Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS80 camcorder

"This camera gets 5 stars for its 3 year performance so far, that is for ease of use, quality of picture and features of camera, i bought this especialy to film high school football games..."

"Bottom line, if you're going to be transferring a lot of video to your computer, don't get anything from this line of panasonic cameras..."

"any help would be appreciated thanks in advance..."

"Well this camcorder takes very good videos Very good sound quality optical zoom is nice has a fire wire port good camcorder for the money digital zoom ok no fire cable no usb port I only tried one of these briefly but overall a decent camera..."

"Great for starters! Fairly minimalist; not for the serious home video maker..."

"Good quality transfer to computer and then good quality dvds and mini dv tapes..."

"Takes a few seconds to boot up..."

"I bought this camcorder to replace a Sharp (a really really bad camcorder), and I was attracted by its low price, and seemingly good performance, in particular by its large zoom and optical image stabilization..."

"Very simple to use, advanced stuff is hidden away so unlikely to miss a shot because you hit the wrong button..."

"Great options for the price Could use a bigger battery I bought this camera as an open box deal at a local Best Buy..."

"I am also an avid hockey player so it will be used to document my play along with the growing skating abilities of my son in the future..."

"If I had to buy this gadget again..."

"Great Sound, no separate We choose Panasonic for their continuing support of miniDVs which we use to archive school events and because of their superior audio..."

"I got my camera for christmas before my first child was born..."

"The quality of the picture is great, and the sound is pretty good..."

"A good feature if you plan to film babies or small children.<p> I do not like that the Panasonic lacks analog inputs..."

"This is a good camera for the extreme budget..."

"It has good features and the menu is easy to understand..."

"The only 2 cons when considering this camcorder is that it does not have internal memory so you need to stock up on the mini DV recording tapes but that is OK..."

"My husband and I purchased a PV-GS80 camcorder and the salesman was wonderful to us..."

"He was very knowlegable about the products and since my husband and myself are novices we really appreciated his help..."