VWestlife | Panasonic D-Snap 📹 The $1000 SD Card camcorder from 2003! @vwestlife | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
Videotape was still king when Panasonic introduced the first video camera that recorded DVD-quality video onto SD cards in 2003, the D-Snap SV-AV100. Unfortunately, it was too far ahead of its time, and nothing else would match its small size, high quality, and wide array of features for years to come.
**UPDATE:** There was a firmware update for the SV-AV100 to allow use of non-Panasonic SD cards (as well as an entire user forum dedicated to it!), but unfortunately the Internet Archive did not archive the file downloads: web.archive.org/web/20060511002941/zyvid.com/smf/index.php?topic=7.0
And Panasonic's Pro High Speed and Super High Speed SD cards do work with the SV-AV100: av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/d_snap/connect/av100.html
The remainder of this video was recorded on a Sony DCR-SX41 Handycam from 2009, and I think the Panasonic D-Snap actually has better video quality, and equally good audio quality, despite being six years older.
#retro #sd #camcorder
Videotape was still king when Panasonic introduced the first video camera that recorded DVD-quality video onto SD cards in 2003, the D-Snap SV-AV100. Unfortunately, it was too far ahead of its time, and nothing else would match its small size, high quality, and wide array of features for years to come.
**UPDATE:** There was a firmware update for the SV-AV100 to allow use of non-Panasonic SD cards (as well as an entire user forum dedicated to it!), but unfortunately the Internet Archive did not archive the file downloads: web.archive.org/web/20060511002941/zyvid.com/smf/index.php?topic=7.0
And Panasonic's Pro High Speed and Super High Speed SD cards do work with the SV-AV100: av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/d_snap/connect/av100.html
The remainder of this video was recorded on a Sony DCR-SX41 Handycam from 2009, and I think the Panasonic D-Snap actually has better video quality, and equally good audio quality, despite being six years older.
#retro #sd #camcorder
