Panasonic D-Snap SV-AV50 Camera Review - What's in the Box
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Surprisingly enough, it does not come with much, just the bare essentials. For someone who shelled out $400 for a camera, you should at least get a leather carrying case and some little gimmicks that make it look that it is really worth the hard-earned money you just spent. Instead it comes with the following:
- Camera
- Docking Station
- USB cable
- AC adapter
- Software/manuals
- A/V cable (a flimsy one too)
- Rechargeable battery
- A whopping 8MB SD card
In-line wired remote control - Ok, this one deserves some special attention. That would be a nice extra, right? Well, unfortunately, this thing becomes necessary where you would expect it to be needed the least.. The camera has a small 3/32" jack that the remote control is being plugged in to, thus adapting the standard headphone jack to fit correctly. So, with that being said, if you have lost your remote, you can't play your MP3s since most headphones are using a stereo 1/8" jack. Not only that, the A/V cable cannot be plugged in to the camera directly either. It has to go through the docking cradle that has the appropriate connection on it.
You also receive a strap, cloth bag to carry it and a little piece of lens-cleaning fabric.
Besides that 3/32" connection being a problem, the camcorder itself has a proprietary connector that hooks up to the charging cradle only and the supplied USB cable cannot be connected in a direct manner. Now that is truly an inconvenient design. Bottom line: unless you are prepared to carry all those accessories with you, you can forget about being able to carry your new camera/Mp3player all over the place and show off all your pictures/movies to your friends at their home PCs.
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