Panasonic DVD e.cam VDR-D50EB-S

Advantages: Best value for money QUALITY Video + Great Price = Value
Disadvantages: Software is not the best out there. But you can use windows movie maker easyly

...The Panasonic NV-GS180... Having a 3CCD camcorder is the best thing in the camcorder world. 3CCD is the technology used in news/TV cameras to give you that crystal clear cut video!!! And i must say, this camera is the best i have seen around, for the price as well as the quality. It has plenty of functions to fiddle around with, but the end all is that the video quality is fantastic and i reccomend anyone starting off from making their own home videos, to videoing as a hobby (Youtube), this is the best camera you can use. Its the best value for money as its not expensive at all compared to other 3CCD cameras which range to £1000 and more easyly! Panasonic have been able to cut the costs down due to the fact that it uses DV cassettes. Which are more reliable in terms of not getting damaged that easyly. The software (pinnacle... Read review

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Advantages: Small, light, easy to use, brilliant quality
Disadvantages: DV's are more hassle (and more expensive) than Hard Drives

...This Video Camera is the best that I have ever used, and certainly the best I've ever owned! The 3CCD technology is superb, providing amazing clarity, to the extent that if you use it correctly (a tripod is required for the best results, despite the anti-shake technology being significantly better than other models I've used) it will look just as good as TV quality! The list of features is reasonably restricted, but for the average user this just means that the menus are small and easy to navigate, and for the fantastic price that you pay for it, the features are impressive indeed. The only thing that it lacks is a hard drive, as messing about with DV tapes (despite them being much better than dvd's and the old style tapes) is really annoying - so a hard drive recording facility would be the icing on the cake. Overall... Read review

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Advantages: True widescreen 16:9, iMovie compatible, DV/Firewire, large lens and 12*optical zoom
Disadvantages: Larger than usual DV cam to accommodate the 43mm lens

...for the Canon cameras mentioned loud mechanism noise while taping which you can hear on the recording. This put me off and as I was happy with my previous Panasonic DV cam I decided to go for this. *****FEATURES***** ----------------------------- * true widesceen 16:9 recording * 3CCD Camera System with Leica Dicomar Lens * 4.0 Megapixel Still Picture Recording with Optical Image Stabiliser + flash * Manual Focus Ring * huge 43mm lens * 12 times optical zoom * DV/Firewire connection * mini DV recording * iMovie compatible *****WHAT'S IN THE BOX?***** -------------------------------------------- Camera, battery, remote control, remote mic, strap, tape cleaner, USB cable, SW for PC (no need for Mac). - No DV tape - No SD card - No Firewire cable I got a free case thrown in with mine too. *****ADVANTAGES... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful