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(More customer reviews)Panasonic makes great products and the new HDC-SD800K is no exception. It delivers as promised in full 1080/60p. However I give Panasonic an overall poor rating for launching this new unit without availability of key accessories. First, Panasonic has made a design change to the battery from the previous model (TM700K), and I have to admit it does perform better. However, the newly designed battery VW-VBN130 and high capacity VBN 260 are not available!! I specifically bought this camera for my son's wedding, and only have the battery that came with it. This will give me only 1hr of recording time. After corresponding about this situation with Panasonic they first told the accessory battery would not be available for several months. They then told me the battery for the TM700K would work in the 800k, so I ordered two of the VBG-260's. But guess what....Panasonic was wrong. The old model battery VBG-260 does not fit the 800K. Then, I went as far asking if they had a loaner VBN-130 or 260 to get me through the wedding, but they said, " they don't do that." So much for customer service, and being a loyal Panasonic customer (I own two Viera plasmas, cordless telephones, two blue ray players, and I thought they would have at least made an effort to help. But no. Their customer support is very inflexible and as such I got a canned response. I never would have expected this from a world class company like Panasonic). So, I then went to the internet and could not find the VBN-260, except at Amazon UK, however they wont ship to a US address. And, of course B&H has it, but they are charging full price , $168each!
Second, the only way to charge the battery is while it is mounted on the camcorder, unlike the old TM700K that comes with an off-camera charger. What a design blunder. Doesn't Panasonic realize they had a great set up with the 700K? The off-camera charger made it possible to charge a spare battery while using the camcorder. And, to boot the new accessory battery charger BP20 is, guess what....also not available!! Panasonic, you have totally blown this product launch. My advice to anyone interested in this otherwise fine camcorder is to wait 4-6 months until spare batteries, and the stand alone charge is available. Amazon, you shouldn't carry a new line until CRITICAL accessories like spare batteries are available. PEOPLE, DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT NOW!!
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The HDC-SD800 High Definition Camcorder is a high-end HD offering from Panasonic. Right off the bat a few of the camera's most desirable features include: 1920 x 1080/60p recording, an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot, the option to record in 3D and a quality image sensor system. These features alone give you detailed, beautiful images, a plethora of recording space and the ability to shoot fun and unique movies in 3D with an optional lens. Panasonic's proprietary '3MOS' is a 3 sensor CMOS that adds up to 9.15MP (3 x 3.05MP). These sensors work together with another Panasonic technology, Crystal Engine PRO. This engine is a fast processor which writes those gigantic HD files to the HDD or SD card quickly and efficiently. It also allows for high-res zooming when exceeding the optical range. In addition, the engine works to reduce image noise, rendering beautiful, like-like images. These two work together to produce 1080/60p footage. The "p" means progressive; when recording in a progressive frame rate the footage captures is more vibrant and detailed than even "i", or interlaced, HD recording. Of course the sensor and engine wouldn't be able to do their job without a high-quality lens. The SD800 comes with a 35mm Leica Dicomar lens that sports a 3.45-41.4mm focal length, 12x optical zoom range, 46mm filter diameter and a 1.5-2.8 f/stop. Lens can zoom up to 20x using the Intelligent Zoom; and it features a manual ring for more control and creativity with your
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