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Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS120 Mini DV CamcorderWith a built in digital still camera feature, the new camcorders can also record high-resolution digital still images utilizing the...
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With a built in digital still camera feature, the new camcorders can also record high-resolution digital still images utilizing the versatile SD Memory Card. Both the 1.2 Megapixel PV-GS120 and 2.3 Megapixel PV-GS200 feature a 10x telescopic optical zoom lens; a 700x digital zoom that allows for amazing 700:1 clear, close-ups from wide angle to full telephoto zoom; and a Macro Zoom feature, which lets users shoot extreme close-ups at distances as close as 40cm. \n\n
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12 Reviews from Shopping.com
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Better than I thought it would be
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Pros: quality of video, stability, and color
Cons: Battery life could be a little longer :(
The Bottom Line:
If you need to get a camera that will give you the incredible quality of 3CCD capture, without the price of a PD-170 or better.
I am a videographer, and I make dvds. So I need to have the best cameras that I can get my hands on. When I was looking to get a small camcorder size camera that I wouldn't be too upset about breaking or losing, I bought the PV GS120. I read that reviews saying that the stabilization of the video was poor and that the shots could look a little grainy. I have come to a professional conclusion on this camera and I thought I would share it.
As for the quality of the picture, this is the thing that impresses me the most about this camera. Nothing escapes it during the day, color is transferred perfectly. however, the night time recording is lacking, and the 'night shutter' is nothing more than a long exposure setting, which granted, makes for some interesting static shots at night.
The Stability of the picture is the thing that I found to be the biggest difference from my experience to the reviews. I've never used digital Zoom, so I automatically turned it off, and while I was covering a drifting event in washington dc, I was tracking cars moving around a track in excess of 80-100MPH and I never had any stability problems. My reccomendation to those that do have them: don't use the handstrap.. that's just a place to hold the camera when it's not in use ;)
As for the Grainy shots, Again, DIGITAL zoom. Turn it off. It's useless anyway, only thing that you should worry about when Buying a camcorder is the OPTICAL zoom. I also use a wideangle lens on the camera and that improves the field of view that I read one consumer complaining about. All in all, this is the best 'mini' camcorder I have ever used, and I'm infact looking to get another one for my next dvd so I can have a few more cameras on cars as they go around the tracks.
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