Panasonic PV-GS80
The Panasonic PV-GS80 features a huge 32x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilization, Pure Color Engine, a large 2.7″ LCD display, One-Touch Navigation for easy, intuitive setting and shooting. The camcorder measures 10 x 7 x 6 inches and weighs 2.6 pounds.
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Panasonic PV-GS80 Reviews
CNET reviews the Panasonic PV-GS80 and writes;
“The good: Decent video quality; native 16:9 wide-screen video. The bad: Useless night mode; still photo function is pointless. The bottom line: The Panasonic PV-GS80 is a serviceable budget camcorder, but better choices are out there.”
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Panasonic PV-GS80 user review @ Amazon
“This Camcorder is deffinatly something to consider if you are a begginer in filmakking(me), or if you just want something inexpensive to record those speacial moments with. I REALLY like this camera, and right now it goes everywhere with me(almost! lol) and the deisgn is wonderful! At a glance, one would never imagine that this is a “lower end” camera. By “lower end” I simply mean “Entry Level.” There really is nothing significantly bad with this camera’s performance. I highly reccomend it. But there is one catch for those PC users out there. YOU NEED FIREWIRE!!(if you want to edit your footage) Get a firewire card from Amazon. I bought one here for 23 bucks and it came with a cable!! I saw the same card at best buy for 35$( Cable not included, which runs another 20$-50$!! that’s ridiculous!!) So go ahead. For the price of this camera, and all you get, you really cant go wrong. ”
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NEWS RELEASE
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 7, 2007) – Panasonic today announced three new value-priced digital camcorders using MiniDV tape and SD Memory Card1 storage media and boasting such advanced features as Panasonic’s Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) system, newly developed lenses2 for extended-width 16:9 shooting, 3.1 megapixel still-picture recording3, shutter speeds up to 1/8000th of a second, one-touch navigation and joystick control, and 2.7-inch wide LCD.
At the top of the line, the $499.95 (MSP) PV-GS320 combines a Leica Dicomar ED lens and a virtually light-loss-free 3CCD imaging system to produce superior detail rendition, greater color accuracy, and enhanced depth.
“The big story here is extending the benefits of Panasonic’s advanced Optical Image Stabilization technology to customers shopping for camcorders in the entry level market segment,” said Rudy Vitti, Panasonic’s national marketing manager for camcorders. “O.I.S. eliminates the deterioration and unnatural artifacts common with electronic stabilization systems by canceling hand-shake effects before the image reaches the CCD. With it, we have managed to increase the zoom range of several of our models to 32x while obtaining smoother, more stable images than ever before.”
Vitti also noted that the O.I.S. system is fully functional in still-image as well as video mode. “Our O.I.S. secures and stabilizes a 960×480-pixel rectangle for true wide-screen shooting. “This ensures that movies taken with any of camcorders will be sharper and steadier than those of others, particularly when viewed on a big-screen HDTV.”
Other key features of all three new models include 2.7-inch wide LCD viewfinders for easy 16:9 image composition, improved one-touch menu navigation and joystick controls for intuitive one-hand operation, and high-speed (1/8000 max.) shutters.
Panasonic PV-GS320
3CCD imaging system, optical image stabilization, Leica Dicomar ED lens, 3.1 megapixel still picture recording onto SD Card, 10x optical zoom, 2.7″ wide LCD, one-touch navigation and joystick control, high-speed shutter (1/60-1/800, tape mode; 1/30-1,2000, card mode), Motion DV Studio and Quick Movie Magic software applications
February 2007 | $499.95
Panasonic PV-GS85
Optical image stabilization, 32x optical zoom, 3.1 megapixel still-picture recording onto SD Card, 2.7″ wide color EVF, one-touch navigation and joystick control, high-speed shutter (1/60-1/800, tape mode; 1/30-1,2000, card mode)
February 2007 | $349.95
Panasonic PV-GS80
Optical image stabilization, 32x optical zoom, 2.7″ wide LCD, one-touch navigation and joystick control, high-speed shutter (1/60-1/8000)
February 2007 | $299.95
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