Panasonic HX-WA2 reviews: Memory card storage Full HD camcorder

6 more…

Panasonic HX-WA2 reviews: Memory card storage Full HD camcorder reviews

Ask an Owner

This camcorder is a good all rounder.

£134 – £219 at 4 retailers out of 405 retailers checked

8.4 out of 10 based on 8 reviews.

Panasonic HX-WA2: Pocket, 5x optical zoom camcorder using SDXC card. See full product description

Some customer reviews of Panasonic HX-WA2

Most helpful reviews

Confirmed purchaser Professional videographer

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: No lens cap , this rendered the camera useless for me.

Ease of use	5.0
Image quality	7.0
Features	5.0
Sound quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	6.0

Was this review helpful?

Confirmed purchase: 27 Feb 2013

KATHARINE, Abingdon Keen amateur

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Feels substantial and well made
Bad points:: None that I have identified so far

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

Was this review helpful? 5 of 7 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 02 Jul 2012

Read all 8 customer reviews

See lowest scores See highest scores

Product Features

Resolution quality	Full HD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	5
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Memory card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	HDMI

Type of memory card	SDXC

Shape of camcorder	Pocket

Digital zoom ratio	120
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Electronical Image Stabiliser
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	14

Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/1
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	238
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.6
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	3.7
Maximum aperture wide	3.5

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	82.4

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	494.4

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2012-04-04
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic HX-WA2EB-A, HX-WA2, Panasonic HX-WA2EB-D

Camcorders Buying Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Active HD Camcorder

3-Meter Waterproof* Design for Active Shooting
Intelligent 15x Zoom* & Active E.I.S. for Blur-free Shooting
Full HD (1920×1080), 14-Megapixel Still Picture Recording
Panorama Mode
HDR (Back Light Compensation, Paint)
Burst Shooting

Active HD Camcorder HX-WA2 – A Waterproof Full-HD Camcorder Designed for Active Use.

The waterproof design withstands immersion to 3 meters in depth for carefree shooting enjoyment on rainy days and in the water. *This camera’s waterproof rating complies with IPX8 and IP5X ratings. This doesn’t guarantee no destruction, no malfunction, or waterproofing in all conditions.

You can shoot motion images with a maximum 15x Intelligent Zoom and no image quality degradation. The E.I.S.(Electrical Image Stabilizer) also gives you beautiful zoom shots without blurring. * When using the 15x Zoom, switching is required by pressing the Double Range Zoom button. When the Active E.I.S. is turned on, the zoom is 12×. When shooting photos, the maximum zoom is 5×.

You can catch those special moments in 14-megapixel high-resolution still pictures. Depending on the situation, you can shoot high-quality photos or videos — whichever you want.

It enables dynamic 360°/180° panorama shooting, just swing the camera up, down, left or right. And you can take vertical or horizontal images easily.

HDR (Backlight Compensation) gives three images taken at different exposures to combine to one optimal still image while suppressing blown highlights and blocked shadows. HDR (Paint) process gives still images an artistic, painting-like effect.

More info at Panasonic's website

Product		Retailer	Price	Total price	Buy now
	Panasonic WA2 Full HD MP4 Vertical Camcorder - Orange (14MP, 3M Waterproof, 15x Intelligent Zoom, Panorama Mode, EIS, Eye-Fi Ready, SD Card… Colour	No retailer reviews yet	£134 free delivery	£134	Go In stock
	Panasonic WA2 Full HD MP4 Vertical Camcorder - Blue (14MP, 3M Waterproof, 15x Intelligent Zoom, Panorama Mode, EIS, Eye-Fi Ready, SD Card R… Colour	No retailer reviews yet	£135 free delivery	£135	Go In stock
	Panasonic WA2 HD Waterproof Camcorder, Blue Colour	1 review of Tesco	£170 + £3 delivery £10.00 off with code TDX-TFNG Copy and paste the code TDX-TFNG into the field "Discount Code" on the Tesco checkout page and get £10.00 off. This voucher is valid until Tue 28 May 2013	£163 ~~£173~~	Go In stock
	Panasonic WA2 HD Waterproof Camcorder, Orange Colour	1 review of Tesco	£170 + £3 delivery £10.00 off with code TDX-TFNG Copy and paste the code TDX-TFNG into the field "Discount Code" on the Tesco checkout page and get £10.00 off. This voucher is valid until Tue 28 May 2013	£163 ~~£173~~	Go In stock
	Panasonic WA2 Full HD MP4 Vertical Camcorder - Orange (14MP, 3M Waterproof, 15x Intelligent Zoom, Panorama Mode, EIS, Eye-Fi Ready, SD Card… Colour	No retailer reviews yet	£174 free delivery	£174	Go In stock
Featured retailer “Free delivery on all orders at amazon.co.uk”	Panasonic WA2 Full HD MP4 Vertical Camcorder - Blue (14MP, 3M Waterproof, 15x Intelligent Zoom, Panorama Mode, EIS, Eye-Fi Ready, SD Card R… Colour	No retailer reviews yet	£174 free delivery	£174	Go In stock
	Panasonic HX-WA2	No retailer reviews yet	£219 free delivery	£219	Check Unknown stock