Typical price: £700
What is it: Prosumer 3CCD MiniDV camcorder with 12x optical zoom and optical image stabilisation
What we think: A camcorder for the discriminating consumer, this offers outstanding value
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 3 February 2006
Tags: Panasonic, Panasonic PV-GS400, low light, human, battery life
We like:
Smart design and excellent manual controls; great three-chip imagery and 16:9 performance; solid optical zoom and stabiliser; big 89mm LCD
We don't like:
Not the smallest camera; mediocre low-light and still-image performance; not brilliant as a point-and-shoot
CNET UK judgement:
The Panasonic PV-GS400 offers outstanding value in a camcorder for the discriminating consumer
Full review:
Remember when you were ten, the big fish in the small pond of primary school? You probably felt like pretty hot stuff -- until the next year, when you found yourself demoted to the status of a lowly first year in secondary school. Panasonic's PV-GS400 MiniDV camcorder is in the same position: at the pinnacle of Panasonic's consumer camcorder line, just below the professional line, which begins with the AG-DVC30. Continue Reading...
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