I needed a camera quickly to start live-streams and this one did not disappoint. It can record in 4K but I always use it in 1080p for live-streams and the picture looks very clear! The cameras best feature in my opinion is the zoom and the auto focus. I use this in a church and the camera is in the back. It’s able to zoom in long distances and autofocus without delay to get a crystal clear picture. I didn’t need to do any adjustments on the settings. I just opened the box and turned on the camera. Very nice camera. The microphone on the camera is very good but it picks up a lot of sound. If you’re in an area where there’s other sounds, if you can hear it then your camera can hear it. I had to buy a separate mic so it would stop picking up surrounding noise. Small issue but an amazing buy nonetheless.

Much better than the original HF G10. We use these to produce a national TV show, "Tommy's Garage." You can look us up and actually see the quality. It's that good. BIG PLUS- The files are much longer than the HFG10. It makes editing much easier. At this point? This cam is indistinguishable from expensive studio cameras. Only minor concern- And I mean REALLY minor... The auto setting works fine. But for indoor productions, it's better to go through the process of setting white balances, etc. if you have the time. Otherwise, it's a minor color correction in the edit. (Always a second choice) But don't fear the automatic. Like I said- EXTREMELY minor. And you'll face this exact scenario for any prosumer cam. ***If you stop by our website to check it out, you may see a reduced codec for internet play. But color, etc still looks great.

Love it great videos very easy to use. Very clear videos and sharp images

I have traveled the world with 2 of these VIXIA HF G50 4K Camcorders telling the story about about how my ancestors came to leave the old country for America. I have taken this camera into all sorts of weather events and less than ideal environments and I've never lost any footage. If you lose power while recording, be sure to re-connect to electricity and re-power up with the camera chip inside without any changes made to the card and it will re-assemble a fixed video file as it can detect a power-related file write error has occured. Bit of a slow auto focus at times, little too noisy in dark environments, but it's an 8-bit 4:2:0 based device so you can't really expect too much in that regard. on-board microphone is only good for reference, be sure to invest in a proper mic via the shoe on top. only feature i wish it had was some sort of timecode sync when you run two at a time, the only way to do so is via input microphone

I like this camera and it takes great videos. Controls are easy to use especially for big hands. Its a little heavy but that is because it is solid and actually i prefer that because it doesn't feel like it will break just by moving the controls or opening the display. Also records in an easy to use format that can be played anywhere. My only complaint is price is pretty high. Not saying it isn't worth the money but its just a little high. And I wish it came with a camera bag. But like I said great videos and i havnt even used half the zoom yet.