It looks like the good 'ole USofA is getting some pocket camcorder loving from
Panasonic today, as they announced the forthcoming SDR-S150 SD, which is (as far as we can tell) an Americanized version of its
SDR-S200. This device picks up where the
SDR-S100 left off, and makes good on the prior limitations while coming in at a (slightly) more manageable price. Sporting that oh-so-spectacular triple CCD, this handy recorder will accept any normal SD card, but ups the ante by playing nice with those capacious SDHC. If you tend to get nervous holding a $1,000 device in the palm of your hand, Panasonic helps steady the situation by including optical image stabilization to accompany the 10x optical zooming Leica Dicomar lens. Utilizing typical MPEG-2 compression, this unit touts its ability to store "up to 3 hours 20 minutes" on a single 4GB SDHC card, but you get stuck with a "measly" 2GB SD card out of the box. So if you're looking for a pocket-sized SD camcorder that won't run out of storage before your battery craps out (and you're willing to fork out for that
4GB card), you can track down the SDR-S150 SD in September for $999.95.
[Photo courtesy of
SwiatObrazo]
posted August 22nd 2006 7:57AM
Where is I can take information about SDR-S150SD????
Fokk,
Try this.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-Sets-Price-and-Date-for-SDR-S150.htm
Does anyone know if this camera will have an external microphone input? If so it'd be the hottest camera on the market. If not I don't think I'd be interested.
SDR-S150SD 3CCD SD camcorder likes very cool.
http://www.electric-power.us
I purchased panasonic SDR-S150 for one weeks now and I am more than happy with it. I read all of the available reviews, decided very nearly to abandon my quest (which was for a very small, light camcorder that I could fit in my pocket - so I'd never think to myself, "Nah, I'm not carrying that thing around all day.") and go for an HDR-HC3.
Lance
http://www.camcorder-battery-shop.com
Does anyone know if this camera will have an external microphone input? If so it'd be the hottest camera on the market. If not I don't think I'd be interested.