![]() It's an essential feature for getting the most out of this incredible zoom lens. (Optical Image Stabiliser) shifts a corrective lens as you shoot to help eliminate the effects of hand shake, so you get clear, sharp shots even at high zoom levels. That's where optical image stabilizer comes in. But with long-distance zoom shots, even a tiny bit of hand shake has a huge effect on picture quality. However, if you’re looking to shoot a lot of standard-definition footage, then the SDR-H80 is a decent choice.This 70x zoom lens has the power you need to take dramatic close-ups or get remarkable shots of even distant subjects. ![]() The SDR-S26 has an otherwise identical specification, and is available for £256 including VAT from the same supplier. Thankfully, Panasonic makes a more compact, memory-card only version of this camcorder. At £16 for a 16GB SDHC card, it’s no more expensive than hard disk storage, and you need only buy the amount you require. The SDR-H80 isn’t a bad camcorder, but memory card storage makes better financial sense for most users. This means that to upload a video while on the move, you’ll need to carry a power adaptor with you. However, you have to run it off mains power to access files via USB. The SDR-H80 is compact, comfortable to hold and easy to operate and its battery is capable of almost two hours of continuous recording. We’ve seen worse results from camcorders with small sensors in dark conditions, but there’s still a lot of noise here. In less favourable lighting, it really struggles. However, the results start to suffer when viewed on a large TV, as there isn’t enough detail to fill a big display. In good lighting conditions, the SDR-H80 performs admirably, with accurate colours and reasonable detail. The 1/8in CCD sensor is among the smallest you’ll find on any camcorder. Despite this, the huge zoom makes it a very flexible camcorder. However, even with stabilisation, we struggled to get a steady handheld shot beyond a factor of around 50x. Optical image stabilisation helps reduce camera shake on handheld shots. The 70x optical zoom is the biggest we’ve seen, making it ideal for wildlife shooting. It also has an SDHC card slot should you need yet more space. This will hold around 15 hours of MPEG2 video at the highest quality setting of 10Mbit/s, which makes it a good choice if you’re going on a long holiday. The SDR-H80 has a built-in 60GB hard disk. We’d rather see it run directly from the camcorder’s built-in storage, as on Flip’s Mino (What’s New, Shopper 250). Finally, the software must be installed on your PC before you can use this feature. We also see no reason why the software can’t include all clips of less than 10 minutes in length. ![]() These can then be uploaded directly to YouTube.ĭissapointingly, there are no basic editing tools for setting in and out points. Connect the SDR-H80 to your PC and the provided software launches automatically, showing thumbnails of any clips shot in Web Mode. You get a 10-minute countdown to remind you of YouTube’s maximum running time. Panasonic has designed its SDR-H80 camcorder specifically for this purpose and includes YouTube-friendly features.Ī small button activates the Web Mode. However, lots of video is shot purely for YouTube. For capturing events such as weddings, we’d recommend an HD camcorder such as the HDC-SD9.Įven if you don’t have an HD TV now, you probably will in the future. ![]()
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