CamCorders Item ID: #642Panasonic SDR-S26 SD Camcorder (Black)Product Information:
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Quick Delivery. Easy startup. 2.5-3hr battery life. Super outside/sunlight/beach videos. Simple playback/copy to PC. Average Video Software provided for PC. Audio is good. Great Values for price.
This is not a HD camera. Lower quality videos than my Sony handy-cam 8mm. Poor low light/insight light video. Poor= grainy,dark, time to focus. View screen does not Swivel.
Overall this camera meets my needs and the budget I had set aside. I love the SD card portability, ease of use, lightweight, size. Just be aware of what this camera can and can’t do well.
FYI – my indoor videos are keepers and have been cut to DVD, just grainy, especially on a HD tv.
I have been Panasonic SDR-S26 SD Camcorder (Black) for about 6 months and am very happy with it. In my view it is the best deal for the price.
PROS
1. Ease of use: for most of the situation you do not need to make/change any setting, just power on and start shooting.
2. Good for both indoor and outdoor recordings.
3. I like its zoom mic feature, the mic sensitivity increases with zoom.
4. 70x Optical zoom. You can easily zoom without any sound in recording. It is very easy to use the zoom controls, you can easily control how quick it zooms.
5. Image stabilization is also very good. For most of the zoom range you get a very stable video.
6. I also like the SDHC card option as compared to hard disks (hard disks are slow and prone to damage).
CONS
1. In bright out door environments you may not get good colors. You can improve outdoor colors by using a UV filter. The size is 37mm.
2. The included battery give less than an hour of recording. You can always get extra batteries. I got a very good deal from E… (two batteries and wall/car charger).
3. The included software is very limited. You will have to use other editing/converting tools, one freeware to consider is VirtualDub (enables you de-interlace and convert to other formats).
In short, I am very happy with this purchase.
I will try to be brief. This camera turned out be more than I expected as far as satisfaction with the pictures and ease of use.
My grandchildren have already made hours of video. They only needed to learn a couple of controls and to be sure the recording is off when not shooting. The battery life is incredible considering the compact size and cost ($15) for the battery. There’s no way to give a definitive running time for the battery. We have settled on using just a 4G SDHC card and find that recording a full 4G takes about 2.5 battery recharges and the content of a 4G card fits nicely on the DVD-RW. Burning a DVD from the camera to my laptop takes almost an hour. My laptop is about 4 years old so a newer PC or a dedicated burner might go faster. The camera is easy to pocket. The picture quality at high zoom is acceptable (especially considering the cost of the camera). Still shots are most impressive given that the video function is primary. Sound quality is also very good. If I lose or drop this one, I’ll go back for another of the same.
Very light weight and flash memory storage.Easy to use and to carry.Nice gift for everyone.
I bought this camera about 3 months ago so I wanted to do some testing before I posted a review. For under $200 not a bad camera at all. I do a lot of sports recordings so the 70X optical zoom really comes in handy. I turn off the digital zoom; its useless. 70X is more than enough for this camera. The OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) is awesome! I have very shaky hands so at 70X zoom you can imagine how shaky the picture would be w/out the OIS. It really comes in handy. The sound is very good, those little mics pick up everything. The picture quality is good. I recommend you use the highest quality recording option. Sometimes you might notice a bit of graininess but what do you expect for $200. The fact that the camera is very small makes it very easy to carry and take anywhere. The down side of being so compact is that the battery has to be small also which leads to not so long recording time. On the stock battery i can get about 50 to 55 minutes of non stop recording with the LCD on and zooming in and out. The good part is that you can purchase a compatible back up battery for no more than $15 which I did. I can get about 40 to 45 minutes on the non Panasonic back up battery. In conclusion, I would strongly recommend this camera if you are on a budget and want to get the most for your dollar. Believe me i did my research and could not find something comparable with the same features for less than $200.