Panasonic VDR-M75 camcorder

Posted by T3 Online on Tue 25 Oct 2005

Like Betamax, quality is top-notch but compatibly is a problem.

The biggest problem with Panasonic's DVD camcorders is that unlike Sony's DVD+/-RW models - and even Canon's debut DVD-RW units - Panny's DVD-RAM discs won't work in most home players. And this model's 2.5-inch screen is neither as sharp nor as sexy as the 2.7-inch widescreen LCD found on Sony's similarly priced DVD203. Video from the one-megapixel sensor is bright and very colourful, though, with only a sprinkling of jagged compression artefacts.

Low-light shooting is noisy - especially when compared to the Super NightShot mode on Sony's DVD203 - and the auto-everything controls soon get frustrating. Competent enough, but for DVD-RAM fans only.

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Price £600

WE LOVE

  • Good video quality

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  • Uses rare DVD-RAM format
  • Underspecced for the price

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