Panasonic SDR-SW20

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Panasonic has a reputation for getting tough with its products. Its range of hardened portable computing devices has become legendary. Now it has applied this experience to its camcorders. The result is the SDR-SW20. It's like the dinky SDR-S7, only waterproof, dustproof, and designed to endure a bit of rough treatment. It can be dropped from heights of up to 1.2m yet survive unscathed, and remain watertight down to depths of 1.5m. Read more...
Features Score 7 for Features
Image Quality Score 7 for Image Quality
Value Score 9 for Value
Overall Score 8 for Overall
award recommended


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comment James Morris said on 12th March 2009

If you hooked up to a PC via USB, you would leave one of the waterproof doors open, so you couldn't shoot underwater.

comment Jodie Lewis said on 13th May 2009

I bought this especially so I could take it scuba diving and I followed all the instructions but ended up sending it back to the place I bought it from because water had got in it.... more

comment James Morris said on 4th June 2009

What was the known fault? I wonder if it has been fixed in the new model, the SW21.

comment stephncei said on 27th September 2009

To Jodie Lewis...the camera is only designed to withstand a depth of 1.5m, not for scuba diving. I have found the camera a great basic point and shoot camera. The picture quality... more

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