Panasonic SDR-H40

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Average User Rating

2.5 stars out of 32 user reviews

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  • 5 star: 4
  • 4 star: 13
  • 3 star: 4
  • 2 star: 5
  • 1 star: 6

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4.0 stars 19 of 19 users found this review helpful

"Love the camera, a few things less than perfect" By springcleaning

Pros The zoom is great! The image stabilization is good enough to get usable hand-held video at full zoom if you're careful, 40gig hd great!

Cons Standard Def, one ccd, needing to switch to a/c power when downloading hd to computer, bundled software will not support dvd+ format,

Summary Ok, to start with I'm a Novice camcorder user! Here's my experience. I got it home, charged the battery (1.5 hrs), read the manual while it was charging. I shot some indoor video (well lit room, incandescent lighting.) From reading the user's manual I noticed that ... Expand full review

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  • Optical sensor type: CCD
  • Weight: 12 oz
  • Depth: 4.6 in

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