Award-winning filmmaker chooses Panasonic AJ-PX270EN as his “A” camera

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Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Railsback makes the Panasonic AJ-PX270 P2 HD handheld his primary camera for nature shoots.

The Panasonic AJ-PX270EN P2 HD handheld camcorder with AVC-ULTRA recording is a field broadcaster’s dream, combining high quality and incredible efficiency of low bit rate recording and the flexibility of 3G/4G/LTE wireless mobility. The lightweight PX270 provides all the key functionality of our high-end, shoulder-mount camcorder, and features newly-developed high-sensitivity, low-noise 1/3” 3-MOS imagers to produce stunning pictures, even in low light conditions.

Prominent Director of Photography Kevin Railsback, who specialises in nature and wildlife cinematography, recently invested in the AJ-PX270 as his primary camera. Railsback has already shot extensive wildlife footage with the PX270, and has used it as his “A” camera on a shoot with a professional dance team for a DVD release. Future PX270 projects include shooting historical recreations on an upcoming feature for Fourth Wall Films, creating a meditation video, and acquiring diverse material for his stock footage agency.

“Nature and wildlife filmmakers are most active at first and last light–that’s when you have the most wildlife activity as well as that magic hour of light for landscapes,” Railsback said. “The PX270 pushes deeper into low light country without any additional noise. For example, I was filming a purple coneflower on a tallgrass prairie using the camera’s high sensitivity mode. I looked at the time and it was 17 minutes after sunset. With other cameras I would have been half-way home, but I was just wrapping up in the field.”

Regarding the PX270’s 1080/60p format, Railsback added, “When dealing with wildlife, you may only get a fraction of a second to capture something amazing. Slowing down the footage two and a half times real time means you encounter playback as more than just a glimpse.”

Check out below Kevin Railsback’s first footage with the Panasonic AJ-PX270EN as he got to know the camera: