Panasonic HDC-HS60

96 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Image quality (27)
Portability (18)
Usability (16)
Zoom (11)
Color (3)

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Features (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 96 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the color and zoom are on the whole positive. The usability and portability also get good opinions. Some have doubts about the features. There are some mixed opinions about the battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic HDC-HS60 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

Panasonic HDC-HS60K

Is it just me, or are four nearly identical versions of the same product a wee bit much? Panasonic seems to be taking a carpet bomb approach to the entry-level HD camcorder market, with those four models in the slim range between $500 and $700. The...

Manual shutter-speed and iris controls; comfortable size; smarter-than-average autofocus; lens focuses relatively closely; decent battery life

Soft video; cramped, low-resolution touch screen

Panasonic's quartet of entry-level HD camcorders--the HDC-HS60, TM60, TM55, and SD60--delivers a nice manual feature set and good performance, as well as solid video quality for their class. As long as you don't pay list price, the SD60 is a great...

Jun, 2010

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Expert review by: Jeremy Stamas (washingtonpost.com)

Panasonic HDC-HS60

Panasonic welcomed a new crop of mid-range HD camcorders this year, one of which is the HDC-HS60. The HS60 is a Full HD camcorder that records to a 120GB internal hard drive or to SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards. The camcorder also has a 25x optical zoom,...

While the HDC-HS60 is not a top-of-the-line model, it still has an extensive amount of manual controls and very good video quality to boot. The camcorder is pretty compact, but it's definitely not too small-so it should appeal to people that are used...

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by: Jeremy Stamas (reviewed.com)

Panasonic HDC-HS60

A strong performer, but we expect stiff competition this year

Good color & noise results; Good motion & sharpness; Plenty of manual controls

Touchscreen can be annoying

Panasonic definitely impressed us with the improvements it made with the HDC-HS60 (MSRP $699.95). The camcorder was a much stronger performer than Panasonic’s crop of mid-range models from last year, and it often matched or exceeded the performance of...

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by: Jeremy Stamas (camcorderinfo.com)

Panasonic HDC-HS60 Camcorder Review

The HDC-HS60 is part of Panasonic's new crop of mid-range camcorders for 2010. It boasts a 1/4.1-inch CMOS sensor, 25x optical zoom lens, and 120GB internal hard drive. The camcorder impressed us with its strong performance, but we expect a lot of good...

Panasonic definitely impressed us with the improvements it made with the HDC-HS60 (MSRP $699.95). The camcorder was a much stronger performer than Panasonic's crop of mid-range models from last year, and it often matched or exceeded the performance of...

Feb, 2010

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Amazon review summary for the Panasonic HDC-HS60

alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 user reviews of the Panasonic HDC-HS60 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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83% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: holytornado84 (amazon.com)

Superb video quality until you get into low light!

I have owned the Panasonic HDC-TM60 for over a year now and have recorded several great quality videos when recording in good light or even an overcast cloudy day. When I record in a low light environment though, it is a much different story. The video...

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review by: holytornado84 (amazon.com)

Superb video quality until you get into low light!

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review by: Paul Terry "paultt" (amazon.com)

Broke after 2 years, no way to contact service repair

This camcorder is pretty good.

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review by: Paul Terry "paultt" (amazon.com)

Broke after 2 years, no way to contact service repair

This camcorder is pretty good. But after owning the camera for 2 years, the shutter is now stuck. It will not close- it's stuck in a 1/2 way position that obscures the bottom half of the lens. The technical support for Panasonic is horrendous. You must...

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review by: Marlene L. Haines "Luv Fishin" (amazon.com)