The Panasonic SDR-S100 uses a Secure Digital (SD) card for recording instead of using any kind of tape, because of this the camera itself if very small. Because of this I sometimes find it a little difficult to use, the zoom function is a scroll wheel and it can be slightly difficult to use at times, but it is easy enough to use your other hand if needed.
The camcorder has a 2.8 LCD screen that can be used to watch what you are filming if you prefer, rather than using the eye piece. The picture on this is clear and bright and is it possible to tilt it to through to a 180 degree angle. The camera has an image stabiliser and a 10x opticall zoom for close up shots. The camcorder doubles up as a still shot camera, giving you a 3.1 megapixal resolution.
The SD card that is bundled with 2GB which gives you approximately 27 minutes of recording time in high quality mode, and approximately 40 minutes on low quality mode. Additonal cards can be bought fairly cheaply from internet sites such as ebay. The battery life on the camera is good.
The software that is supplied with the camera is average (MotionSD), but it does what you need it to. It has all the basic functions for editing your videos, but is is not the greatest for special effects editing.
Overall, it is a nice little camera, but if you are looking for something of a more professional standard then this may not be for you.
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Durability
Good
Range & quality of features
Adequate
Video Quality
Excellent
Remote control
Good
Instruction manual
Good
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