Panasonic Camcorders Reviews

Reviews | 14 expert reviews (rating 75 / 100) • 73 user reviews: "Innovative, useful automated settings...No 30p mode Expensive...But 2009 is looking up for the company, as the excellent Panasonic HDC-TM300 delivers some of the best still and video images we've seen from a small camcorder...The HDC-TM300, which stores video on both an internal flash drive and an SDHC card, provides robust and innovative features that justify the camera's relatively high price ($1300 as of 9/25/09...The narrow image-quality..." see less »

Reviews | 13 expert reviews (rating 80 / 100) • 42 user reviews: "Excellent picture quality even in low light; built-in storage capacity; good range of manual controls....Interface can be confusing; build quality not as good as some rivals; wind noise....And unlike many of its rivals, the HDC-HS300 features not one but three CMOS image sensors (one each for red, green and blue video signals) with a total video resolution of 6.21 megapixels effective...The HDC-HS300 includes a full-size (cold) accessory shoe and 5.1-channel..." see less »

Reviews | 3 expert reviews (rating 70 / 100) • 24 user reviews: "The VDR-D50's 42x optical zoom lens has the power you need to take dramatic closeups or get remarkable shots of even distant subjects...The VDR-D50's 42x optical zoom lens has the power you need to take dramatic closeups or get remarkable shots of even distant subjects...For quick and easy operation, this DVD camcorder automatically finds a blank section on the disc when you start shooting...The VDR-D50 uses gyrosensors to detect shake, then adjusts both lens and optical axis to compensate an amazing 4,000 times per second..." see less »

Reviews | 10 expert reviews (rating 60 / 100) • 163 user reviews: "Convenient SDHC card memory > Built-in optical stabiliser > Small enough to fit in a coat pocket...Files need converting to play on Mac > Doesn't record in high definition > Stills quality limited...Picking a camcorder has always involved tricky choices between competing formats...The advantage of camcorders that use SD cards is their size, and the Panasonic S26 proves this...You can almost wrap the fingers of one hand around the S26...The S26 offers..." see less »

Reviews | 9 expert reviews (rating 66 / 100) • 43 user reviews: "The SDR-H80 is a compact device that’s suited to anyone who isn’t yet ready to make the step up to HD...But even at the highest quality setting, 13.5 hours is a good amount...A travel mode lets you adjust the time easily when you’re on holiday, and an Intelligent Auto mode does a good job of detecting the right settings to use, including automatic face detection...A remarkable feature of the SDR-H80 is the 70x optical zoom, one of the most impressive we’ve seen for a while..." see less »

Reviews | 24 expert reviews (rating 75 / 100) • 13 user reviews: "Full set of manual controls; EVF....Middling video quality; some annoying design quirks....The two incorporate the same optical and capture systems, including 3 1/6-inch MOS chips with effective video resolutions of 520,000 pixels each and a 12x f1.8-2.8 zoom lens...Comparing these reviews to 107781 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 93/100 = Excellent......" see less »

Reviews | 2 user reviews: "The AG-HPX170 shoots in 1080 HD and SD with 14-bit A/D conversion and 19-bit processing...The AG-HPX170 reportedly features the widest zoom lens within its class, an HD-SDI interface, and a lightweight 4.2-pound body...The AG-HPX170 can record in up to twenty 1080i and 720P HD and SD formats, including DVCPRO HD, 480i, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO, and 480i in DV, switchable between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios...The AG-HPX170 is capable of a twenty-step frame rate selection in 720P in the 12fps to 60fps range for achieving fast or slow motion effects...The AG-HPX170 can support live feed and editing/monitoring via an HD-SDI output terminal..." see less »