Panasonic NV-GS500 Mini DV Camcorder

Panasonic’s NV-GS500 boasts a range of features that will attract not only beginners but also those who are looking for a higher specification camcorder. The overall look of the NV-DS500 is good, with silver casing that is large and has a pleasing feel. Its outer casing isn’t covered in operational buttons; rather they have been placed by a combined power dial and joystick at the rear. This useful operational dial sits conveniently at the users thumb with the joystick in its centre.

As for its performance, well it renders images beautifully with rich clear colors, and copes with light and dark environments with relative ease. Also the auto-zoom acts just as it should and can be relied upon in general recording situations.

Features:

• CCD: 3 x ¼ .7 CCD’s
• Lens: F1.6 – 2.8 tele
• Optical zoom: 12x
• Digital zoom: 12x – 30x – 700x
• Movie resolution: 690k x 3 in 4.3 mode
• Stills resolution: 4 Megapixels
• UBS streaming: M-Jpeg 320×240
• Monitor: 2.7 inch color LCD
• Focus: Auto – manual
• Measurements: 91mm x 73mm x153mm
• Weight: 570 grams
• Media card: SD
• Image Stabilizer: OIS

A great looking and easy to handle camcorder with good image quality; an excellent camcorder for those that not only want to take home movies but for those who want to film the more extensively specialized.

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