As a user of a digital Sony camcorder I wanted something handy for traveling and all occasions. Since my Sony now been a few years has under his belt, I decided that has to serve as the Praktica favorable secondary device. The first is Gratifying, you do not really need a manual Although the DVC 10.1 for this price range has more settings than I expected. It is delivered with bag and all the necessary cables. It is a few seconds after switching on immediately ready for use. The image quality is surprisingly good and the Full HD mode also very colorfast and the picture convinces with good sharpness. Since the cam is operated via the touchscreen (the precise responsive and works well) are done only a few control buttons attached. Data compression is astonishingly very low which is responsible for good image quality and exceptional in this price range. The build quality is far from "cheap". A particularly great advantage is that is saved directly to an SD or SDHC card. An attempt for a short test film, this easy to slide into the SD Lot of my lap tops and also anzuschaun immediately successful. the movie was released, from which no one had to edit it right away and smoothly on the screen. The photo function with 10 MP is handy as you and Cam Photo has in one and be able to convince both by a sharp and lifelike picture. With the built-in flash, it is even possible to completely illuminate a room and can thus produce good and sharp images. The Practika has "only" an optical 5x zoom, but it works well and above all completely silent. The autofocus is not among the fastest but focusiert correctly in all exposure situations. For good image quality setting is 720p at 60 frames per second probably the best alternative because the motions and pans at the higher frame rate smooth. With slow and normal situations in the outdoor area of the mode 1080i impresses with its brilliant sharpness and color fastness. With an 8GB card about 90 minutes of continuous films are possible in the highest image resolution. I also find the Qualitäz in twilight and indoors under normal lighting surprisingly good for a full HD cam in this price range. In my Sony picture indoors is very fast too grainy and can not really keep up with the Practika. But since a few years in between. The one only significant drawback is that the focus can not be determined, but this evil also share the camcorder the same price brand competitors. But in normal operation this feature is not really needed. Anyone looking for a good home camcorder with good facilities and sharp image is adequately supplied with the Practika 10.1.
