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Panasonic SDR-S50A Std-Def SD Camcorder with 78X Zoom & Wide angle Lens (Blue)

Panasonic SDR-S50A Std-Def SD Camcorder with 78X Zoom & Wide angle Lens (Blue)

August 22nd, 2011
Panasonic
Customer Reviews : 3 Reviews
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Reg. Price :$ 229.00
Price :$ 144.66
You save: $ 85 (37%)
Tags : Angle, Blue, Camcorder, intelligent auto, Lens, Panasonic, panasonic sdr, SDRS50A, StdDef, Wide, wide angle lens, Zoom

Descriptions

Advanced Optical 78X Zoom with OIS Your image is stabilized even at the longest zoom 33mm Wide-angle Lens New, wider angle lens let you fit even more of your subjects into the video Intelligent Auto with AE/AF Tracking Confidently record as the camera automatically adjusts settings such as exposure and focus Blue

Details

  • Uses SD/SDHC and SDXC memory cards (not included)
  • 2-11/16″ widescreen LCD
  • 78X optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 3500X)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • High-speed USB interface

  1. John C. procida "John C" // August 22nd, 2011 at 6:33 pm
    75 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great deal on a really good camcorder, November 29, 2010
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    John C. procida “John C” (RV coast to coast, US) –
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    This review is from: Panasonic SDR-S50K Std-Def SD Camcorder with 78X Zoom & Wide angle Lens (Black) (Electronics)

    Just bought the Panasonic SDR-S50 (black) for our daughter. The camera is very similar to the SDR-H60 that we have for ourselves, but is is lighter, has 50% better zoom, and only runs on SD cards. SD cards can hold more than enough video unless you are shooting an single 60 minute shot. I prefer using SD cards over the hard disc on our SDR-H60 because transfer to the laptop is much simpler with no hardware or cables. Just remove the SD card from the camcorder and insert into laptop. The SDR-S50 comes with Panasonic VideoCam Suite 3.0 which make it simple to upload to PC, Record directly to your DVD, or simple to upload to YOUTUBE. The only downside to this camera is that if you wish to upload to YOUTUBE using the simple YOUTUBE wizard in the software, you MUST REMEMBER to switch your video recording setup to WEB MODE every time you turn the camera power on. The WEB MODE recording gets reset when the camera is turned off. You can still upload to YOUTUBE, but not with the YOUTUBE wizard. Other than that we are extremely pleased with the SDR-S50. Note, don’t fool yourself… if you think the 78x zoom will not be useful to you in your recordings, you are wrong. If you buy a camera without great zoom, then you find yourself looking for a new camera with better zoom! Panasonic also has the best OIS (optical image stablization)to take the jitter out of your zooms.

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  2. Scientist // August 22nd, 2011 at 6:36 pm
    17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
    2.0 out of 5 stars
    Nice zoom, poor indoors no match for HD, January 8, 2011
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    This review is from: Panasonic SDR-S50K Std-Def SD Camcorder with 78X Zoom & Wide angle Lens (Black) (Electronics)

    Spend 150 more and buy HDC-SD60 the high def panasonic camcorder.

    I had just ordered an HDC-SD60 Panasonic with 25X zoom but was intrigued with the large zoom of this standard definition camcorder. Got this one at amazon for $150, but ended up returning it within a day.
    This has nice optical image stabilized zoom but video quality is awful indoors and barely acceptable outdoors. If you need a telescope with basic recording than it probably is OK. To be fair this one would have been great for outdoor recording before the advent of HD, but cannot compete anymore.
    If your budget is around 150-200, get a digital point and shoot with atleast 10x zoom. The video quality for those is better than this one and the zoom of 10x usually is sufficient for most shooting situations. Or stretch your budget a little bit and get the HD one like I did.
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  3. D. Nosotti "gadget guru" // August 22nd, 2011 at 7:10 pm
    34 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
    3.0 out of 5 stars
    SDR-S50A, June 17, 2010
    This review is from: Panasonic SDR-S50A Std-Def SD Camcorder with 78X Zoom & Wide angle Lens (Blue) (Electronics)

    The best feature of this camcorder is the 78X optical zoom. Actually, it is about the only redeeming feature. There are plenty of zoom tests on You-Tube which convinced me to buy this model. If you are a birdwatcher and want to really get up close, this is the camcorder for you. I haven’t yet tried it to record my daughter’s soccer games, but I expect it will be ok, especially for closeups.

    Picture quality is mediocre and somewhat dark. Low light results are poor. It could use an LED light like Sony has on some of its models. If you need the 78X zoom lens it is a great buy. Otherwise, save your pennies and go with an HD camcorder that offers better quality or a good still camera with video capability.

    For everyday use, I go with a compact 12 megapixel camera that also shoots short HD 720 video.

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