Panasonic PV-DV900 Digital Camcorder

Product Description

The PV-DV900 Digital Palmcorder suits many different needs and applications. Whether you want to capture your baby's first steps or create multimedia presentations, Panasonic has designed a Palmcorder with both your needs and budget in mind.The PV-DV900 incorporate features designed to be sophisticated yet simple to use. IEEE 1394 PC Interface provides a connection to compatible digital camcorders for high quality dubbing at home, or to compatible personal computers for advanced editing and viewing. Its 18x Hi-Definition Zoom acts like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity. The 2.5" Color LCD Monitor displays what you're recording or playing back in full vivid color. Use your camcorder as a digital still camera and record about 750 still images on one 60-minute tape in LP mode. The 5-Mode Program AE (Auto Exposure) prepares camcorder for various recording conditions with 5 automatic exposure settings. You can also add digital effects to your videos either while recording or during playback, giving you an exciting new angle to your home movies. And the Digital Electronic Image Stabilization compensates for unintentional hand and camcorder movement to help stabilize your recordings.

Amazon.com Review

The Panasonic PV-DV900 offers a great range of features and high-quality digital video at one of the best prices we've seen. This camcorder includes advanced options such as a swivel LCD screen, image stabilization, and digital effects at a price you might pay for a lesser-quality Hi8 camcorder.

The Panasonic PV-DV900's construction is ultracompact, allowing it to fit easily in one hand. While its 2.5-inch LCD screen is about average in size, we found it to be more than adequate for viewing our scenes. The eyepiece viewfinder is helpful in bright sunlight situations, but because it displays in black-and-white and doesn't swing up for viewing, we mostly used the LCD screen during our testing.

The Panasonic PV-DV900 uses a jog wheel for menu selection, which is easy to use once you get the hang of it. The menu is comprehensive but does require some time with the manual to figure out. The camcorder control layout is intuitive, with the menu, zoom, and record buttons all easily accessible with the hand that holds the camcorder.

The digital image stabilization works well, especially on high zoom modes. The swivel LCD screen is great for taking video above your head or for including yourself in the picture. The eyepiece viewfinder automatically comes on if you swivel the LCD screen to the front, so both the camcorder operator and the subject can see the video.

The Panasonic PV-DV900 uses MiniDV digital tapes, which fit high-quality video into a tiny format. For the scenes we recorded onto the MiniDV tapes, the color was bright and the picture was very sharp. One of the Panasonic PV-DV900's best features is its ability to dub audio onto a prerecorded tape. In addition to being able to replace the original soundtrack with new audio, you can also layer a new soundtrack on top of the old one--a great feature for adding background music or commentary to your movies.

Overall, the Panasonic PV-DV900 is a great bargain--it offers advanced features and quality that you'd normally find in a more expensive camcorder. --Holly Blumenthal

Pros:

High-quality digital video and audio
High-powered optical and digital zooms
2-track audio dubbing
Swivel LCD screen

Cons:

Eyepiece viewfinder is black-and-white and stationary

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The Panasonic PV-DV900 Digital Camcorder offers advanced digital features at an affordable price. This camcorder features PCM stereo sound, 18x optical zoom, 300x digital zoom, 400-line resolution, and a 2.5-inch color LCD display. The PV-DV900's wide range of shutter speeds and five exposure presets allow you to film in a variety of lighting situations. Electronic stabilization keeps your picture steady and smooth.

The PV-DV900 is long on creative extras. Still camera capabilities, seven fade variations, and eight color tones give you the artistic license to improve your films. An infrared remote allows you to film while you're in front of the camera. Index search and bookmark search features make it easier to find the scene you're looking for on your tape.

Customer Reviews:

Great camcorder. Discontinued.......2003-04-09

I bought this camcorder in 2000. The price was great at $500. It was a sale to get rid of the 900s before the newer series came out. The camera is basic. The eyepiece doesn't swivel. Which doesn't matter. I usually use the lcd, which drains the battery faster. The screen is 2.5" small but in color. All in all it is a good camcorder. Like the other reviewer, be careful. This camcorder is discontinued so the price has been jacked up.

This product is disappeared from the market, be careful.......2000-08-15

Good cheap cam with nice features...

Has firewire IEEE1934 interface to interact with the PC. Still shot capability holds up to 700 mid-quality images.

The problem is that the product is not even listed in the Panasonics site oficially, it's been missing between DV800 and DV950 models ( and 910 misses too ). But actually the info exists in the site when you edit the http address and replace the "950" with the "900". I couldn't confirm any problem with the 900 & 910 series but some dealers stopped to sells these models too.

So, go for the 950 which is lot more expensive but a real professional model or stick with the 800 one...

Great Camera.......2000-03-11

There are many different dv camcorders out there for all kinds of budgets. My budget was no too large for my dv purchase, so I shopped around and found the panasonic. I had read both positive and some luke warm reviews of the pv-dv900, but decided to go for it. I am so glad that i did.

I am not a videophile, but the picture and sound i get out of this camera are amazing. It is still better than my old vhs-c camcorder after I dub onto VHS. It is awesome. Haven't installed my IEEE 1394 card yet, so I am not sure about vid capture.

The other reviewer is right about the few differences between the 900 and the 910. The 900 doe not come with the $40 light or the $30 remote control nor does it come with a blank video tape (that seemed kinda cheap to me). The 910 has a color viewfinder and a 3" LCD versus the 900's b/w viewfinder and 2.5" LCD.

I reccomend this camera very highly.

Very good budget DV camcorder.......2000-02-24

The Panasonic pv-dv900 is a very basic DV camcorder. It uses the mini-dv cassette which is supported by many and is probably better in the long run than Sony's Digital 8 which uses standard 8mm for Digital 8 recorders. The picture quality on the Panasonic pv-dv900 is very good. When I first purchased this camera, I tried it out using a JVC mini dv tape and the picture quality really looked bad, then somehow like overnight, it cleared itself up. Its basically the same as the pv-dv910 by Panasonic, except for the fact that it doesn't come with a light, remote and the viewfinder doesn't move up or down. It does have close to a 2" viewable color display on the LCD. The viewfinder (not the LCD) itself is black and white, so its better to use the LCD color display when recording. You can purchase a light or remote seperately. The battery time is about 1 hour and a half. The charging time is close to an hour or a little less. You can ofcourse transfer your mini dv recording to standard VHS using the supplied video cables. It's also IEEE 1394 pc interface compatible but it doesn't come with the supplied cables.

You can also use this DV camcorder to capture still digital images on your mini-dv tape.

Not such a bad camera. If your looking for some basic mini-DV camcorder then this is probably just for you.

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Hit the road with the powerful, affordable Compaq Presario 2199US notebook PC and be confident that you have all the tools and documents you need to stay productive. The 2199US offers a 15-inch display, a battery-saving 2.13 GHz Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive for playing DVD movies and burning your own music CDs, 40 GB hard drive, and 512 MB of installed RAM.

The Basics

Hard Drive: The 40 GB (4200 RPM) hard drive will be serviceable, providing ample storage for your documents and productivity applications, but it is on the low end of storage capacity when compared with other notebooks.
Processor: The 2.13 GHz Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor is designed to extend system battery life using AMD's proprietary PowerNow! technology, as well as support a wide range of wireless LAN standards--including 802.11g (54g)--and Bluetooth connectivity.
Memory: The 2199US comes with a 512 MB built-in memory (2 x 256 MB modules, DDR SDRAM, 266 MHz)--a good start for power users. It has two slots for upgrading memory to a maximum of 1 GB (2 x 512 MB).
CD/DVD Drive: It comes equipped with a combo DVD/CD-RW drive, which enables you to play DVD-ROM discs and DVD movies as well as burn data and record music to CD discs.
Keyboard & Mouse: The 2199US has a 101-key keyboard and touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad.

Sound and Graphics
The 2199US uses the ATI Mobility Radeon 4x AGP video/graphics card with 3-D architecture and 64 MB of shared DDR RAM, which provides good DVD movie playback and the ability to drive an external monitor. It has a 15-inch XGA TFT screen with a 1028 x 768 native resolution.

The audio card is integrated into the notebook's circuitry, which helps save on cost. The 2199US features two built-in stereo speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The 2199US features a basic supply of external connections:

2 USB 1.1 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (note that this is not the faster USB 2.0 standard)
1 parallel port for connecting older printers and scanners
1 serial port for older peripherals such as early PDAs
1 VGA monitor port
1 S-Video out (for connecting to a TV)
1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II/III compatible and 32-bit card bus)
1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.92) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
The 2199US comes with the Windows XP Home Edition operating system, and it also features Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents). Other preloaded software includes Norton Antivirus 2003 (with 60 days of complimentary live updates), Quicken, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Encarta Online Deluxe, Adobe Acrobat Reader, InterVideo WinDVD SE (for playing DVD movies), Roxio EasyCD Creator, and MusicMatch Jukebox.

Dimensions and Weight
Measuring 12.96 x 10.72 x 1.62 inches (L x W x H), it's a relatively compact laptop. It weighs a moderate 7.3 pounds.

Power
The included rechargeable lithium-ion battery has 8 cells (which refers to the number of charge-storing components within the battery) and offers a standard amount of power for a notebook PC (around 2 hours of typical use).

What's in the Box
This package includes the Compaq Presario 2199US notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, phone cord, and operating instructions.

Customer Reviews:

Good everyday laptop.......2004-05-30

I got this laptop recently and I am very happy with it.

pros:

1) 15 inch display. It is very clear. Brightness is easily adjustable.
2) XP 2800. AMD Barton core. This is one fast processor. I would say that this processor is faster than any 1MB Centrino processors. (I have not used any 2MB Centrino processor machines to judge)
3) 512 MB RAM. You can really notice the difference over 256 MB ones.
4) Low price. Other notebook offering CD-RW/DVD combo, 40 GB, 512 MB RAM and fast processor are all generally $200 - $300 more expensive.
5) Relatively good battery life. I have gotten 2.5 - 3.75 hours of battery life. It really depends on what you do. If you play games, it will probably only last 1 hour. I have gotten 3+ hours of batter life watching movies on lower power setting. I use crystal CPUID to set the power setting instead of PowerNOW. It gives me more options, but also give you a chance to fry you CPU if you mess up.

cons:

1) USB 1.1 port and no firewire port. Basically means you cannot have fast access to external data. If you plan to do video editing, you will have to buy a firewire PCMCIA card. USB 1.1 is much slower compared to USB 2.0. Still, you should be able to get by to use with a digital camera.
2) High power consumption processor. This XP-M 2800 processor has a peak power consumption of 72W (compare to around 25W in Centrino). This puppy gets hot when running processor demanding applications. Mine CPU temperature have reached 82 degress celsius.
3) Integrated graphics card. Amazon mis-printed the graphics card for this unit, unless amazon.com gets different configurations from what I got. My unit has a RADEON IGP 320 integrated display card. It is not very fast, but still able to play some games depending how picky you are on video card. If you are getting a laptop to play the latest games, this laptop is not it.
4) The touchpad espically the scroll area is terrible. Whenever I try to type, my palm is on top of the scrollbar region of the touchpad causing my window to scroll up and down randomly. My only remedy is to disable the touchpad scrolling feature. All HP/Compaq had to do it to move the touchpad to the left 0.3 inches to solve this problem. I do not know what were they thinkging.
5) No integrated wireless card. Not a big deal. You can buy a PCMCIA with all the money you saved.
6) No docking station port. Probably not a big deal for most people.

amazing laptop for the price u pay.......2004-05-26

the best laptop u can get for the price u pay. i cant understand why everybody is complaining about the tochpad. compaq didnot enable the tapping option for the touchpad. so u have to just got t0 control panel--otherhardware---mouse----device settings---settings--enable the tapping option and u will be on the go like any other notebooks. the processor is also as fast as pentium.on the other side this notebook didnot have the wireless card. but no complaints as u can buy it for not more than 30 bucks.hope this helps...

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