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Panasonic Palmcorder® PV-DV203 Mini DV Camcorder

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(2.40 out of 5) from 23 reviews

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Great camera until...

(2.00 out of 5) by sprintboy on Sep 13, 2006

Pros: Takes great video, easy to use, many features, good battery life
Cons: Lack of durability

I bought this camera in Spring 2004. I have 500 minutes of great footage and loved the features of t ...
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I'm part of the "Dew Detected" Plague

(1.00 out of 5) by lewis333 on Jan 2, 2006

Pros: Compact
Cons: Built with a design to fail so Panasonic can make money in outrageous repair costs.

Camera was nice until the dreaded "Dew Detected" warning made it completely useless. I will never bu ...
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"Dew Detected" Don't buy this crap!!

(1.00 out of 5) by magnetoviper on Dec 30, 2005

Pros: None
Cons: 'Dew F#$%^ Detected' will crap out for no reason...beware and stay away from Panasonic camcorders.

I agree with everyone else who had a 'Dew Detected' problem. I used mine for a year and for no appar ...
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this camcorder is totally unreliable!!

(1.00 out of 5) by echauhan on Aug 5, 2005

Pros: Nice when it works
Cons: dew detected, really disappointing panasonic quality..

I got stuck with dew detected problem whilst on a 3 week vacation in UK and Italy. Fortunately it ha ...
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Dew detected

(1.00 out of 5) by bbesc5 on May 18, 2005

Pros: OK, until "Dew detected" shows up for no reason & won't go away.
Cons: You too will "GET THE DEW". Panasonic will not accept responsibility for a major flaw.

I found a Panasonic lifesaver!!! Panasonic's authorized repair wanted $215.00 & shipping to repair t ...
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