Panasonic NV-GS27

A good starter DV cam for the newbie wanting no frills and ease of use. Good 30x Optical Zoom, very comfortable handling, good recording quality and aimed specifically at the newbie.

It's a bit basic, even at the price. It's a pity that a 1000x digital zoom is a feature - it has no use whatever!

You can pick it real cheap, and is therefore perhaps ideal for the newbie - but may be considered lacking after a short time.

I can’t recommend this camcorder highly enough. It endures as one of my most rewarding purchases and while it doesn’t match up to higher end camcorders, I’m sure I’ll keep it around for years to come.

nice size disc recording unit

1) window display fold out not displaying screen picture 2) slightist bump causes the unit to re-write information in turn you lose what you have just recorded 3) constantly have to press that big button on the right to refocus

looks nice and its easy to handle

good quality

could do with longer battery and cd

Very good value. High pic quality, better that many hard drive camcorders. Easy to use. Small & light.

None that I can think of for the price.

Compact, easy to use and good size display

A longer life battery with the intial purchase would be a great asset.

Light, simple to use, excellent results in good light. Very good value.

Not such good results indoors/in poor light

Good value. Not posh but does what it needs to.

Wish the eye piece turned up for tripod use to save battery life. But with mains supply not a problem.

very light and very easy to use..my 7 year old son can operate this.

Only the quality of picture when put on to dvd.