Published Work

Panasonic SV-AV100 D-snap

A little thicker than a box of Altoids, the D-snap packs video recording and still-photo capabilities into a package small enough to fit in a pants pocket or behind a potted plant. Despite its size, the D-snap takes remarkably good videos — comparable to, or even slightly better than, the full-size
Dylan Tweney 1 min read
Panasonic SV-AV100 D-snap

A little thicker than a box of Altoids, the D-snap packs video recording and still-photo capabilities into a package small enough to fit in a pants pocket or behind a potted plant. Despite its size, the D-snap takes remarkably good videos — comparable to, or even slightly better than, the full-size DVD camcorders here — and its LCD is actually no smaller than that of most full-size camcorders. As a result, using the D-snap is a joy, although one 512MB SD card holds only 10 minutes of top-quality MPEG-2 video (or several hours of truly crummy MPEG-4 video). Still, if you don’t mind paying $750 for a pocket camcorder, you can probably shell out a bit more for some extra 512MB cards; they’re only $70 apiece.

-Dylan Tweney

Best Feature: Terrifically portable video
Worst Feature: Cam-phone quality stills

SPECS:
Panasonic SV-AV100 D-snap
$749
Weight: 6.4 ounces
Size: 2.5 x 3.5 x 1.3 inches
Specs: MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 video recording; 10x optical zoom; SD card slot (512MB card included); USB 1.1; AV port; 0.3-megapixel still images
www.panasonic.com

* * *

Link: Panasonic SV-AV100 D-snap

Link broken? Try the Wayback Machine.

Share
Comments
More from Dylan Tweney - Storylines

Storylines

Subscribe to my newsletter on writing & storytelling

Great! You’ve successfully signed up.

Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.

You've successfully subscribed to Dylan Tweney - Storylines.

Success! Check your email for magic link to sign-in.

Success! Your billing info has been updated.

Your billing was not updated.