Panasonic SDR-S50 reviews: Panasonic camcorder

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+ This camcorder scores high on weight. - It has no outstanding negative points.

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michael , barnsley Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: very simple to use and you only need to refere to the manule when realy needed as you can easily work things out by yourself. this makes the camcorder more fun too use and learn rather than being complicated and frustrating.
Bad points:: realy the only thing i can complain about is the life of the battery supplied , a longer life battery would have been better and at the price of sd cards now a sd card could also have been supplied..

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	5.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Feb 2011

Angela, Barnstaple Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: lightweight & easy to use
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Mar 2011

Brian, Belfast Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Brilliant entry level with lots and lots of extras. Exceptional value for money
Bad points:: None so far!!!

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Mar 2011

Michael, Overstrand, Norfolk Just point and shoot

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Reliable brand. Exeptional value for money. Very pleased with product
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Mar 2011

Jill, Somerset Bought to support teaching

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to film with. Good quality picture. Quick down load to PC.
Bad points:: Control button for playback is annoying. In order to burn a CD of images, movie maker is not adequate and to find suitable compatible software is holding me up.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	6.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Mar 2011

Roy, Newbury Experienced amateur

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: good quality images, easy to use.
Bad points:: Not robust enough to cope with the odd knock from every day life.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Mar 2011

David, Wisbech Just point and shoot

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Size, portabitity, weight, zoom.
Bad points:: Still pictures, not as clear

Ease of use	8.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Mar 2011

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Product Features

Resolution quality	SD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	78
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Optical zoom ratio	70
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Memory card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	USB

Type of memory card	SDXC

Type of memory card	SD

Type of memory card	SDHC

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	3500
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Optical
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	0.8

Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/8000
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	212
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	5.7
Maximum aperture wide	1.9

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	37.4

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	2625

Type of chip	CCD

Release date	2010-01-26
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.