see you in my next video peace\n"