'70x optical zoom,new Intelligent Auto (IA) technology,has a model 2009 Quick Start none.' 'I just purchased the same videocam and I am having the same dilema.' 'Apple - Support - Discussions - Panasonic SDR-H80 and Final Cut Express.'

'Did you figure something out on how to make itr work yet.' 'Overall i wouldn't recommend it to a friend.' 'I was right after all, and it is a bad charger.' 'Anyways i am giving it 2 stars only because it has good zoom, OK video capture, just enough audio volume for you to hear.' 'Anyway, regardless of your profession of choice, you might really find some of Panasonic's latest camcorders to be extremely useful, since the SDR-H80, SDR-H90 and SDR-S26 models come equipped with what their manufacturer claims to be the world’s first and most powerful 70x optical ultra-zoom lens.' 'i bought this camera at Singapore Mustafa Center is a 24hrs shopping center at basement 2 i dun really know what to buy at first but the salesman name called.' 'What good is a X70 zoom if the video quality is junk.' 'Record button is way too close to the battery and is very difficult to press.' Great Camcorder!!! Love the zoom option Great Camcorder!!! Love the zoom option.'Ĭomfortable to Operate, Great Features, Great Picture Quality, Simple Controls I used it to film my son's basic training graduation.' 'Wow! The optical zoom of this camcorder is AWESOME! It also comes with a nice software that makes editing and transferring to your pc a breeze.' 'it took excellent video and the sound was good also.' 'i bought this camcorder for a trip to sea world.' 'I was absolutely stunned at how bad the image quality is.' 'The image quality of this camera is utter trash.' 'The optical image stabilization feature is quite adept at stabilizing a shaky image.' Video Camera Panasonic SDR-H80K 60GB HDD amazing camera And what else can one expect more with $205.00? Just consider the fact that in the store, this Panasonic SDR-DH 80 may cost you $324.00. The bottom line is that this device is good for video recording. Outdoors pictures are OK and color tone is natural. Still pictures at 2MB pixels is not very clean when taken indoors under normal light condition. Sound recording volume is rather soft even turned on at 32x with stereo zoom. Multiple face detection is one good feature.Color quality is natural, not too gaudy like some other brands.Ĭons: a tripod must be used when zoom level exceeds 20x otherwise picuture quality will be affected as being shaken and blurred to some extend. Or you can transfer the video through an external adapter but adapters with Firewire are impossible to find any more.Pros: Portability for being compact with 60 GB hard drive, providing long hours of shooting video this device is easy to operate after carefully reading owner’s manual and the first few times in use to know all about its features.70x optical zoom power allows viewing and shooting objects and landscape far away from where you are. If you have a Firewire port, It may require a driver update

Or, find a friend with an older Macintosh with Firewire and iMovie, transfer and convert your video, and then move the files to your PC after My suggestion would be to send your tapes to a conversion service and have them saved onto DVDs or USB Stick one time. The camera uses a compressed Sony/Panasonic PCM DV video format that needs a program that can read that format and convert that format. The camera has an SD card slot for a card of up to 2 GB in size (non-HC, FAT16) but if I remember this is for still photos only, IIRC the USB connection cannot transfer video, Check your owners manual

Does your laptop have Firewire (unlikely)? It has a Firewire 4 pin DV output (which Sony calls iLink). This Panasonic DV tape camera is similar to Sony DV cameras.

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