To the left of these is a small speaker, for monitoring audio from captured footage. This protrusion serves as a great handgrip. A silver zoom toggle and photo button rest atop the mechanism. Panasonics typically have moderate-to-good automatic controls. The VDR-D is capable of making automatic adjustment to exposure, focus, white balance, and shutter speed. This model made adequate and intelligent modifications to exposure.
This is not unheard of; most camcorders suffer such minor hindrances at full zooms. These features are a set of programmed responses, meant to be used in certain shooting conditions. Users can access these features in both still and video mode. Of course, since life and its environments are not tailored to the modes on a camcorder, we encourage you to explore the manual control options.
We like the joystick system over the previous four-way controller. The VDR-D has a 10x optical zoom with x digital zoom. Two icons — portrait and a mountain — appear on screen. Adjustments are made with the joystick. The user angles the joystick left or right towards the appropriate icon portrait or landscape to push focus closer or further away.
Similar to most camcorders on the market, this camcorder does not offer any numerical indicators as to where in the focal range you are. Without actual focal length measurements, users are simply making assumptions based on what they can see on the screen or through the viewfinder.
By providing numerical values, the user is able to make precise manual exposure adjustments, and not guess the correct exposure by looking at an LCD screen that solarizes when viewed at an angle.
The manual shutter speed feature presents the user with even more autonomy over the quality of the image. The VDR-D has manual white balance in theory at least, it does so according to the specs provided by Panasonic. However, actually locating this option on-camcorder was a different story. Maybe this was a defect with the model on the show floor, or perhaps the white balance option was put in a highly unintuitive place.
It is unfathomable that a Panasonic cam would not include manual white balance. If the VDR-D is in fact guilty of this omission, it has failed its lineage and price tag. For fairness, let us safely assume that the D has the same white balance options as the VDR-D manual setting, auto white balance, fluorescent mode, and outdoor mode.
Panasonic, however, has equipped its two high-end VDR-D models with the ability to make manual gain adjustments from 0dB to 18dB in 1dB increments only every 3 dBs register on the numerical scale. Even though manual gain is a great option—we always like to see as much control available to the user as possible—it has its own pros and cons.
Gain amplifies the video signal, making the image brighter, but increasing the noise as well. Use with caution, and experiment before you need to shoot something important. The VDR-D has solid digital still capability. In contrast, the VDR-D can take stills at maximum resolution of 3. Only testing will tell how these camcorders will match up in quality, but Sony is looking to take the lead.
But a little extra bulk for 3 CCDs might be worth it. And besides, size has its advantages. This year, Panasonic added a joystick navigation system that it borrowed from its MiniDV line of The system makes the menu system easier to navigate through; users can engage and adjust manual controls with a thumb. The other buttons on the VDR-D can be comfortably utilized with the thumb and index finger as well.
Selecting the icon provides an explanation of what the other icons mean, and what the feature does. Panasonic has outfitted its VDR-D series with a 2.
Even though the LCD will surely help when shooting in , the slight distortion that occurs when viewed at different angles is a hindrance. Solarization at angled viewing means that the user will have trouble seeing from high or low angle shots.
The viewfinder only extends out towards the user but does not pivot up. The VDR-D can capture audio at 12 to 16 bits with a stereo microphone that is situated below the 10x optical zoom lens. The VDR-D also has an external microphone jack, which it shares with the wired remote control input.
We always love to see a mic jack, and consumers have shown an increasing interest in it, too. It makes the camcorder more versatile and lets users have greater control over audio quality. MiniDV and other tape-based formats force users to search through the entire tape to find the desired segment. In playback mode on the Panasonic VDR-D, users can find the clips simply by scrolling through thumbnail images.
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