Editor Rating 4.0/5 Published on December 15, 2006
Three-CCD imaging delivers stunning video quality, excellent manual controls, relatively low price for a top-of-the-line model...Lacks features from the old PV-GS400, such as headphone jack, analog-to-digital passthrough and multicontrol...In terms of video quality, manual controls and overall value, Panasonic's PV-GS500 is a hard camcorder to beat...The good news is...
Editor Rating 48.0/60 Published on August 22, 2006
Outstanding video quality; good selection of controls for both automatic and manual shooting; superior optical image stabilization....Heavier and bulkier than other camcorders; some manual controls are a little awkward to access....The highlight of this camcorder is its video quality: it got top marks in tests, in both normal and low-light conditions...you can put the camera into a fully manual mode,...
In fact, the PanasonicPV-GS500's only significant functional improvement over its predecessor is the ability to display wide-screen video in its correct aspect ratio, thanks to the PV-GS500's 16:9 LCD...Superficially, the PanasonicPV-GS500 bears a strong resemblance to the PV-GS400, retaining its predecessor's classic handicam...
And, given its price is several hundred dollars cheaper than the GS400, I can almost assure you the average user will bid good riddance to the missing functionality...Besides, the magicCable thing is really neat, making you zoom smoothly like pros...Also, weight is unavoidable if you want to have good optical lens with good aperture so you can have good low light performance...
The size is pretty small, small enough to carry around and good enough to have good quality...Fairly new, core2duo) The PV-GS500 is a really good consumer camera for people who just need a camera to film really important events...If you're looking to film home made movies without spending an arm and a leg for an expensive prosumer camera, this is a pretty good choice...
great view finder - easy menu handling - good quality of still image - good quality of recording (even in dark place) - wired remote - 3 CCD - only x12 optical zoom - no major weakness until now The best point is the viewfinder...Good low light capability, smooth zoom function, great video quality, Good battery life No headphone jack This is my first purchase of a camcorder, and I did lots of research...
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