Panasonic's SDR-S50 is an unusual cross between recording video to a memory card and recording high-definition footage, it’s a proper full-size camcorder that records standard-definition video to SD memory cards. With no tape inside the body is smaller and almost unbelievably light, and sits very comfortably in the right hand. The main controls for zoom and recording are under the user’s thumb and fingers, with the menu controls on the fold-out screen.
The key difference between SDR-S50 and a cheaper pocket model is its lens. The SDR-S50's lens starts at 33mm wide, with a huge 78x zoom range that allows you to zoom, albeit slowly, to capture far-off objects.
The ability to alter the volume using a hardware button (the zoom slider doubles up here) rather than having to delve into the onscreen menu; the simple switch at the back to change from recording to playback mode and the comfortable contoured grip, these can make you happier.
It supports the latest SDXC memory cards, giving up to 64GB of storage, but an inexpensive 4GB card gave us 55 minutes of recording at the highest quality. Video is recorded in the MPEG-2 format.
The good: Very good image stabilization; well-designed; manual controls.
The bad: Low-resolution LCD; dated user interface; poor low-light video; no external mic, headphone jacks.
The bottom line: The Panasonic SDR-S50 standard-definition camcorder is worth considering for its manual controls and powerful zoom lens in a very compact body--not video quality.
Here is the list of Panasonic MOD camcorder:
2003: SV-AV100 (SD card)
2005: SDR-S100 (SD card)
2006: SDR-S150 (SD/SDHC card)
2007: SDR-S10 (SD/SDHC card), SDR-H18 (HDD, SD card), SDR-H200 (HDD, SD/SDHC card)
2008: SDR-H20 (HDD, SD/SDHC card), SDR-H60 (HDD, SD/SDHC card), SDR-S7 (SD/SDHC card), SDR-SW20 (SD/SDHC card)
2009: SDR-SW21 (SD/SDHC card), SDR-S26 (SD/SDHC card)
2010: SDR-S50 (SD/SDHC/SDXC card), SDR-T50P, SDR-T55P (SD/SDHC/SDXC card, internal flash), SDR-H85P (SD/SDHC/SDXC card, hard drive)
2011: SDR-H100 (SD/SDHC/SDXC card, hard drive)
To enjoy Panasonic MOD camcorder, you can record high-quality video, and do some editing, share video with friends or upload them to Youtube.
Play back the recorded .MOD files on Mac or further editing them in iMovie or FCP, however, each of them can't read the MOD videos. How to fix the problem?
Doremisoft MOD converter mac can seamlessly convert the Panasonic SDR-S and SDR-H MOD files to MOV on Mac for QuickTime, iMovie or FCP. With this mac MOD converter you can easily and quickly convert videos taken by MOD camcorders and cameras to common video (3GP, 3G2, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, FLV, SWF, MKV, DV, RMVB/RM, AVI, DIVX, WMV, M4V, MOV, AMV, MTV, and SMV) and HD video (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MOV, WMV, and AVI). Besides, with it you also can trim MOD files, merge multiples MOD videos into one, cut out the unwanted edges, edit video effects, etc. So, convert Panasonic MOD to Mac will be an easy thing.
If you want to burn MOD to DVD for a permanent storage, Doremisoft DVD maker mac can help to easily burn all SD/HD videos to DVD with high quality on Mac OS X, it enables you import Canon FS 300/FS 200/FS100, Panasonic SDR, JVC Everio MOD files to the program then burn to DVD disc. And you can do additional editing work like DVD disk Background, Menu Title (DVD Name), Button Style and Frame (Video decoration Frame).
