Panasonic SDR-H40 40GB Hard Drive Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend The SDR-H40's 42x optical zoom lens has the power you need to take dramatic close-ups or get remarkable shots of even distant subjects. Panasonic's Advanced Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) suppresses the effects of handshake as you shoot. The system uses gyro sensors to detect handshake, then shifts a lens and adjusts the optical axis to compensate. The SDR-H40's 40GB internal hard disk drive lets you record continuously for… Product details and pricing info |
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50 Customer Reviews Posted
- worth every penny
- Good entry level product, great photos, the software could have been better. Enjoy using it!
- 2008-12-02, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Superb Product
- I bought this Panasonic SDR-H40 camcorder for $250 (even better than the Black Friday price). This is a superb product with conveience to use.
- 2008-11-29, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great Starter Camera
- Great for a first camcorder. Takes good footage and audio, outdoors and in good lighting, not that great in a dark room. Not the best still picture quality. I was very please with the video quality, and over all satisfied with my purchase well worth the purchase price. I would recommend to first time camcorder owners, it is fairly simple to operate and very compact which was a plus for me.
- 2008-11-29, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Would recommend, but not Mac friendly unless your using bootcamp
- As far as the camcorder is concerned it works wonders considering the price. I read the reviews and how cnet and other "Professionals" reviewed this calling it youtube quality. I've produced a couple of dvd and so far the quality is not Waner Brothers feature film but it is much better than youtube quality. I've had these dvds playing on big screen tvs and projectors and the quality is not lost. It has a nice long battery life and additional batteries are available to buy at local retailers like best buy.
Love the O.I.S. system
unlike other cameras i've used that use a digital stabilization this one moves the lens. the pictures are clear as move rather than choppy like other competitors.
all together i have only two complaints:
1) Panasonic did not include software at allows a users to transfer files onto a Mac. For those using a mac considering this product use bootcamp if you can, i use there software on a version of xp via bootcamp. It may not have the flair of Imove or Idvd but it works for producing those family moments on dvd just the same.
2) This camcorder does have a night mode setting on it but you find it useless. every time i turn it on the video slows down since the camcorder has to do more compensation for the low light levels. but on a positive note i was in a few dimly lit rooms and you could still see everything with out using the night mode. - 2008-11-26, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- great zoom, low light useless
- pro: great zoom and anti-shake. controls are convenietly located.
cons: my regular digital camera takes better video inside. - 2008-11-25, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
