Panasonic SV-AV100

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Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 100 reviews of Panasonic SV-AV100. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers really like the reliability and size. The price and portability also get good comments. There are some critical views about the battery and color.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic SV-AV100 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 60 user reviews of Panasonic SV-AV100 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People really like the reliability and size. The price and portability are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the color.

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85% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : David English (cnet.com)

Image quality

Panasonic D-Snap SV-AV100

Extremely compact; records MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video; 10X optical zoom; sharp 2.5-inch LCD.

Included 512MB SD card stores only 10 minutes of highest-quality footage; using the tilted cursor pad is awkward; electronic jitter in many video shots.

The SV-AV100 shoots better MPEG-2 movies than most cameras this small, but overall video quality and storage limitations disappoint.

Mar, 2004

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Expert review by : Jan Ozer (pcmag.com)

Panasonic SV-AV100 D-Snap

The Panasonic SV-AV100 D-Snap digital video camcorder fits in the palm of your hand and produces surprisingly good images.

Given the camera's limited storage capabilities, we sought to discover the minimum quality settings that would still produce usable images. In SuperFine MPEG-4 mode (320-by-240, 1 Mbps), the highest quality MPEG-4 compression setting, blocks and other...

Oct, 2003

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Expert review by : David English (cnet.com.au)

Panasonic D-Snap SV-AV100

The SV-AV100 shoots better MPEG-2 movies than most cameras this small, but overall video quality and storage limitations disappoint.

Extremely compact ; Records MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video ; 10X optical zoom ; Sharp 2.5-inch LCD

Included 512MB SD card stores only 10 minutes of highest-quality footage ; Using the tilted cursor pad is awkward ; Electronic jitter in many video shots

Jan, 2004

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Panasonic SV AV100

Panasonic SVAV100 D-Snap MPEG4 Digital Video Recorder w/10x Optical Zoom.

Pocket-sized MPEG-2/MPEG-4 SD video camera and 2-megapixel still camera--weighs just .34 pounds

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Panasonic D-Snap SV-AV100

I've owned one of these for the past several years, and it's my primary camera for shooting live footage. Since the "art is in the editing", for capturing non-compressed, DVD-quality content, this unit can't be beat.

Still the only unit for shooting mpeg2 with such a small form factor. With 2 GB SD cards now available, storage is no longer an issue. Incredible size to feature ratio

Battery life ; Poor performer in low light conditions ; Still camera quality mediocre by today's standards

Sep, 2007

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Panasonic D-Snap SV-AV100

great little unit,really surpassed my expectations,other mimi camcorders no comparison to this little beauty.

all pro

tft swivel takes some getting used to

Jan, 2007

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

very cool camera!

This camcorder is so cool because you can see what it is recording with out being behind it the entire time.

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Mar, 2010

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

never fails me

Having a super small video camera that records in stereo is nice. Having one that also lets you edit in-camera is even better, but having one that doesn't fail when you need it most is priceless. I have taken this little wonder around the world and it...

SD card storage. no moving parts. quiet operation. very dependable.no internal cleaning

Only 44 minutes per card. does not video well in low light

Mar, 2009

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