Specs of New Panasonic Camcorders

by Robin Liss
Published on Jan 10, 2002 12:00 AM



Two days ago we reported on Pansonic's new MiniDV camcorders, but we were unable to provide many details, well we've come back with more info on the new camcorders from Panasonic, released at CES.

PV-DV52

  • 10X Optical, 700X Digital Zoom
  • 2.5 in. LCD
  • Electronic Image Stabliziation
  • Does not record stills to memory, but to tape via photo mode
  • Serial Port for digital still transfer
  • $599 MSRP
PV-DV102
  • 10X Optical, 700X Digital Zoom
  • 2.5 in. LCD
  • Electronic Image Stabliziation
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • 640 x 480 maximum resolution
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $699 MSRP
PV-DV202
  • 10X Optical, 700X Digital Zoom
  • 2.5 in. LCD
  • Electronic Image Stabliziation
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • Includes an 8MB SD card
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $799 MSRP
PV-DV402
  • 10X Optical, 700X Digital Zoom
  • 3.5 in. LCD
  • Electronic Image Stabliziation
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • Total Darkness Shooting feature
  • $899 MSRP
PV-DV602
  • 10X Optical, 700X Digital Zoom
  • 2.5 in. LCD
  • Electronic Image Stabliziation
  • Manual Focus Ring (great feature)
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • 1.3 MegaPixel CCD for Stills
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $999 MSRP
PV-DV702
  • 10X Optical, 700X Digital Zoom
  • 3.5 in. LCD
  • Electronic Image Stabliziation
  • Manual Focus Ring (great feature)
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • 1.3 MegaPixel CCD for Stills
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $1,099 MSRP
PV-DV852
  • 2.5 in. LCD
  • 10X Optical, 200X Digital Zoom
  • Optical Image Stabliziation
  • Manual Focus Ring (great feature)
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • MegaPixel CCD for Stills
  • Built in Flash
  • Can record Voice Memos to SD Card
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $1,599 MSRP
PV-DV952
  • Three 1/6 in (410 K pixel) CCD's
  • 3.5 in. LCD
  • Optical Image Stabliziation
  • Manual Focus Ring (great feature)
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • 1,600 x 1,200 Resolution Stills (highest of any camcorder right now)
  • Built in Flash
  • Can record Voice Memos to SD Card
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $2,199 MSRP
PV-VM202
  • 2.5 in. LCD
  • Electric Image Stabliziation
  • Records stills to removable SD card
  • You can detach the digital still camera part from the camcorder.
  • Built in Flash
  • Can record Voice Memos to SD Card
  • USB for digital still transfer
  • $2,199 MSRP