Panasonic HDC-DX1 First Impressions Camcorder Review

by Guy Bruner
Published on Jan 17, 2007 7:00 AM

Intro Performance
Format Tour
Auto / Manual Controls Still Features
Handling and Use
Audio / Playback / Connectivity
Other Features Comparisons / Conclusion


Audio
The Dolby Digital 5.1 surround microphones, with zoom function, sound great on an appropriate sound system.  A plus is the external microphone input with microphone level adjust control and audio level display on the LCD/EVF. There is no headphone jack so a user wanting to monitor the recording will have to use adapters on the AV cable.
 
Playback
Video can be played back to appropriate displays using the AV, component video and HDMI cables.
 
Connectivity
There are output ports for USB 2.0, HDMI, component video, and analog audio-video (AV). There is a 1/8 in., unbalanced stereo phone jack input for a low impedance microphone. Neither this camcorder nor the HDC-SD1 offer analog inputs, which allow you to convert your old Hi8 or VHS camcorder footage to the new digital standard. Analog inputs are getting very hard to find on camcorders these days.

Most of the ports are located on the left side, including an SD/SDHC card slot, HDMI-out, AV-out, component-out, mic-in, and DC-in. The accessory shoe is on top.



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