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Panasonic SDR-H200 Camcorder Reviewby David KenderPublished on Sep 3, 2007 5:00 PM 
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What’s in the Box?
The Panasonic SDR-H200 (Review, Specs, Recent News, $569.00) ships with the following items:
-512 MB SD Card
-CGA-DU12 Battery Pack
-PV-DAC14D AC Adapter
-AC Cable
-DC Cable
-AV/S Cable
-N2QAEC000023 Remote Control
-CR2025 Button-type Battery
-USB Cable
-CD-ROM
This is a wealthy offering. The inclusion of a 512 MB SD card is a rarity among manufacturers, and the SDR-H200 comes equipped with the higher capacity battery pack.
Other Features (2.0)
MagicPix - Panasonic’s version of Night mode operates by making the signal charging time of each CCD up to 30 times longer to achieve a brighter picture in dark environments – not dissimilar from a digitally-created slow shutter effect. The downside is that your image will most likely be pelted with noise and choppy motion.
Fades - The SDR-H200 offers this entry-level editing feature. When engaged, your recorded video will fade in and out at the beginning and end of each clip. Choose between black and white.
Tele Macro - When Tele Macro is selected, the SDR-H200 begins automatically zooming in until the lens has reached its full 10x optical telephoto extent. The purpose of the Tele Macro feature is to focus on subjects in the foreground while blurring the background. You can also achieve the same result with more control by using the zoom lever.
Video Light- This is one of the brightest video lights available on a consumer camcorder. To turn the video light on, press the Light button located within the LCD cavity. Two beam strengths are available—high and low.
Power LCD Plus - This deceptive feature brightens or darkens the LCD screen up to two exposure steps in each direction. Keep in mind that this does not affect your recorded footage at all, but may lead you to believe you are recording at the proper exposure level when in fact you are not.
BLC (Backlight Compensation) - In order to protect a backlit subject from being darkened, the backlight compensation function will brighten the image. You can also manually adjust the aperture to avoid blowing out the picture.