The Gadgets Page

Mike bought this Panasonic DMC-FX01 for himself about a month ago. I shrugged and went about my business, never thinking to give it a second glance. About a week ago, he took a small video of the cats. When he showed it to me, I commented on it,

“Man, that’s a clear video. What resolution is that?”

“I don’t know. I think you can take HDTV quality video with this. I can only get about 10 minutes on my SD card.”

“Can I borrow your camera tomorrow?”

Mike shrugged and I woke up early. I film walking videos for Starling Fitness and I wanted to see how well his little camera could do. Let me tell you, it blew the Sony DCR-DVD300 Handycam out of the water. The video on the Panasonic isn’t perfect, but it’s clearer than the Sony and it has an amazing anti-shake setting that makes taking a walking video a breeze.

Here is a 3-minute example of the video I took with the Panasonic DMC-FX01:

After playing with the Panasonic DMC-LX01, I no longer fantasize about buying a “real” video camera. His tiny camera fits in his pocket and goes with him everywhere. What’s the point of lugging around a huge video camera if you have one that’s almost as good with you wherever you go? There isn’t one.

The full-length DVD of this video is actually for sale at Starling Fitness for $5 including shipping and handling. If you’re interested in that sort of thing, you can find it here:

Starling Fitness – Fitness, diet, and health weblog » Walking Videos For Sale