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Panasonic Palmcorder PV-DV53 Mini DV CamcorderCompact and versatile, the PV-DV53 Digital PalmCorder from Panasonic offers features that produce high quality videos and stills. This...
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Compact and versatile, the PV-DV53 Digital PalmCorder from Panasonic offers features that produce high quality videos and stills. This camcorder is designed for those who want point-and-shoot simplicity without limiting their ability to take command when they want to. It offers several shooting options, digital effects, and quick and easy connection to a computer. The progressive PhotoShot? mode eliminates fuzziness by digitally capturing the image data of a singular moment, and temporarily storing it in two field memories. The two images are then combined to produce a better quality picture. Dual Digital Electronic Image Stabilization (D-EIS) compensates for unintentional hand and camcorder movement when recording. When used in playback mode, this feature helps reduce jitter in previously recorded videos.
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3 Reviews from Shopping.com
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Good camera and affordable price
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Pros: CCD size 1/4 " important for good low light performance
Cons: COM port instead of USB for still images transfer, weight, size
The Panasonic PV-DV53 is middle size camcorder. The main advantage is 1 / 4 inch CCD. Most of the modern mini DV camcorders have 1 / 6 inch CCDs. Size of CCD is the main factor for low light performance. Video quality is good even in low light condition due to large CCD. Price is low. Camcorder-computer firewire connection for digital video transfer works excellent and my Windows XP recognized this camcorder automatically without any additional drivers. I bought it for $300 in Circuit City.
This camcorder is little bit heavier than latest small size mini DV devices and has inconvenient record button (on my opinion).
Zoom is smooth and auto focus is excellent. Auto exposition works good and quickly.
Standard battery lasts about 1 h.
I didn’t try still mode- using digital camera for still images.
If you don’t care about weight and size – it’s high quality unit with good optic, reliable mechanic and solid body.
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