Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS90 camcorder

"Optical image stabilization, 40x optical zoom, clear stereo microphone, bright LCD view panel (even in sunlight), quick cold boot to record time, well placed controls..."

"lightweight, lots of nice features, good battery life, good quality picture, very user friendly design plastic housing is rather cheap looking/feeling, handstrap could be placed differently to prevent camera tilt, non threaded lens..."

"This may be good enough for most, but I'd recommend that those with more lengthy events purchase additional or larger battery packs..."

"It has great capabilities for the amateur to learn and produce "good" video content..."

"However, for home use I would highly recommend them..."

"Good price, screen, battery life, charging time transferring on firewire, bad recording quality in dim light I bought this camcorder last year around February and it worked well until September of 2005.I brought my PV GS9 on every family vacation and outing and it worked exceptionally well..."

"It charged in an hour and the battery, for me, lasted an average of 1 hour and 20 minutes, which isn't..."

"It's a cute camera and I have just about figured everything out with out any help..."

"Boy was I disappointed when I got the camera and a pack of DVDs home today..."

"But the camera it self is very nice and easy to use and figure out and it has great zoom..."