Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS85 Ultra-Compact Digital Camcorder

decent camcorder

Strengths: Compact size, Still Picture feature, Stabelizer, zoom

Weakness: can't charge the battery while using the camcorder, all output ports are located BEHIND the battery, so-so performance in the dark

The GS-85 is a decent camcorder at entry level. The tele-zoom is very quiet and image stabilizer works very well. I am satisfied with the video quality for outdoors. However, pictures look terribly dark for indoors. When I connected the camcorder to my SONY LCD, the picture looked brown and dark…The biggest turn-down for me is actually not the poor performance at night/indoor, but the STUPID...

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Good camcorder

Strengths: Easy to use.USB conncetion to PC. With built-in light.

Weakness: Have to take off the battery when downloading images to PC

This is the second camcorder I bought-the first is a SONY HC28. I got it on Thanksgiving holiday as a gift to my parents. At the price around $200.00 it is a pretty good choice. The image is clear and sharp. The built-in light can improve the performance at low-light especially indoors. Although it is larger than SONY HC28, it is not too heavy to hold. It supplies the USB connection to PC which...

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Great camcorder for the price

Strengths: Pro: VDO quality, Sharp LCD, External Horse shoe, Zoom Mic, Built-in light, and Webcam capability

Weakness: Heavy, Can't charge battery while connect the DC jack to the camcorder, Optical Image Stabilizer

Before I decide to get this camera, I compared it against Canon zr 800&830, and JVC GR-D750&770. You can find more detail at www.camcorderinfo.com/.... I have budget for $200-250 and this camcorder seems to beat the others. I like the image quality of the camcorder as well as the features. It doesn't pick up much of the motor & zoom nice like the canon. The GS-85 is a very decent camcorder. It...

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converting to disc

Strengths: 32x optical zoom is great for wild life. and you can take stills while recording and take stills while watching the video

Weakness: hard to convert to disc

I would like to knw how to copy the "cassette" video to disc. I've used the dv port to firewire but can only watch the video, not record or save it. HELP!

Very good standard definition camcorder

Strengths: OPTICAL image stabilization, 34x zoom, MiniDV format, native widescreen mode, thumb dial menu system.

Weakness: digital stills have very low resolution (640x480), low-light performance,

I needed a camcorder soon, but I wasn't willing to fork over $700+ for an HD camcorder that I really want (Canon HV20). I chose this model because it was recommended model for 2007 by a trusted review site (camcorderinfo.com) and it would suffice for now. I've only had it for a few days, but that's all I need to tell if it is good or not. I was able to upload video via firewire to my PC using...

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Great small camcorder

Strengths: small, very easy to use, large LCD display, good image quality

Weakness: no date information when you burn the DVD

We bought this camcorder for our little girl. It is affordable and reliable. The image quality is better than many other camcorders I tried before. The good thing for this camcorder is you can use it as a super high quality web cam. So you can buy a camcorder and web cam for 200 bucks!

Great Camera

Strengths: Great Quality, Still Pictures, 32x Zoom, Optical Image Stablization (OIS), good internal mic, built in light, good low light filming

Weakness: Remove battery to charge/capture to computer, no mic input jack, slower zoom,

My friend and I film short comedy videos and we put them on Youtube. When you upload a video to youtube, they convert the file to their own format with specific resolution, so if you were to save a video in HD format, you would loose quality. But with proper lighting, and auto color correcting, it looks great even on Youtube. This is a great camera. My only problem is there is no input jack for...

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Good for price

Strengths: Easy and convenient to us,great optical image stabilizer Good video quality

Weakness: The battery needs to be removed to connect USB to the computer

Overall, it is good, The Panasonic PV-GS85 is a serviceable budget camcorder, The PV-GS85 also has an SD card slot for recording stills. Colors looked neutral and accurate, and footage was relatively clean and free of grain. the PV-GS85 has a built-in video light--so you won't be left totally in the dark, when shooting in the dark

Good camcorder (great for the price)

Strengths: Amazing Zoom, great optical image stabilizer Good video quality Nice small led for low light

Weakness: Bad stills resolution A bit plasticy. Wrist band location doesn't hold hand correctly.

All in all I am very pleased with this camcorder. For this price you can't match the zoom with optical image stability. The video quality is very nice (not professional - but what do you expect from this price). This is probably the last year (or maybe two) that DV Camcorders will be around, but you get great quality for low price. Much easier to work with compared to DVD camcorders. + Good video...

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