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Panasonic Palmcorder SDR-H40 Digital Camcorder - 2.7" LCD - CCD

16:9 - 0.4 Megapixel Image - 0.3 Megapixel Video - 42x Optical Zoom - 2000x Digital Zoom - Optical IS - 40 GB Hard Drive - MPN: SDRH40

Product Details of Panasonic Palmcorder SDR-H40 Digital Camcorder - 2.7" LCD - CCD

Description

New! 40GB Hard Disk Drive/SD Hybrid Camcorder with 42x Optical Zoom, Advanced Optical Image Stabilization, One-Touch DVD Copy, Anti-Shock Shield and One-Touch Navigation, Records to Internal Hard Drive or SD Card.

Summary

Product Title: Panasonic Palmcorder SDR-H40 Digital Camcorder - 2.7" LCD - CCD

Manufacturer: Panasonic

Power Score: 4.0 | 6 Reviews

Reviews on Panasonic Palmcorder SDR-H40 Digital Camcorder - 2.7" LCD - CCD

  • 4
  By member: leixiao - Jul 24, 2008

Panasonic SDR-H40 Camcorder

Strengths: light weight, powerful optical zoom

Weakness: The battery charger could not charge battery at the same time when being used as DC converter for the camcorder.

Overall I like this Panasonic SDR-H40 hard drive camcorder very much. It is light weight with powerful optical zoom function (42X). Very easy to set up and operate. The price is not very high when considering its multiple unique features.

  • 4
  By member: docfreeze - Mar 8, 2008

Pretty nice Digital HDD/SD hybrid camcorder!

Strengths: Small form factor & lightweight - easier my wife to hold, big HDD (~9hrs of video at highest quality - manf.), records to SD/SDHC cards, no touchscreen, zoom mic, manual controls.

Weakness: Lacks optical viewfinder, Panny's US software/support web site for H40 lacking, uses MPEG2 video (wished for MPEG4), bottom load SD slot, no LED light, manf's ext. warranty exp$$$!

I've only owned this camcamorder for a couple of days, but I'm liking it a lot! This camcorder is meant for my wife and I to use for our vacation/family videos, as well as for our business trips (to record conferences and Q&A sessions). It's a nice size, being small enough for my wife to swing it around without me struggling to get to the controls (my hands are much larger). Having a zoom mic is...

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  • 5
  By member: Newmanny - Mar 15, 2008

Best Bang for the Buck

Strengths: 42x Optical/2000x digital zoom, 40G HDD, light weight, easy data transfer and burning to DVD, simple menu, zoom mic, wind mic filter, and relatively low cost.

Weakness: not much, joystick is a little awkward for big hands

I've owned the Panasonic SDR-H40 for over a week and it's been everything advertised. I decided on a SD model for now because of the much lower cost compared to HD models and the fact that not many of our friends/relatives have HD/blu ray DVD players. This model provides the features which matters the most to us: high memory, light weight, good resolution, easy of use, easy of transfer, a media...

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  • 4.3
  productwiki.com - Mar 21, 2011

Panasonic SDR-H40

Released in May 2008 the Panasonic SDR-H40 is a standard definition camcorder. The little brother of the SDR-H60, it records MPEG-2 to its 40GB internal hard drive or loaded SD/SDHC card. Still images are restricted by the camcorders lackluster CCD, producing a maximum image resolution of 640x480 (0.3MP). While it is slightly larger than many consumer offerings, the ability to take up to 9-36...

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  • 3.6
  testseek.com - Oct 22, 2008

Panasonic SDR-H40

TestSeek.com has collected 4 expert reviews for Panasonic SDR-H40 and the average expert rating is 73 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use TestSeek.com to find all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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  • 2.5
  TopTenREVIEWS.com - Sep 22, 2008

Panasonic SDR-H40 40GB Hard Drive Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Panasonic SDR-H40 40GB Hard Drive Camcorder With 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 1.98 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #39 hard drive camcorder of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a...

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