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After reading the instruction manual for about an hour (children not best pleased on Christmas morning)I was finally ready to use the camcorder. I used the DVD format first but was really disppointed with the quality of recording when I played it back on tv. Found out how to change the quality of recording but lost alot of recording time so only getting about 15 minutes per DVD. DVDs also need formatting before use and again before play back. SD card is for photos only so not the best camcorder for long recordings or long holidays as you will need alot of DVDs. Overall I was disappointed with this camcorder, the lack of detailed information available on Amazon and the fact that this kind of item cannot be returned unless faulty.

Great, easy to use camcorder. Really pleased with the quality of recording. Took me a while to understand how to play back disc on pc and tv but that probably is more my issue than the camcorders.

We are very pleased with the Panasonic although have not used a camcorder before so have nothing else to compare it with. Looks smart, is small enough for a ruck sack and is easy to use and understand. It produces good quality pictures and sound on our system at home. Really like that we can play the DVDs direct on our home player. Haven't been able to edit the recordings on our home pc, which the manual says is because we didn't buy Panasonic discs (didn't see that info when we bought the machine). Other than that, very pleased.