Panasonic SDR-S7 Flash Memory Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom (Black) | 
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $234.99
You Save: $64.96 (22%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 583
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 23
Minimum Focal Length: 2.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 1.2 x 2.5
nv:Size: 1/6" CCD Sensor
Movie Resolution: 640 x 480
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
Compressed Format: JPEG
Movie File Format: MPEG-2
Optical Zoom: 10x
Digital Zoom: 700x
Focal Length: f= 2.3 - 23mm
Focus Mode: Auto
Focus Mode: Manual
LCD Monitor: 2.7 inches
LCD Pixels: 123,200 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: f 1.8 - 2.4
White Balance Control: Auto
White Balance Control: Indoor
White Balance Control: Outdoor
White Balance Control: White Set
Movie Audio: Yes
MPN: SDR-S7K
Model: SDR-S7K
UPC: 037988256709
EAN: 0037988256709
ASIN: B0011G0NKO
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Capture video to flash memory | | • | 10x optical zoom | | • | 2.7-inch LCD screen | | • | Ultra lightweight, compact design | | • | Compatible with SD/SDHC memory cards |
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Product Description
Look! No tapes or discs. All camcorder images are recorded on a replaceable SD memory card, about the size of a postage stamp. That translates to a camcorder that's smaller and lighter than practically any camcorder you've used. Catch those shooting opportunities with this Panasonic SDR-S7K SD Card Camcorder. With its quick start-up time of 0.6 seconds from the time the LCD is opened, you'll be able to catch your baby's first walk, your favorite sports teams' win, or your pet's silly trick. Bring your subjects incredibly close with its 10x optical zoom and easily put your video onto DVD with the included video-editing software. And since it's so compact, you can take it anywhere.
LCD Monitor - 2.7 Wide (123,200 Dots) On-Screen Display Language - English / Canadian French / Spanish Recording Time with 16GB SDHC card - Up to 3hrs 20 min in XP mode, 6 hrs 40 min in SP mode, 13hrs 20 min in LP mode PictBridge Included Accessories - AC Adaptor, Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, Hand Strap, AV Cable, USB Cable, Motion SD Studio 1.3E Software, AC/DC Cables SD Memory Card not included - SDHC - 16GB - XP(3hrs 20minutes)/SP(6hrs 40 mins)/LP(13hrs 20 mins), 8GB - XP(1hr 40mins)/SP(3hrs 20mins)/LP(6hrs 40mins), 4GB - XP(50mins)/SP(1hr 40 mins)/LP(3hrs 20 mins); SD - 2GB - XP(25mins)/SP(50mins)/LP(1hr 40mins), 1GB - XP(12mins)/SP(25mins)/LP(50mins)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
You Get What You Pay For! December 9, 2008
It's a good little camera.
My main reasons for purchasing this camera was to own a portable, tiny camera that I can use to record unimportant, silly, amusing, and generally wasteful things.
I had to decide between the Panasonic and the Sanyo Xacti. The Xacti was a little bulkier and couldn't stand upright on it's own, and had a removable lens cover that I could see easily losing. I think the Xacti had slightly better image quality, but at this size, and for what I plan to use it for, image quality is hardly a deciding factor for me. You may want to consider the Xacti if you need a small camera and the best possible image quality, but it's a small difference. If you need better image quality than what these cameras offer, you should consider a larger camera, possibly HD. These are not close to HD.
There's not a lot to this camera, and I'm happy for that. I didn't need a huge, overpowered HD camera to film my cats playing on the carpet. This is the on-the-go YouTuber's video camera. It's highly portable (fits in the pocket of my jeans), powers on fast and records without a lot of fuss. The picture and sound quality is mediocre but a vast improvement over my cell phone, so I'm happy.
There is nothing special about this camera. It can take poor quality stills or standard MPG quality video and records to a flash card (you do NOT need a fast flash card -- an SDHC class 2 card is more than sufficient, so save your money. It can easily upload to YouTube, and works equally well on a PC and a Mac. The included software is junk, and I simply rename the video files from .MOD to .MPG and use VLC movie player to watch them. Eventually, I hope to find something to record and start wasting space on YouTube.
If you're looking for a good, compact flip camera, this is a good option.
 great camcorder for usd 236 December 2, 2008
I was searching a camcorder easy to use and travel. This is great. I dont need to have a case, just in the pocket of the shirt, it is easy to travel, moreover ease to use.
My YouTube Camera October 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this camera at BestBuy when I found out what YouTube was all
about. Economical, compact, and had the software for editing and uploading. So far, I've done 5 videos, they're all on the website, and I'm
happy with the results. I probably would have liked a move around mic, but I've no complaint with the sound as it is. Surprisingly tiny for the
things it does. Battery business is just fine for my varieties of nonsense. It should be remembered that this came out for the YouTube
generation, and it fits this niche very well.
 Very disappointing September 8, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After seeing mixed reviews on this product (Panasonic SDR-S7 Flash Memory Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom), we decided to try it anyway. Only took a minute or so of video before the camera got so hot you couldn't hold it in your hand. We let it cool off and tried again. Same thing. We took the memory card out and plugged it into the computer to view the result. The images were broken up and jerky. We sent this camera back for a refund -- it was utterly useless. We really expected better from Panasonic.
Can't beat the size, quality is acceptable September 1, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I got the cheaper (silver) model here on Amazon about a week ago, and am mostly pleased.
In my opinion, the real competition for this camcorder are not the Canon FS100 or similar flash-based mainstream camcorders, but rather the "Flipcams," Aiptek handhelds, etc. Compared to any of those that I've tried, the quality is much better, and the size is still miniscule.
That said, the quality is slightly worse than the 3+ year old MiniDV camera it's replacing... but at 1/4 the size, and entirely flash based, it's MUCH more convenient, very much a "go anywhere" pocket camera.
Key reasons to get this:
- size and portability, a "go anywhere" portable camcorder
- convenience and low cost of flash memory
Key reasons not to get this:
- want a more general-purpose camcorder
- want a useful still picture resolution (VGA-resoltion stills are useless.)
Other Pluses:
- good zoom range
Mixed bag:
- decent video quality
- good range of controls, but not the easiest to handle through the menu
Minuses:
- so-so low light performance
- electronic rather than optical image stabilization
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