Panasonic VDR-D100 First Impressions Camcorder Review

by Matt Culler
Published on Jan 11, 2006 12:00 PM

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


Conclusion
There haven’t been many improvements over last year’s single chip DVD camcorders from Panasonic, which is evidence enough that perhaps they, like Sony, are pushing money into higher and higher-end DVD and hard disc camcorders--the difference being that Sony still puts some money into their lower-end DVD camcorders. To Panasonic’s credit, they have increased the zoom of last year’s low-end DVD camcorder to 30x which is a whopping upgrade. Too bad they haven’t done similarly where the imager and the handling are concerned. Some more drawbacks: no microphone port and no card media. The upside: if you’re just looking for a cheap camcorder to record DVD video, the VDR-D100 should probably give you the same quality video as the VDR-D200, and for less money.




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