Comments on: Hands-On With Panasonic’s 70X SDR-S26 http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lupe Amaya http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-33236 Lupe Amaya Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:46:07 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-33236 Can anyone help? I just received my camera I wanted to record a football game, after everyplay I would pause it till the next play. When I reviewed it, put everyplay as a separate scene. It didn’t record like a movie. Do I have to keep it on the whole time??? Also battery life sucks I had to buy 3 batteries to record one football game. Am I doing something wrong? Can anyone help? I just received my camera I wanted to record a football game, after everyplay I would pause it till the next play. When I reviewed it, put everyplay as a separate scene. It didn’t record like a movie. Do I have to keep it on the whole time??? Also battery life sucks I had to buy 3 batteries to record one football game. Am I doing something wrong?

]]> By: KENY http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-25761 KENY Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:18:51 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-25761 MAN I JUST ORDERED THIS OFF OF QVC ,I HOPE IT DESNT SUCK TOO BAD. I WANT TO USE IT FORFILMING ME RIDING MY BIKE IN TOWN AND POSING IT ON LINE. IS IT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THAT? MAN I JUST ORDERED THIS OFF OF QVC ,I HOPE IT DESNT SUCK TOO BAD. I WANT TO USE IT FORFILMING ME RIDING MY BIKE IN TOWN AND POSING IT ON LINE. IS IT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THAT?

]]> By: Joe http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-24434 Joe Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:02:03 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-24434 Thanks to Alan Nicholls for that expose and discovery of the outright lie by Panasonic. If still shots are pixelizing after 20X zoom, then it is NOT a 70X OPTICAL zoom. It's a 20X optical, 70X digital. And Digital xoom, as we all know, is about useless, regardless how well software tries to emulate optical. Thanks to Alan Nicholls for
that expose and discovery of
the outright lie by
Panasonic. If still shots
are pixelizing after 20X zoom,
then it is NOT a 70X OPTICAL
zoom. It’s a 20X optical, 70X
digital. And Digital xoom, as
we all know, is about
useless, regardless how well
software tries to
emulate optical.

]]> By: Alan Nicholls http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-22127 Alan Nicholls Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:03:04 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-22127 Well I`d been looking forward to this one (I already a 40x Sony handycam)so when I needed the upgrade I went straight out and bought one 70x optical I thought would be a real leap ,but no. Are you sure Panasonic you`ve made a genuine 70x full optical zoom I dont think so,when my Sony was put onto pc then snapshotted I could print out pictures from any magnification, not the Panasonic anything above 20ish zoom comes out pixelated(that tells me the higher mag is digital)not optical.As a very high end user I require a lot from a camera and this one did`nt deliver.I seriously would`nt recommend this product to any of my contemporaries (bird and wildlife film makers).The second point is the automatic light comes on whenever the surrounding light is low,two things about that,firstly the battery drain is high and shortens you run out time,and wildlife does`nt like being spotlighted.My next point on this camera is dont try filming in good light conditions because you simply wont be able to see the screen,if you cant see the screen how can you see what you`re zooming in on ? and the battery drain again is huge .Lastly anyone looking for a camera for filming distant objects especially wildlife buy one with a viewfinder .... makes life simpler! Well I`d been looking forward to this one (I already a 40x Sony handycam)so when I needed the upgrade I went straight out and bought one 70x optical I thought would be a real leap ,but no. Are you sure Panasonic you`ve made a genuine 70x full optical zoom I dont think so,when my Sony was put onto pc then snapshotted I could print out pictures from any magnification, not the Panasonic anything above 20ish zoom comes out pixelated(that tells me the higher mag is digital)not optical.As a very high end user I require a lot from a camera and this one did`nt deliver.I seriously would`nt recommend this product to any of my contemporaries (bird and wildlife film makers).The second point is the automatic light comes on whenever the surrounding light is low,two things about that,firstly the battery drain is high and shortens you run out time,and wildlife does`nt like being spotlighted.My next point on this camera is dont try filming in good light conditions because you simply wont be able to see the screen,if you cant see the screen how can you see what you`re zooming in on ? and the battery drain again is huge .Lastly anyone looking for a camera for filming distant objects especially wildlife buy one with a viewfinder …. makes life simpler!

]]> By: Mike ball http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-20023 Mike ball Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:05:51 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-20023 I just purchased this and damn it is slick. Yes SD on and SD... This sucker is built for the you tube set. If you've got an idea and want to shoot, this beats both the handicam and envirio in it's class. I've got a couple hours of filming with it and the ONLY gripe I've got is where they put the battery... Which has decent life to it... You have to open the hatch on the bottom of the body... Not a huge deal, but a little annoying if it's on a tripod... All in all it is solid in it's niche. I just purchased this and damn it is slick. Yes SD on and SD… This sucker is built for the you tube set. If you’ve got an idea and want to shoot, this beats both the handicam and envirio in it’s class. I’ve got a couple hours of filming with it and the ONLY gripe I’ve got is where they put the battery… Which has decent life to it… You have to open the hatch on the bottom of the body… Not a huge deal, but a little annoying if it’s on a tripod…

All in all it is solid in it’s niche.

]]> By: Robin http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-16584 Robin Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:18:23 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-16584 My biggest concern is how its tiny chip would perform under low light condition. Don't expect too much from OS, at 70x you'v got to be kidding if you are shooting without a tripod. My biggest concern is how its tiny chip would perform under low light condition. Don’t expect too much from OS, at 70x you’v got to be kidding if you are shooting without a tripod.

]]> By: Joanna Stern http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-16425 Joanna Stern Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:43:36 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-16425 We will get the video in there in a few minutes. Thanks! We will get the video in there in a few minutes. Thanks!

]]> By: Mike http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-panasonics-70x-sdr-s26/comment-page-1#comment-16422 Mike Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:30:28 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=10679#comment-16422 Where's the hands-on video? Been trying to find it? Where’s the hands-on video? Been trying to find it?

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