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Review Summary
SD/SDHC Memory Card, Hard Disk Drive
MPEG2 (Motion Image)
1/6" CCD (800K pixels)
4:3 - 290K, 16:9 - 380K (Motion Image/Still Picture)
F1.9 (Wide) / F4.3 (Tele)
42x Variable Speed Zoom
1.8 - 75.6 mm
40.9-1718 mm [4:3], 33.4-1403 mm [16:9][Motion Image], 40.7-1710 mm [4:3]/33.2-1393 mm [16:9][Still Picture]
Panasonic
No
Yes (Advanced O.I.S.)
VGA
2 Lux (Magic Pix)
AF/Manual
Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Set (with IR Sensor)
1/30-1/8000 (Motion Image)
1/30-1/500 (Still Picture)
Auto/Manual
Yes
2.7" Wide (123,200 Dots)
Yes(Plus)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stereo Zoom Mic
Wind Noise Reduction
Auto Date (in Date Code)
Yes
English / Canadian French / Spanish
42x-2000x
2.1 seconds
No
No
MPEG2 (Moving Picture)
XP (10 Mbps/VBR), SP (5 Mbps/VBR), LP (2.5Mbps/VBR)
XP (10Mbps/VBR), SP (5Mbps/VBR), LP (2.5Mbps/VBR)
Dolby Digital (2ch)/MPEG1 Audio Layer2
HDD: 40GB: XP(9h)/SP(18h)/LP(36h), SDHC: 16GB: (up to 13h 20mins in LP)/8GB: (up to 6h 40mins in LP)/4GB: (up to 3h 20mins in LP), SD: 2GB: XP(25mins)/SP(50mins)/LP(1h 40mins), 1GB: XP(12mins)/SP(25mins)/LP(50mins)
JPEG Picture Size: 0.3 MEGA: 640 x 480 (4:3), 0.2 MEGA: 640 x 360 (16:9)
SDHC: 8GB(640 x 480/640 x 360): 55260 High, 99999 Normal, 4GB(640 x 480/640 x 360): 27150 High, 54290 Normal
SD: 2GB(640 x 480/640 x 360): 13820 High, 27640 Normal, 1GB(640 x 480/640 x 360): 6790 High, 13580 Normal
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes (when using a DVD Burner (VW-BN1), data from SD Memory Card can be copied to a 12-cm DVD Disc)
Yes
Yes (SD/SDHC)
Max. 999 stills
Yes
No
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)(mini AB)
Out only
No
Out
Yes
Lithium-Ion
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Built-in lens cover
VideoCam Suite 1.0
AC/DC Cables
DC 7.2/9.3 V
4.0W
2.76'' x 2.64'' x 4.57''
0.75 lbs
Panasonic 1 year parts & 90 days labor warranty
The Panasonic SDR-H40 40GB Hard Disk Drive/SD Hybrid Camcorder features large hard disk drive, so you'll virtually never run out of recording space, not to mention never have to worry about carrying extra tapes or DVDs around. This affordable hard disk drive camcorder records in standard definition and features a 2.7" wide LCD display with Power LCD Plus for adjusting screen brightness.
A 1/6" CCD image sensor captures rich, natural-looking video and 640 x 480 stills to SD/SDHC memory cards. Other features include 42x optical zoom, Advanced Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and the Easy Archive function for direct burning to DVD.