Panasonic HC-V500M

30 reviews

Jun, 2013

Positive
Usability (10)
Portability (7)
Value for money (6)
Image quality (5)
Size (1)

Negative
Battery (3)
Memory (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the size and image quality are on the whole positive. The value for money and portability are also mentioned favorably. There are some less positive comments about the memory and battery.

usability, portability, value for money, image quality, size

battery, memory

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic HC-V500M is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Jeremy Stamas (reviewed.com)

Panasonic HC-V500M

A small, lightweight, budget camcorder that offers a lot for its $499 MSRP

Plenty of recording options, including 1080/60p; Lots of manual controls for a budget camcorder

Disappointing low light performance

The Panasonic HC-V500M is a good entry-level camcorder, and it has plenty of updates over the previous HDC-TM40. But Panasonic failed to improve the V500M’s low light capabilities, which ends up being the camcorder’s biggest weakness. Still, if you’re...

May, 2012

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Expert review by: (camcorderinfo.com)

Panasonic HC-V500MCamcorder Review

The Panasonic HC-V500M is a small, lightweight, budget camcorder that offers a lot for its $499 MSRP. For an entry-level camcorder, the V500M has a wide range of manual controls, as well as the ability to record Full HD video using a 60p (or 60i frame...

May, 2012

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Consumer review by: 7of9 (bestbuy.com)

nice

love it !!!had a sony but could not get it to a dvd.....very easy to put onto a dvd thru their program..only problem is that when viewing dvd (on a tv) there is a 1-2 pause in between different clips ... maybe it is a setting i did not use...

easy to put movie on dvd

no neck strap included

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review by: robintech (bestbuy.com)

Great video camera

bought this for a family reunion in July 2012. Very light weight, fun to use. i have three panasonic camera's gave one to kids. Pictures are always stunning and better than other brands. I did not have time to learn all the features, found out later...

Takes still pictures too

haven't gotten used to the many features yet

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review by: KimMJ (bestbuy.com)

Geat camcorder for the price

This is my first camcorder and I Love it! Easy to use out of the box and great pictures also. I bought it in store and was very glad I did as the price was much much lower there than online.

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review by: Lcruz1014 (bestbuy.com)

Awesome Video Camera

The only negative is that it doesn't have the outside projection like Sony's does but that's it. The quality is excellent. It zooms it amazing and doesn't shake at all the closer you get. I've had no issues recording my son's football games, easy to...

No complaints so everything

No projection

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review by: Wayjac (bestbuy.com)

Great hd for the price!

Great video, good sound! Excellent value! Purchased for a trip to Disney and Universal. I used it in all lighting situations and was really happy with the results.

Clear video

Nothing so far

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review by: sheer (bestbuy.com)

Good all-around camera

Overall, this is a good camera. I bought it after returning a bad one, so I've had the opportunity to see both sides of the spectrum.The image stabilization is almost too good to believe. The low light performance is also very good. The autofocus seems...

low light performance, battery life, flexibility

Does not come with HDMI cable (only colorstream), somewhat clunky UI for manual picture settings

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: cflex (bestbuy.com)

Great camera for the price

I saved $150 off the retail buying this camera on the Best Buy website. It is a good ittle camera and I was really happy with what I recieved for the price. It takes really ggod HD video. The only downside is the software that the camera comes with is...

Small, light weight, fairly easy to use

Very difficult to transfer videos to DVD to play in DVD Player

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: NateTheKid (bestbuy.com)

Worth it

My favorite thing about this camera is it's amazing picture quality. The zoom is extreme and the focus is great. It has few recording options (but I find those unnecessary anyways since almost everything can be edited in a editing software). It also is...

picture quality, price, compatibly, ease of use, style, zoom

Audio (kinda), low light, battery life

Aug, 2012

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