Panasonic VDR-D160EB reviews: DVD storage SD camcorder

Panasonic VDR-D160EB reviews: DVD storage SD camcorder reviews

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8.5 out of 10 based on 22 reviews.

Panasonic VDR-D160EB: Horizontally held, 30x optical zoom camcorder using SD card. See full product description

Overall rating	8.5
Ease of use	8.3
Image quality	8.5
Battery life	7.8
Weight	8.6
Value for money	9.1

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Siraz, Bolton

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Absolutely great to use it - very easy!
Bad points:: None I could find !

Overall rating	10.0
Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 31 Dec 2007

Antonia, King's Lynn

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Image quality is excellent.
Bad points:: It cannot be replayed via the tv like the video tape could. The instructions were not very clear at all, it took until now (over 8 weeks) to be able to use it properly. If I were to purchase another camcorder, it would be one that took tapes not discs.

Overall rating	5.0
Ease of use	1.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	5.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Nov 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Brilliant in everyway...cant wait to use at our daughters wedding this year... dont hesitate to buy this great camcorder
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Overall rating	10.0
Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Jan 2008

Peter, Slough

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use. Quality is good. Good Price.
Bad points:: Didn't have a disk with it. No shoulder strap.

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	8.0
Value for money	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Jan 2008

graham, bicester

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: ease of use good image replication and light as a feather
Bad points:: none so bad that are worth a mention

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Nov 2007

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Product Features

Resolution quality	SD
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.
Resolution (Pixels)	640x480
A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels. The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	30
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	DVD
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	USB

Type of memory card	SD

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	1000
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	Electronic
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	No
Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/8000
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)	480
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.5
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	3.9
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	35.7

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	1072

Type of chip	CCD

Release date	2007-04-12
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: PANASONIC VDRD160EB, PANASONIC VDRD160EBS

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