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Panasonic SDR-S26 SD Camcorder (Black) | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
Department: Cameras & Camcorders
List Price: $269.95
Buy New: $249.00
as of 8/1/2010 03:24 PDT details
You Save: $20.95 (8%)
New (5) Used (6) Refurbished (4) from $128.94
Seller: fargue
Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 6547
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 70
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 105
Minimum Focal Length: 1.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 5 x 2.6 x 2.6
MPN: SDR-S26-K
Model: SDR-S26-K
UPC: 037988982608
EAN: 0037988982608
ASIN: B001P3P3QW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1CCD camera system | | • | Records to SD/SDHC memory cards | | • | 70x optical zoom; 100x digital zoom | | • | Intelligent Auto Mode automatically selects Face Detection, Scene Selector, Optical Image Stabilizer and Intelligent Contrast Control | | • | 2.7-inch widescreen touch-panel LCD |
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Product Description
SDR-S26 - CAMCORDER - 0.38 MEGAPIXEL - CCD - 70 X - F/1.9-5.7 - 1.5-105 MM - 2.7
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 74
 horrible picture quality July 15, 2010
cardsfan451
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Video looks like 1970's era 8mm film that got wet. Low light footage even worse.
 Great camcorder with very good 70X optical zoom June 21, 2010
Carmelo Antonio Baena (Cartagena,colombia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RH1MTP2SQEFM6 Bogota's Moon. Filmed with Panasonic SDR-S26, 70x optical zoom.
Great compact camcorder.
 Good Sunlight Camera June 7, 2010
M. Temple (Farmerville, LA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Quick Delivery. Easy startup. 2.5-3hr battery life. Super outside/sunlight/beach videos. Simple playback/copy to PC. Average Video Software provided for PC. Audio is good. Great Values for price.
This is not a HD camera. Lower quality videos than my Sony handy-cam 8mm. Poor low light/insight light video. Poor= grainy,dark, time to focus. View screen does not Swivel.
Overall this camera meets my needs and the budget I had set aside. I love the SD card portability, ease of use, lightweight, size. Just be aware of what this camera can and can't do well.
FYI - my indoor videos are keepers and have been cut to DVD, just grainy, especially on a HD tv.
 Best Deal for the price June 3, 2010
Bob A.
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been Panasonic SDR-S26 SD Camcorder (Black) for about 6 months and am very happy with it. In my view it is the best deal for the price.
PROS
1. Ease of use: for most of the situation you do not need to make/change any setting, just power on and start shooting.
2. Good for both indoor and outdoor recordings.
3. I like its zoom mic feature, the mic sensitivity increases with zoom.
4. 70x Optical zoom. You can easily zoom without any sound in recording. It is very easy to use the zoom controls, you can easily control how quick it zooms.
5. Image stabilization is also very good. For most of the zoom range you get a very stable video.
6. I also like the SDHC card option as compared to hard disks (hard disks are slow and prone to damage).
CONS
1. In bright out door environments you may not get good colors. You can improve outdoor colors by using a UV filter. The size is 37mm.
2. The included battery give less than an hour of recording. You can always get extra batteries. I got a very good deal from E... (two batteries and wall/car charger).
3. The included software is very limited. You will have to use other editing/converting tools, one freeware to consider is VirtualDub (enables you de-interlace and convert to other formats).
In short, I am very happy with this purchase.
I am most impressed. This camera is an excellent choice for families. May 7, 2010
J. Morgan (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will try to be brief. This camera turned out be more than I expected as far as satisfaction with the pictures and ease of use.
My grandchildren have already made hours of video. They only needed to learn a couple of controls and to be sure the recording is off when not shooting. The battery life is incredible considering the compact size and cost ($15) for the battery. There's no way to give a definitive running time for the battery. We have settled on using just a 4G SDHC card and find that recording a full 4G takes about 2.5 battery recharges and the content of a 4G card fits nicely on the DVD-RW. Burning a DVD from the camera to my laptop takes almost an hour. My laptop is about 4 years old so a newer PC or a dedicated burner might go faster. The camera is easy to pocket. The picture quality at high zoom is acceptable (especially considering the cost of the camera). Still shots are most impressive given that the video function is primary. Sound quality is also very good. If I lose or drop this one, I'll go back for another of the same.
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