| Panasonic VDR-D50 DVD Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $349.95
Buy New: $263.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 752
Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Special Features: nv:Size^1/6" CCD Sensor|Image Resolution^640 x 480|Movie Resolution^640 x 480|Storage Media^SD/SDHC Memory Card|Compressed Format^JPEG|Movie File Format^MPEG2 (SD)|Optical Zoom^42x|Digital Zoom^2000x|Focal Length^1.8 - 75.6 mm|LCD Monitor^2.7 inches|LCD Pixels^123,200 pixels|LCD Coverage^100%|Maximum Aperture^F 1.9 - F4.3|Shutter Speed^1/30-1/8000 sec.|White Balance Control^Auto|White Balance Control^Indoor|White Balance Control^Outdoor|White Balance Control^White Set
Optical Zoom: 42
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 75.6
Minimum Focal Length: 1.8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 2.1 x 3.5
MPN: VDR-D50
Model: VDR-D50
UPC: 037988255825
EAN: 0037988255825
ASIN: B0011FV3PY
Release Date: January 31, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Capture video direct to DVD | | • | 42x optical zoom | | • | Panasonic's Advanced Mega OIS technology | | • | Widescreen LCD | | • | One-Touch Navigation for easy, intuitive setting and shooting |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The VDR-D50's 42x optical zoom lens has the power you need to take dramatic closeups or get remarkable shots of even distant subjects. But with long-distance zoom shots, even a tiny bit of hand shake has a huge effect on picture quality. That's where Panasonic's Advanced Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) comes in, suppressing the effects of hand shake as you shoot. The system uses gyrosensors to detect hand shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts the optical axis to compensate. This all happens a remarkable 4,000 times per second. And because the system is optical, no image quality is lost. Thanks to Advanced O.I.S., the images you capture look incredibly clear, sharp and blur-free even at high zoom levels.For quick and easy operation, this DVD camcorder automatically finds a blank section on the disc when you start shooting. And with multi-format recording, you can choose whichever type of disc works best with your DVD player or recorder. When you finish shooting, just take the disc from the camcorder and slip it right into your DVD player or recorder. There's no need to connect any cables and you can start viewing your memories right away.You can either insert the DVD disc right into your PC or use the included USB cable to connect the camcorder to your PC and transfer the motion-image data that way. Then with the included VideoCam Suite 1.0 software, you can easily put scenes in a different order and delete the ones you don't want. When you're finished with your video production, you can resave the edited version onto an SD memory card or a DVD disc.
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| Customer Reviews:
Panasonic DVD Palmcorder Model VDR-D50P/PC June 25, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Panasonic Camcorder, Model VDR-D50P/PC
July 31, 2008 Update to below comment, solution found to reinstall software on "VISTA". To reinstall the software, the "restore to an earlier date" function was utilized to restore the computer to a date prior to the date the software was initially installed. CAUTION - Using the "restore to an earlier date" may delete files subsequent to the restoration date.
I have had no experience operating a camcorder until I purchased this one. Detailed instructions come with the unit and once I became acquainted with some of its many functions, I found it very enjoyable to use. The clarity of the movies recorded on DVD and photos stored on the SD card is of superior quality. Both, the movies stored on the DVD and pictures stored on the SD card can be viewed on TV by connecting the camcorder to the TV via the cable that comes with the unit. (I found that the DVD might have to be finalized first).
The software that comes with the camcorder which is advertised to allow editing of movies (particularly designed for "VISTA") does not seem to want to download into my computer. I have contacted Panasonic on the problem twice already, but the technicians were unable to help me install the software. I suggested that the software might be faulty, and asked for another disk, but have had no further response from Panasonic since the latter part of May 2008. Hopefully I can get the software to work on my "Windows VISTA". As that was one of the features I desired when I purchased the camcorder.
Great Camcorder for the $$$$ May 4, 2008
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
Panasonic VDR-D50 DVD Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom The Panasonic VDR-D50 DVD Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom is easy to use, light weight, and decent video quality. I recommend it to anyone who wants a relatively inexpensive camcorder without sacrificing much.
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