Panasonic DV proline AG-DVC7 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Great colors, look, price! Vivid black, ergonomic controls, Shoulder pad, Manual overrride. 16:9, EIS.
Cons: Multiple functions on buttons. Weak headphone amp! Only 1 chip!

Panasonic AG-DVC7 seems to be aimed at those wedding videography professionals who were using the Panasonic AG-45X series or the AG-460 series of S-VHS format camcorders. I must applaud their marketing personnel as this group of wedding videographers ...

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LONG REVIEW BUT LOTS OF INFO!!! I bought this to add videography to our photography business. Paid $929 for camera with USA warranty, $89 for four year Mack warranty through www.buydig.com. This camera will SURELY be outdated in one to two years- ...

Pros: Great price for a shoulder mount camera many improvements compared to the 456
Cons: Not good in low light, one chip, viewfinder does not fold

I bought this camera recently and here are some observations. First, it is not a 3 chip camera. It i ...

Pros: Best value for money in a Mini-DV procam
Cons: No XLR mounts but addaptor avialble

I Work in Television and had a project in the field we went out with two camera's a Sony DSR-PD150 and had a DVC-7 along for backup. While in the jungle in the Southern Philippines a sudden downpour came at night- as luck would have it our 4 times as ...

Pros: Light weight, good UI, easy set up, low price
Cons: 1 CCD, eye piece is large but view screen inside is small

AG-DVC 7 (by artistmiller.com) The Panasonic AG-DVC 7, 1 chip (CCD), is the little brother to the ...

Pros: Nice looking and very light.
Cons: Camera case is hard to find for this camera

I have 2 of these cameras. I use them for weddings and for church broadcasting. There is some drawbacks on the cameras. The first thing I would like to see is a way to use the zoom with out using the buttons on the camera. Yes I know it has a remote ...

Pros: Good image if enough light; shoulder-mount
Cons: poor low-light performance; 1-CCD

I've had mine for over a year now. I love the shoulder mount and wish my Sony VX2100s had that feature.

This camera claims to have a 1-Lux rating, but it's really more like 5-Lux. Picture is very grainy and not professionally usable in low light, but give it light and "Wow!" a lot of camera for the money.

The one-chip issue hurts when doing greenscreen shots. Our VX2100s really outshine the DVC7 in that area also.