A quick photography lesson: bokeh (which means haze in Japanese) refers to the effect of that cool, soft, out-of-focus background look you’ll get when shooting a subject using a fast lens at the widest aperture.

We also loved the presence of a bokeh switch. It’s surprisingly easy to set up, and it’s packed with features designed to beautify your footage, including the fantastic Soft Skin Effect mode, and AI2 autofocus technology, which means faces are automatically focused on. PanasonicĪ brilliant option for vloggers, this ultra-compact piece of kit has been designed with what Sony refers to as “creators” in mind. Keen to eliminate wobble? You’ll love the 5-axis Hybrid Image Stabilisation, which doesn’t just do a brilliant job of correcting camera shake but corrects any resulting blurring, too. This level of detail is especially noticeable when it comes to people, thanks to high-precision facial detection which automatically focuses on faces, even when the subject is facing sideways. We love the Flexible Framing feature, which allows budding videographers the luxury of a range between 25mm and 600mm, and the 24x zoom means no detail is missed, even when shooting from afar. It shoots brilliantly in all conditions, and syncs seamlessly with other devices, including tablet or smartphones that you’ll be able to use to control it (using Panasonic’s free HC ROP app). New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĪ surprisingly light, compact camera (Panasonic claims that it’s the smallest and lightest 4K camera on the market, and we couldn’t find one to shatter this claim), this is a great option for someone who wants to splash some cash on a feature-packed 4K camcorder.

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