Panasonic Camcorders

Panasonic SDR-SW20

The novelty of waterproof gadgets takes a long time to wear off and we'll never tire of drop-testing products, which is why the shock and water-proof Panasonic SDR-SW20 camcorder certainly has the fun factor. It looks great too and is highly affordable for holidaymakers

Editor's rating 6.1

Panasonic SDR-S7

Good things can come in small packages, and Panasonic's SDR-S7 camcorder certainly proves this point. This standard definition shooter uses flash-based memory to keep things tiny but still sports a huge LCD screen. With great portability and an affordable price tag, what's not to love?

Editor's rating 6.6

Panasonic HDC-SD5

Panasonic's HDC-SD5 is a 3CCD hi-def camcorder that records to flash memory. This makes it very small and light, but it manages to offer a high-resolution foldout screen. Intelligent contrast control makes for great quality high-definition footage

User rating 6.5

Editor's rating 7.8

Panasonic NV-GS80

The Panasonic NV-GS80 is a MiniDV camcorder available at the appeallingly low price of around £200. It produces excellent video, which is mostly clean and free of grain, and comes with a useful 32x optical zoom lens and optical image stabilisation

Editor's rating 7.4

Panasonic HDC-SD1

A flash memory camcorder with joystick navigation, Panasonic's HCD-SD1 has a small design and boasts loads of shooting features with superb high-definition video quality

Editor's rating 6.9

Panasonic SDR-S10

Panasonic's SDR-S10 all-weather flash-based camcorder is waterproof, dustproof and drop-proof, making it great for a beach holiday, a music festival or some hardcore snow action. Thankfully it's both light in weight and light on the pocket, too

Editor's rating 7.0

Panasonic VDR-D310

The Panasonic VDR-D310 is the most high-end Panasonic DVD camcorder you can get. With a 10x Leica lens giving it a significant edge, it clearly appears to be designed for users who want high-quality video without investing the significant money required for hi-def

Editor's rating 7.3

Panasonic SDR-H250

Panasonic brings a 3CCD hard drive camcorder to the table with the SDR-H250. It helpfully provides an option to record to a memory card and it offers many useful scene modes, but it will struggle to keep up with hi-def models

Editor's rating 6.7

Panasonic SDR-S150

It sounds like the perfect holiday camcorder: it's very light because it records to an included 2GB SD card, it's got three CCDs, a 10x zoom lens and optical image stabilisation; but image quality is a problem

Editor's rating 6.6

Panasonic NV-GS300

The primary appeal of Panasonic's NV-GS300 camera is its trio of CCD chips, which allow it to capture richer colour and sharper images than single-CCD cameras. The sharp video and the addition of a widescreen LCD will appeal to HDTV owners looking for good image quality at a price less than that of a true HD camcorder

Editor's rating 6.6

Panasonic VDR-D300

DVD camcorders have typically sacrificed quality for convenience compared to MiniDV models in the same price range. The Panasonic VDR-D300 breaks that mould by offering video quality that's noticeably better than that of many competing DVD camcorders, as well as three CCDs for excellent colour, even in low-light situations

Editor's rating 7.3

Panasonic NV-GS500

Panasonic's NV-GS500 doesn't so much improve on the NV-GS400 as simplify it, however it does now have the ability to display widescreen video. It retains the same lens and trio, so videos and photos look almost identical, but many manual controls and features have either been moved to the menus or eliminated altogether

Editor's rating 6.8

Panasonic NVGS35B

The Panasonic NVGS35B is in most respects a rather ordinary compact camcorder -- until you hit the zoom switch. With its far-reaching 30x optical zoom, the NVGS35B offers shooting flexibility that's unprecedented for a camera in its price class, and also offers decent video quality and a good, basic set of features

Editor's rating 6.4

Panasonic SDRS100

Panasonic is blazing the trail towards SD-card video capture with this diminutive, three-chip camcorder. It may be usable and innovative, but its image quality leaves a great deal to be desired and it's very expensive indeed

Editor's rating 6.9

Panasonic NVGS250B

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 8.0

Panasonic VDRM70B

Editor's rating 6.7

Panasonic PV-GS400

With a street price of around £700, the Panasonic PV-GS400 is one of the best consumer-camcorder deals available. I offers a 3CCD capture system, 12x optical zoom with optical stabiliser, 89mm LCD screen and manual control over almost every function -- but don't mistake it for a professional camera

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 8.0