Testing my Panasonic VDR-D300

Testing my new Camcorder Panasonic VDR-D300, It's very good but I had problems to vonvert to AVI. These software has been used for this video:
*FlasKMPEG: convert VRO to AVI
*Windows Movie Maker: add some effects.
*DVD-RAM disc: record the video.

The good: Decent low-light performance; vibrant color; solid battery life; acceptable still quality.
The bad: Optical zoom is only 10X; no analog input; no video light.
The bottom line: Rivaling its MiniDV competitors in a variety of shooting conditions, the Panasonic VDR-D300 doesn't force you to compromise video quality for the convenience of shooting directly on DVD.

Image quality of Panasonic VDR-D300
The Panasonic VDR-D300's image quality is among the best that we've seen in a consumer DVD camcorder. Image sharpness is above average for a DVD camcorder, approaching that of MiniDV cameras such as Panasonic's PV-GS65. We noticed far fewer video-compression artifacts typical of DVD-based units. Outdoors, video looked very good, with accurate, saturated color and no visible chromatic aberration or color fringing. The only noticeable visual oddities were some very subtle jagged edges we saw when we zoomed in tight on rounded objects.

Indoors, the three CCDs come into play to offer far better color in low-light situations than you'd get with single-CCD cameras. In dimly lit rooms, there was noticeable graininess in the footage, but color remained accurate and saturated down to a light level where most single-CCD cameras would be displaying a gray, muddy image. Only when lighting conditions were closer to dark than dim did we see a significant loss of color. The MagicPix mode attempts to compensate for this by lowering shutter speed, but it's mostly useful for still subjects due to blurring of moving objects.

Still images had good color but lacked sharpness in heavily textured areas. In particular, indoor shots with flash had a noticeably fuzzy quality to them. Overall, still quality is decent--acceptable for candid shooting, but you wouldn't want to use it as your primary still camera if you plan to make larger prints.

Check it out: http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/panasonic-vdr-d300/4505-6500_7-316...

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[mixedbreed19]

wherever you are, I want to be there now!!! Damn Canada!!!

[8110charlie]

Thank you, I'm in Venezuela.

[kucikaz]

@floysie21 oyes, and im still having trouble, HELP PLEASE :(!?

[kucikaz]

@floysie21 oyes, and im still having trouble, HELP PLEASE :(!?

[floysie21]

@kucikaz Lol, a year later and sitll having trouble? I don't remember even what the camera looks like now : ( sorry

[kucikaz]

@floysie21 i did all that u said but i still cant finalize... HELP PLEASE?!?!

[floysie21]

okay so you have to have the cord and part that recharges the battery and plug in the cord that has a battery looking thing at the end it to the camera, also connect that to the charger then go to setup and finalize the disc

[Nethrias]

How do you? I've had mine for a bit but gave up on it because I couldn't figure that out lol...

[floysie21]

nevermind i found out.

[floysie21]

howd you transfer videos onto the computer

[mirzabilal123]

is this the actual picture quality?

[shigalbigal]

I have Sony HandyCam DCR-DVD109 and it is AWESOME ... camcorders by itself are great :) so your panasonic is good too the good thing in the mini dv's is that they're cheap and you can record 1 hour (i think..) mine records to mini dvd's i got 1 rw mini dvd and i transfer them from it to DVD disk and format the mini dvd :) my zoom is 40x the optic is Carl zeis vario-sonar it has night shot it shoots in 3lux