Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)I did my research, and bought this camcorder based on video quality and features.
Most reviews give this camcorder the highest marks on video quality in good light. It often gets comments about the quality in low light, but from my experience in normal indoor lighting at nighttime, the quality was not very grainy, but was bright with very good color reproduction. The focus is very good, and quick as the scene changes.
I wasn't planning to use the still camera, but the quality is acceptable for times when you need a shot and nothing else is available. This has the best quality still shot than any other camcorder I've seen, and my results are better than some of the sample shots I've seen online.
I transfer my video to DVD using Ulead DVD Workshop, and the quality I ultimately get for the end result is extremely good. I shoot in widescreen mode, which does a very good job. It might be nice to have a 16:9 LCD screen, but the 4:3 LDC does well.
Pros:
* Excellent (the best) video quality. Detail is sharp, and the color is accurate. No grain, except in low light and even that is better than most camcorders. My previous camcorder was terribly grainy, the PV-GS250 is far better in comparisson.
* I like the controls, features and ease of use. It is light, and fits my hand well with all the buttons in easy reach.
* Excellent video quality.
* The Optical Image Stabilization works well, and helps to produce better quality video (sharper) than EIS systems.
* Excellent video quality.
* It's nice having the still camera for times when I don't want to lug my digital still camera around.
* Did I mention, excellent video quality.
Cons:
* Outdoor nighttime shooting doesn't give you many options. Using standard mode produces dark video, the magid-pix is too few frames per second so you have ghosts floating across the scene instead of people. It would be nice to be able to manually set the shutter speed below 60 to produce more fps than the magic-pix but still have light video. Also, it would be nice to be able to add more gain for the nighttime video (yes this would add graininess, but it would be nice to have this option available).
* It would be nice to have the option to produce progressive scan 30fps video.
I think this will be a camcorder that I will be using for years to come. I don't see a need to buy and HD camcorder yet, as I will only downconvert it to NTSC for DVD playback. Low end HD camcorders are now still about 3 times the cost of this one. The detail I get from the pv-gs250 on my 55 inch hi-def set is incredible (much better than standard def broadcast, satellite) and about the quality of some of the best DVDs. It doesn't compare to hi-def broadcasts, but I suspect the low end HD camcorders are no comparisson either.
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The Panasonic PV-GS250 MiniDV Camcorder has a powerful combination of innovative features that will redefine your photography and digital video. Its 10x optical and 700x digital zoom will provide you with sharp, detailed images that show incredible depth and presence. The fantastic Leica Dicomar lens captures and finely renders nuances of light and shade.Electronic Image Stabilization(EIS) provides you with perfect pictures and video. The 3.1-megapixel CCD gives photographers the best that camcorder technology has to offer.Soft Skin Detail creates a realistic skin tone Records to SD cardHi-Speed USB 2.0 portMiniDV output Unit Dimensions - approx. 3 (h) x 3.25 (w) x 6 (d) Unit Weight - 1.1 lbs.
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