The VDR-M53 is the entry-level model in Panasonic's line of DVD camcorders and one of the most affordable DVD camcorders currently available...The VDR-M53 records digital video and stills directly onto 3-inch discs in either DVD-RAM or DVD-R formats...The VDR-M53 sports a 1/6-inch, 680,000-pixel CCD imager with a 24X optical/800X digital zoom function...For...
"I just bought this camcorder and am not a good reader of manuals..."
"Has good features, but the biggest downsides are it does not have a USB port and it uses DVD-RAM discs (re-writable) which do not work on most of the DVD players..."
"Since I now have to search for a new camcorder, from reading other Panasonic model reviews, I am convinced I did not just get a lemon, but the Panasonic brand..."
The single-CCD PanasonicVDR-M53 miniDVD camcorder has a street price of about $550, which is great a miniDVD camcorder that has a 2.5-inch LCD screen, 24X optical zoom, and still-shooting capabilities...But taking image quality into account, the VDR-M53's low price is appropriate?you'll get what you pay for...Poor video quality was our biggest problem with...
Panasonic’s entry level camcorder, the VDR-M53, attempts to provide convenience and affordability to its users...The VDR-M53 performed very well in bright light conditions only to stagger in low light...In conditions comparable to a bright sunny day, the camcorder gave us very sharp images with good color representation...
Description: PanasonicVDR-M53 DVD Palmcorder Camcorder - Panasonic VDRM53 ... those tapes good-bye as you say hello to the VDR-M53 Palmcorder from Panasonic. Minimize ...