Panasonic HDC-HS200

Zitat: The good: + Panasonic has long used three image sensors in its camcorders to help with colour accuracy, but the HS200 is the first consumer cam to boast larger, low-noise CMOS chips. Get the lighting right and home movies shot through its Leica glassware will look as rich, vibrant and professional as a Hollywood blockbuster, albeit without the annoying presence of Shia LaBoeuf or his CGI toys. The 80 gig hard drive soaks up hours of full-fat 1080p footage and there are manual features aplenty to summon up via the simple touchscreen. The bad: - It’s not often we criticise a gadget for being too good but the lack of standard definition recording means you’re stuck with crystal clear (and memory hogging) HD video, even if you just want a quick and/or dirty clip for YouTube and/or Facebook. Hard drive camcorders are starting to look a touch on the chubby side these days, too, as Flash storage gets cheaper, lighter and faster than ever. Do you stroke your goateed chin while watching Austrian documentaries? Do you listen to opera with the lights off? Then this camcorder is for you – it’s all about the better things in life. Even the fact that it’s heavier and more expensive than its lesser rivals just gives you a little thrill.

Zitat: Was uns gefällt: + fantastische Bildqualität, sowohl bei Fotos als auch bei Videos + viel Speicherkapazität + intuitives Touchscreen-Interface Was uns nicht gefällt: - keine SD-Videofunktion - schwer - etliche High-End-Features fehlen Zum Preis von 900 Euro gibt es nirgendwo eine bessere Videoqualität als bei Panasonic. Das Touchscreen-Interface des Camcorders gehört ebenfalls zu den besten, die der Markt bietet. Doch durch das Fehlen etlicher wichtiger Ausstattungsmerkmale hängt der HDC-HS200 etwas verloren in der Luft. Auf der einen Seite haben die günstigeren Consumer-Modelle festen Boden unter den Füßen, und auf der anderen Seite steht die teurere Prosumer-Sparte solide auf beiden Beinen.

Zitat: We like: + Great image quality, both in terms of video and photos + loads of storage + good touchscreen interface We don´t like: - No standard-definition mode - heavy - missing several crucial features for advanced users For the price, you´d be hard pressed to beat the Panasonic HDC-HS200 in terms of picture quality, and it also features one of the better touchscreen menu systems out there. But a number of conspicuously absent manual features means it sits awkwardly between Panasonic´s cheaper consumer camcorders and its higher-end prosumer range

Zitat: For: + Excellent pictures + Generous features Against: - Costly - Could be more intuitive to operate