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Panasonic VDR-D200
Panasonic VDR-D200
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HQ Grade: F
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of camcorders.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 3 out of 5
"No transfer movies to my Laptop"
  • 3 out of 5
"trouble with finalising"
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Ram (Ram) 11 pts
May 13, 2007 8:28 PM
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DVD-RAM driver for VDR 200 compatible with Vista

I have a VDR-D200 camcorder and panasonic has supplied a DVD-RAM driver for it to use with USB provided. This driver only supports windows XP. so is there any software which can help connect my USB device to Vista and when panasonic is planning to realease driver for vista. im now stuck with all of my DVD-RAM Discs.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
May 14, 2007 6:19 PM
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Well, you're not alone in seeing issues with Vista and breaking applications and hardware with upgrades. The good news is that you can try using it in "compatibility mode." This will enable you to run XP virtually for any utility you need XP for.

You can also try "ripping" your dvd onto the hard drive using something like DVD Decrypter and then Videora to re-encode it into a more editable format.

At leats until Panasonic gets it's act together with new drivers. It's still a little early in the game for it though.
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Paul 0 pts
May 30, 2007 8:31 AM
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They have, you need to buy , yep yo got it, buy cheap so and sos the new software version for vista.
Don't feel bad I just bought the one for xp cause I have the vdr 100 no software, did not know this until I bought the camera, now I have a new computer with vista and guess what.
You can try updates on panasonic website.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
May 31, 2007 3:39 PM
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Well, to be fair, when OSX came out, it broke the compatibility of my video camera to the MAC. So Vista isn't alone in this. Sometimes, it's simply inevitable. My solution ended up being selling the camera on eBay and buying a more compatible model.

But time will tell if any firmware updates or driver updates will be released to solve the problem.
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Norm 26 pts
October 4, 2007 3:59 AM
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Hey Ram, I hope that you were able to figure this problem out, but if not, I have some tips. First, download the programs into Windows Vista like normal. Windows will tell you that it isn't compatible, but will give you the option to download anyway. Then go to this site: http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/info/vista.html and look for your downloads. I think your camcorder is under the VDR-250 model, you will see your model when you click on the "Remarks" link. You should be able to update your software there. As far as the USB driver for the camcorder, just plug it in and let Windows figure it out. The driver on the disk wont work for Vista. Hope this helps you!
Norm
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Luis 4 pts
November 15, 2007 4:59 PM
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I have a panasonic DVD camcorder model VDR-D200 and I misplaced the disc were all the drivers to download to use my usb cable and at the homepage for panasonic comes the newer version of imagemixer3 and it doesnt work. Can anyone help me?
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