Panasonic announces the Panasonic SDR-S7 digital camcorder. The tiny camcorder only weighs 160g.

Features of the Panasonic SDR-S7 include DVD (MPEG2) video recording, 0.6s Quick Start, 2.7 inch display, 10x optical zoom, SD card support up to 16GB, and world time.

Overall measurements of the new Panasonic camcorder are 41×59x102mm.

Panasonic will start shipping the Panasonic SDR-S7 in two colors (Black, Silver) in a limited number starting on April 25th in Japan. The price of the SDR-S7 is 44,800 yen (~$435).
Via this Panasonic press-release (Japanese).

This new Panasonic pocket camcorder is nice, but the new world's smallest full HD camcorder that Sony released today is much, much nicer. Find out more about the Sony HDR-TG1.