Panasonic VDR-D200 Review Roundup

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- Added review by Digital Camera HQ & CamcorderInfo (19th October, 2006)

Panasonic VDR-D200 is an entry-level camcorder with the capability of 30x optical zoom. The Panasonic VDR-D200 utilizes a 1/6” CCD of 680K gross pixels and 340K effective pixels. Other features include; DVD Movie Album, DVD fun Studio, Built in LED light, and Imx 2 software. By using color view finder or 2.5” high resolution rendering LCD, users are able to target the subjects. The price of Panasonic VDR-D200 is around $599.95.

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Digitalcamera HQ reviews the Panasonic VDR-D200, they rated the camcorder 3.25/5 and write:
“With the Panasonic VDR-200, high-quality DVD videos of your friends and family are just a button away. The VDR-200 records directly to 8cm recordable DVDs, which you can pop right out of the camcorder and into your DVD player or computer. The DVD format makes it easy to edit and share videos with others. Unlike the similar VDR-100, the VDR-200 comes with a Secure Digital memory card slot, for solid state memory storage that’s easily portable from camcorder to computer or even modern televisions equipped with SD card interfaces.”

CamcorderInfo reviews the Panasonic VDR-D200, they write:
“The Panasonic VDR-D200’s video was tested for its resolution by shooting a standard ISO 12233 resolution chart and running those stills through Imatest imaging software. In 4:3 aspect ratio, the camcorder produced 322.5 lines of horizontal resolution and 321.5 lines of vertical resolution, yielding an approximate total resolution of 103683.75. In 16:9 aspect ratio, the camcorder produced 316.3 lines of horizontal resolution and 319.4 lines of vertical resolution, yielding an approximate total resolution of 101026.22. The chart below shows how the Panasonic VDR-D200 performed in comparison to similar camcorders. Clearly, this is what you should expect for the price. It’s not terrible”