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Panasonic NV-GS250 (MiniDV)
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Three Charge-coupled
devices (CCDs), "proper" wide screen and a functional set of
characteristics build the Panasonic NV-GS250 a severe competitor for a
newcomer's hard-earned hard cash.
It has been exciting to
see evidence of camcorder manufacturers hearing to what users have to
tell about what characteristics they really wish from a camcorder, and
with the early 2005 first appearance of the Panasonic NV-GS250 DV model
this appears to be the event. Not only has its manufacturer contributed
some genuinely huge features like 3 Charge-coupled devices (CCDs), 16:9
wide screen mode and an attractive remote control stick that also acts
as an external mike. It is a top-loader whose menu system is not loaded
down with devices that you will never practice. Occasionally a maker
rises up with stuff that looks apparently suitable to its destined
market; could the Panasonic NV-GS250 be a precedent? |
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First impressions
What is instantly
detectable about the NV-GS250 is its massiveness; its weighting division
is in such a manner that it experiences well in the hand and all the
switches appear to be in the accessible positions where they can be
controlled comfortably. It is also pleasant to find a big, knurled focus
ring at the forepart. It features a process, which establishes manual
focusing a lot more satisfying and effective than those bewildered
thumbwheels so general on other models! What is strange, though, is the
very small joystick located in the center of the primary function dial.
We have all become at ease with browsing in menus with the help of a
thumbwheel, which we then press to select any option. Here, although, we
make use of the joystick control to navigate menu system and press it
down to select an option. This also acts as a VCR replay control - and a
little tricky it is to start with, also! The camcorder's silver-metal
coating is rather gracious, however, as is the whole body pattern. It is
a top-loader, which will delight many consumers who detest
bottom-loading tape systems. The 2.5inch color Liquid crystal display
might be a little larger, though, the color Viewfinder does draw out and
dump up to Approximately. 45 degrees, forming it a helpful feature.
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Features
The
NV-GS250 has very much of characteristics planned to attract to novices
and professional users alike. Originally, it bears the complete range of
inputs and outputs - DV in/out, AV in/out (which includes S-Video) and
Universal Serial Bus 2.0 for shifting still images (to and from the SD
memory card) and compacted videos to a PC or Mac. It features a
wide-ranging of manual and auto functions and controls, for which the
main button is adjusted into the Liquid crystal display screen intake.
It is comfortable to shift to Manual Focus, for example, just by
thumbing the switch downward. Very nice. Complete manual command over
White Balance, Exposure and electronic Shutter Speed functions is also
offered, and needs employment of the Joystick control to chose and make
settings (potentially dodgy while recording).
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It is also doable to make
alterations to Black Balance in addition to White Balance – one more
chance to set the optimal image quality. When video recording is
replayed into an appropriate video editing software on PC and Mac, the
16:9 labels are automatically found for exact ratio display (our sample
was examined with the program of Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus for Windows).
Other characteristics include OIS, that is Optical Image Stabilization -
which runs good on the both ends of optical zoom (Backlight compensation
and an end-of-last-take recording explore function). Six Program AE
adjustments offer Sports, Portrait, Low Light, Spotlight and Surf/Snow
white balance presets. In plus to an integral Flashlight. The NV-GS250's
Mic input utility is a remote control stick which combines as a mike -
helpful for shooting simple meeting or discussions, also possessing the
power to start and stop the camcorder. In plus to the camcorder's
10:1(10x) optical zoom aspect ratio; the camcorder also presents a good
20:1 (20x) digital zoom with an ineffective 500:1 digital zoom.
Amazingly, the physical
structure itself is not littered with switches and buttons - the only
detectable buttons are these; the main function dial (with joystick)
main Recording button, a Menu button on the backside accompanied with a
Quick Start button (made to help you get on recording promptly). The
main On/Off power button is positioned at the back/top of the structure,
and is followed by a Photo Shoot button (for stills) and a good small
Zoom rocker control.
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