Panasonic didn’t pour out any new tricks when designing the HC-VX870. It is fairly light for a prosumer camcorder with its 353-gram weight. On the right of the camcorder, you will find a pretty comfortable strap and a small panel covering the DC input. Opening up the screen door reveals a micro-HDMI port, a USB 2.0 port and dedicated jacks for A/V and mic. There are also a few physical buttons including a playback toggle, level shot button, Wi-Fi button and power button. The door is equipped with a standard 3-inch touchscreen display with a 460,800-dot resolution just like its predecessor. The highly useful Multi Manuel Dial makes a return to this camcorder and can still be found on the bottom portion of the lens. Pressing this dial changes the mode to manual where you can pick a particular manual setting you wish to adjust using the touchscreen and rotate the dial to adjust. The controls on the top and back are similar to the buttons you find on any standard camcorder.
Format:1/2.3"
Sensor:BSI CMOS 8.29 Mpx
Zoom:20 x
Focal length in 24x36:30.8–626mm
Image stabilization:Hybrid OIS+
Dimensions:65 x 73 x 139 cm
Weight: 353g