Panasonic PVDV402 MiniDV Multicam Digital Camcorder w/ 3.5" LCD, IR Remote & 8MB SD Memory Card

by Panasonic

Product Details

Product Manual [10.15mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 2.9 x 3.5 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005YTX1
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,148 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 23, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Combining 1.3-megapixel stills--albeit interpolated--with a 10x optical zoom, the PV-DV402 wraps some great features in its plastic and metal body. Images are stored on SD cards, and an 8 MB card is included, which can be downloaded to your computer via USB. For those that like to shoot in low-light conditions, the camcorder also features a built-in color-recording mode for those types of situations. According to Panasonic, the mode will help reduce the graininess often associated with low-light shooting.

A zoom mic, built-in light, and remote control are included with the PV-DV402, along with an MPEG-4 movie system, which lets you capture compressed video clips for e-mailing to friends and family. Additionally, Panasonic includes a software suite from ArcSoft for organizing and printing still images. The camcorder also features an external mic input, composite video out, S-video out, and, of course, IEEE 1394.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average overall, August 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Panasonic PVDV402 MiniDV Multicam Digital Camcorder w/ 3.5" LCD, IR Remote & 8MB SD Memory Card (Electronics)

Videorecording quality is great. Camera is very user friendly. Biggest complaint is the placement of the zoom. They moved this from previous versions of this camera and it is in a difficult spot. Every time I try to zoom, the camera (and resulting picture) shakes while I try to find where to put my fingers - how frustrating!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Upload to PC not quite what we hoped for, November 2, 2002

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"nymike" (Chappaqua, Ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic PVDV402 MiniDV Multicam Digital Camcorder w/ 3.5" LCD, IR Remote & 8MB SD Memory Card (Electronics)

One of the reasons we bought this high-end model is that it promised the ability to upload movies as MPEG 4 into a coimputer and wde would be able to burn home movies on CDs and send them to relatives...

Alas, you can only upload 3 minutes of movie at a time!!! There are a myriad of other restrictions on this as well, which makes this less than we had hoiped fror. In retrospect, the 202 camera would have done the job

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Camcorder with abundant features., June 15, 2004

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"wwfly" (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic PVDV402 MiniDV Multicam Digital Camcorder w/ 3.5" LCD, IR Remote & 8MB SD Memory Card (Electronics)

I have been using this camcorder little over than 1 year. This has great features especially optical and digital zoom. Never used EIS, MagicVu features but I am sure I will someday. Easy accessibility to the DV cassette (to remove and replace). Ergonomic features like zoom, record buttons. Blank search is really helpful. Memory card that comes with the cam is useless and also the pictures are not that good. Have to buy i.Link interface cable to transfer videos to Pc as its taking too long with USB cable. Battety life is less but you have to buy a spare one. Overall this camcorder is a good one and worth to buy than a Sony which has less features for the same price.