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Review on Panasonic SDR-H85S Standard-Definition Camcorder with 78X Zoom, 80GB HDD - Silver (Discontinued by Manufacturer) by Ben Demers

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good as long as you stay in the light

I wasn't expecting Hollywood quality when I bought this camera and I didn't get it. It's fairly cheap, small, light, has a large hard drive for recording long videos, and great zoom options. On the other hand, I can't get better low-light video than a 7-11 safety band for life. When recording school concerts, I had 100% hits and misses depending on how much light there was. This camera has a lot of great little features, but low light photography is very important to me. If you're outdoors during the day you'll get great video, but if you're indoors without strong light, things will get grainy. I couldn't bring myself to give it more than 3 stars because I think most people expect the camera to work indoors or in low light conditions.

Pros
  • Very impressive
Cons
  • Empty

Comments (8)

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February 01, 2023
Good as long as you stay in the light
January 15, 2023
Panasonic SDR-H55
December 27, 2022
Starter HDD camcorder
December 23, 2022
fair camera for a fair price
December 05, 2022
Good camera, incredible zoom
December 01, 2022
Good camcorder but beware of joystick. Get one with a touchscreen.
November 17, 2022
Panasonic SDR-H85A Std-Def Camcorder with 78X Zoom & 80GB HDD (Blue)
October 16, 2022
Are digital camcorders really this bad?