Panasonic PV-GS29 MiniDV Camcorder with 30x Optical Zoom (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

Bad camera send to me. its of no use when it arrive.Bad product from the merchant

Camera is great... Smooth zoom, quick auto-focus. Good low-light. If you have the time and computer that excepts firewire this is a great buy. Just know what you are getting into with mini DV. It's a dying breed but for what it is, this is a superb product for the $$.

I like the camara and the zoom was good. I returned it because I was very disappointed with the resolution. In todays world, I expected better.

But I don't want to pass a good product. The Camcorder works just fine giving the time I bought it.

not all the features work

I bought this camcorder recently and am very happy with it. It is very easy to use and has good recording quality. The low light indoors isn't great but no camcorders in this price range are. I've used it several times and it works fine. I recommend this and the price is unreal.

This was my second camcorder- after a Canon that lasted 2 years but developed motor noise. This Panasonic literally suddenly died after only 3 MONTHS ( well, 3 months and a week- thereby a week too late for the warranty and a "too bad, so sad" response from panasonic!). I had used it to film a wedding- it had terrible indoor quality and poor sound quality and obviously had a short pathetic lifespan. Do not buy this camera!

You won't go wrong with a Panasonic DV. I've had a few models. I have several of this model for my business. They're rock solid reliable, nice and small for portability, and the quality of the recording is very good.