Does it pan smoothly enough for video?
1823733
it is a lousy tripod; cheaply made. spend the extra money and buy a carbon fiber tripod. you will not be sorry. i gave mine away and will never buy another product from slik.
2070030
So far it's been pretty smooth...any time it's looked jagged, it's been a connection speed issue more than the camera. I agree with a previous answer, if you're looking for something with a lot of movement, there's probably a better camera out there, but for basic Skype, etc, I've been really happy with it!
611819
It will take beautiful video. You may be better off with a less expensive camera if you are just learning. iMovie or Final Cut works like magic.
2117569
Yes. it records videos and also sweep panoramic photos. You have to sweep the camera in one direction and keep it level for the panoramic photos . Takes some getting use to but, once you do, it makes beautiful panoramic photos.
1187587
It pans and tilts pretty good but its very poor construction and its not durable at all. I would not recommend it for anything remotely professional. Spend the little extra $$ and get a better one.
775630
Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it for lots of video, there are better tripod heads with a pan-handle (haha) that make panning smoother. Once you lock the ball with the two knobs, there is a separate knob that controls rotation, and it tells you the degrees (0-360), so you can take panoramic photos. You loosen the rotation knob and can pan, it does feel smooth, and could be used if you will do occasional videos. If you are taking a lot of videos, I would get something made more for videos.
2150831
It can be used for photos, though it's main purpose is for video. If you are looking for a more professional way to pan smoothly with fairly stable video for cheap this is one of the best budget video tripods. For photography, it's a little heavy for what you really need and you might be able to find a better suited photo tripod in a different model.
2243498
it does not have a slow speed, as for automatically time lapse pans , that is a no.
780102
Yes, it very easily and smoothly rotates. As long as it has the place to screw at the bottom of the camcorder, you're fine.
959666
this is really designed as a video tripod. The fluid head allows you to make smooth pans and tilts. You can buy a simpler and lighter tripod for a still camera.
2047210
I would like to know the answer to this as well. After fishing around for some testimonials on the pan head, multiple people claim that it is overall very smooth, one person even said that it performs better than some $250 tripod. I have only read one review that stated that the motion of the pan head was not smooth.
2243500
In auto it will pan but not slow enough for time-lapse. Aprox. 20 sec. to do a 90deg. and back.
1643953
No unfortunately not, but the quality is decent enough for you to screen grab stills from the video. Hope that helps.
87217
Yes t works very well for video, just make sure you know your buttons before you go under.
2235055
The pan feature works well. It's a little stiff, but very smooth. As far as accurate, I'm not sure. I guess I haven't had the situation to actually check it accuracy.
1169464
I have used the camera to take pictures, but haven't really shot any video with it. The pictures are very clear and sharp. The video that appears on the screen when the camera is on is clear and smooth, and that's thru an older Pentium 4 processor desktop.
1159758
Sorry, I didn't buy the camera for video and have never used it for that. It seems that should be easy to find out on the Panasonic site, or someplace like dPreview. Good luck.