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Panasonic SDR-S100 3.1MP 3CCD MPEG-2 SD Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom (Includes 2GB Memory Card) | 
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
Buy New: $1,099.99 (On sale from $1,199.99)
You Save: $100.00 (8%)
New (1) Used (1) from $399.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 29871
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.8
Maximum Focal Length: 30
Minimum Focal Length: 3
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.6 x 4.6
Digital camcorder
MPN: sdrs100
Model: SDR-S100
UPC: 037988253500
EAN: 0037988253500
ASIN: B000B6D2SA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1/6-inch 3CCD image sensor device | | • | 10x optical zoom | | • | Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) | | • | Leica Dicomar lens | | • | Widescreen (16:9) recording mode |
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Product Description
Panasonic's SDRS100 SD Digital Video Camera takes portable digital recording a step forward. Incorporating 3 CCD technology into an ultracompact model, along with the 10x Optical Zoom and 3.1 Megapixel still picture recording bring perfect digital recording to the consumer. The 2.8 inch LCD monitor lets you preview your images and footage. Superior ease of use combines with professional features and an incredibly portable size, in the Panasonic SDRS100. 1.5 second quick start Auto Lens Shutter Auto White Balance Built-in stabilizer F Value - F1.8(Wide)/F2.8(Tele) Filter Diameter - 37mm Stereo Zoom Microphone Functions as Webcam SD Card slot Takes still pictures up to 2048 x 1512 (JPEG) Connections - S-Video Input/Output, USB 2.0, headphone jack Dimensions(WxHxD) - 1.96 x 3.8 x 3.17 (49.9 x 96.7 x 80.4 mm) Weight - 0.52 lbs. (238g)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Windows Vista November 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this camera in Feb 2006 and it has been great!! Untill I got a new computer with Windows vista. The software that comes with it will not load on windows vista so I have not been able to tranfer videos and keep them organized as I did. As a result I have lost most all video clips that have not been edited to DVD formatt. I also cannot load new video clips to my computer. I attemped to reach Panasonic as I could find no downloads to fix this problem. They have never gotten back with me.
 This Digital Camcorder is awesome May 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this camcorder because I love the fact about how you can use this with just a memory card like with your digital camera. It so small and compact and easy to use. I am happy to take it with me to record my 4 children with all their sports they do. Then I come home and upload it my computer, very simple. I'm glad I purchased this one.
Great camera... But. February 23, 2006
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Great camera - Well thought out, good quality pictures and movies.
Everything goes on the memory stick - No moving tapes or motors to malfunction.
The only feature absent is an optical viewer (it only has the LCD screen to see what you will be filming). It's tough to frame your shot in dark, as the screen will not have the illumination until the flash lights - and then it's to late to frame your shot! Same problem for outdoor shots on bright days where the image is hard to see on screen.
This is the Camcorder to buy !!! February 23, 2006
4 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is the best camcorder for it's size and price. Also no tapes makes this camcorder really great. Good still pictures as well.
The smallest and best ultracompact 3-CCD camera February 21, 2006
37 out of 38 found this review helpful
I've owned the camera for 3 months now, and am very happy with it. I needed a camera tiny enough to carry in a purse, yet capable of high quality video, and this is it.
Tape-based camcorders make DV video on tape - those DV cameras make video which cannot be converted to DVD unless you go through a cumbersome operation of playing the video in the camera while at the same time "capturing" the video on a computer over a firewire cable - a process which is error-prone to say nothing of being a time hog. If you shoot 5 hours of video, getting it onto computer takes 5 more hours. On the other hand, a mpeg-based SD-card camera like this transfers its video to computer simply by inserting its SD card into your computer's card reader slot. If you use an aftermarket DVD author program like TmpgDVDauthor, you don't even have to transfer the files off the SD card - you can "drag and drop" the filenames and create a TV-viewable DVD without any hassles, directly from your card reader.
This camera is the replacement for Panasonic's still-amazing "worlds smallest true camcorder" SV-AV100. It has greatly improved low light capability, and incredible richness of color. To say nothing of its still picture capability, with pop-up flash, even.
Though the camera advertises itself as having "3.1" megapixel stills, they are actually closer in quality to a typical 2 megapixel camera. This is because the camera uses its video CCD's to make the still, with Panasonic's "pixel shift" method. You cannot compare this camera to digital still cameras which have a gigantic CCD to make their stills with - being a video camera, one should be thankful for these stills in such a small package. With care, the stills can be enlarged to 4x5 inches on quality photo paper and look very good, but 8x10 inch enlarging is overdoing it. If you want digital still camera type stills for portrait enlargements and critical still photos, get a digital still camera in addition to this camera.
The camera's 10x zoom is useable because of its excellent image stabilization. The lens mechanism adjusts itself at high speed to counteract jerky hand movements, keeping your picture sharp. This does not mean that holding the camera in shaky hands will not produce a moving picture, but the fast "quiver" that ruins videos will be gone, and the individual frames are amazingly sharp. A tripod or monopod for extreme zoom shots is still best, but the image stabilization is a marvel, even better than in the earlier camera.
There are some good still cameras which have a "video mode" which can be used to make DVD's, but none of them have all of these features: (1) 48kbps stereo sound, (2) 60-fields per second interlaced video, (3) 640x480 or larger video resolution. Most, like the often praised Casio EXP-505, have only 30fps video, which will cause a "flicker" when converted to DVD video. The interlacing, which updates at 60fps, is necessary for making fast action look smooth on your TV. Don't make the mistake of trying to use a digital still camera's "video mode" in place of a true camcorder with fully-interlaced video like this one.
Sample video and user comments are on the ad-free nonprofit site www.zyvid.com, which has the largest forum for the camera and the SV-AV100, replacing the old JackBrown forum.
Critics of the camera forget how tiny the camera is. When a camera is the smallest of its type, minor compromises are to be expected. But the excellent quality and color in its video are comparable to any consumer camcorder, even the much larger ones. It's a real marvel.
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