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Product Reviews:
Panasonic SVAV50 MPEG-4 SD Video Camera |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Great for beginners.....
Comments: I got this for my birthday a while ago, and is my 1st of a couple of digital cameras that i like to use regularly. almost all other cameras only take aroung 8 to 15 mins of video with a high memory card however this1takes alot more. with a 512 mg SD card you can take over 1 hour of video and hundreds of pictures on high resolution. the "mp3 player" is a little low rate however its ok. and i never really used the voice recorder, however when i did test it it sounded ok except for a low static sound in the backround. if you do get it i suggest getting an extra battery, and at least a 256 mg card. almost all of the problems that occur can be fixed with the manual, and if you have a dot on your screen that does not change its alright because it will not come out in the picture. 2mega pixels is a little on the grainy side, however you can print regular sized pictures without any of the grainy effect. Overall it is a handy and useful camera for eday use and catching those spur of the moment things. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: DO NOT purchase THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!
Comments: This is poorly designed product, user-unfriendly. The PC connection has to be snapped so tight till it alalmost all breaks to make a connection. howevertons are small. I have tiny fingers however still have trouble setting to the right mode and if you are not careful, you could be digital video-recording which takes all the memory in 1 minute instead of taking the pictures. The pics are poor quality and DARK!!!!!! DO NOT purchase this product, just purchase a real digital camera or purchase a real digital video recorder. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Nice little product
Comments: I recently purchased this on sale ( great price I might add) and I am going to be sending in for the rebate. For what I paid it is a great little product. It's nice to stick in your purse or bag and you have ething at your fingertips - voice recorder, camera, video and music.
Drawbacks:
1 - It only plays MP3 files (it comes with software which you must use, however it is easy).
2 - When playing music if you accidentally nudge the little orange howeverton (used for making menu choices etc) it will go back to the start of the song - annoying. I am going to try putting a piece of tape over it if I will be listening for awhile and if it will be in my purse or pocket at the time.
3 - Only comes with an 8 MB card!! It hardly holds anything!! You WILL want to purchase another card if you are going to use it much at all so factor the cost of a 128 or 264MB card into your budget.
For ething together it is great. Obviously it is not as great as a normal digital camera, however I am not going to carry my camera with me. With this in my purse if I see a picture I can not resist or (God forbid) I get in a fender bender I will have it right there to snap a few shots.
It's a nice little splurge to have fun with at the right price.
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Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: do not purchase THIS PRODUCT!!
Comments: This is not an MP3 player. To listen to music on it you have to use some stupid conversion software. Personally I think their is a great class action lawsuit for false advertising on this. In the meantime I putting this POS on ebay, and vowing never to purchase another Panasonic product again. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: OK, however not in the top range
Comments: I purchased the camera a few months ago. I saw it 1st at a stand at JFK, and thought it was a really neat and fantastic little product. I knew straight away all the my tech friends would love it. Cool design, easy to use. Small, smaller than almost all mobile phones. great flash, even sometimes it is to great, and can flash away your picture, meaning close-up photos may become to bright. however I guess it also has something to do with the person operating it. :-)
So then there are of course a few downsides to it too!! 1. Inside filming is a bit tricky. You either need great lighting in-doors to get a great video, or you need to turn on the night view option, which then slows down the FPS (frames per second) which really means that the video slows down, and you really have to hold it still to make a great video. Not a great option I think. So that really sucks, because it means you really have to have some great light indoors. Outside is ok. Not the best video quality there either, however it is more than acceptable and the sound is great.
The second thing here is that it is only a 2 mega pixel camera. And almost all people today probably have a compact digital cam that has from 3.2 and up. There is no doubt that a compact cam of 2 mega, bets this cameras 2 mega. The pictures are ok, however once you are used to better quality cams, then you kind of feel like you are stepping back with this one. Would be cool to see this cam with at least 3.2 mega...
Unfortunately I lost the CD cover with the installation code for the installation of the MP3 software, so I have not been able to test that yet. however the earphones that came with the cam seem to be of pretty great quality. We'll see.
My overall conclusion is that this is an OK cam to have, however should not be your prime camera to use for those special occasions, vacations etc. I would then stick to either a digital camera with better mega pixels, or just a regular film camera. (however that takes away some of the fun taking pictures I think) great luck. |
