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| Panasonic PV-GS90 MiniDV Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $227.95
You Save: $72.00 (24%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5338
Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 42
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 75.6
Minimum Focal Length: 1.8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 2.6 x 3.3
MPN: PV-GS90
Model: PV-GS90
UPC: 037988255849
EAN: 0037988255849
ASIN: B0011FV3QI
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Capture video to MiniDV tapes | | • | 42x optical zoom | | • | Panasonic's Advanced Mega OIS technology | | • | Widescreen LCD | | • | One-Touch Navigation for easy, intuitive setting and shooting |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The GS90 MiniDV Camcorder offers 42x optical zoom with advanced optical image stabilizer and built-in LED light and one-touch navigation.
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| Customer Reviews:
 An Amazing Little Camera! June 11, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased this camcorder to document the vacation of my lifeime. And I have been extremely pleased with its performance. Panasonic has addressed several design flaws in previous models to make this one sweet little unit. They've also added a few new improvements.
The bottom line is that it takes good video overall. Quality is very good in outdoor lighting. Indoor performance is good; low light performance is minimal, but much better than expected. Considering what you pay, video quality is on par with units costing hundreds more.
Pros:
1. Great video for a single CCD camera. Great for outdoor shooting.
2. Amazing 42x optical zoom. Picture stays crisp & clear.
3. Advanced Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). Panasonic has a reputation of having the best. This allows you to zoom in and move the camera with minimal screen jitter. Better than other brands costing $100's more.
4. Uses inexpensive miniDV cassettes. These can be purchased just about anywhere if you need one in a pinch.
5. Lots of software available to do video editing. You'll also need a firewire cable and card to transfer the video to computer.
5. Built in lens cover; it slides open and close by moving a sliding button. Say goodbye to dangling or lost lens covers.
6. Firewire port has been moved to side of camera under the foldout LCD. You no longer need to remove the battery to get to it. The AV output is on the front right side.
7. A usable built in LED light. It won't light up a room but just enough helpful illumination for a subject 3 to 5 feet away in dim areas.
8. Lots of manual control. User can switch from Auto to Manual modes at the touch of a button. Controls include focus, white balance, iris, f-stop, and others.
9. Shoots and displays video in widescreen 16x9 and standard 4x3 formats.
Cons:
1. Poor battery life. Battery included barely lasts 1 hour. Using the viewfinder instead of the LCD helps a lot. You'll definitely need to buy an extra battery.
2. Expensive replacement batteries. I found that the batteries for previous Panasonic camcorder models work just fine, and are a fraction of the cost.
3. Poor low light performance.
4. No slot for memory card. Takes video stills. Plan on using your digital camera for regular pictures.
5. No way to use accessories such as lighting kits or extra lenses.
Basically what you get is a minimalist digital camcorder that takes good video. The limitations of this camcorder are hardly "cons" considering how little you pay for it. MiniDV is on its way out, but is currently still a viable media. If you need a camcorder that takes HD quality or good low light video, this is not the camera for you.
But if you are looking for a great first time camcorder, or an inexpensive little unit to document that once a year vacation or occasional event, you'll be pleased with this one.
 No Cold Shoe, No SD Card Slot. April 28, 2008
4 out of 16 found this review helpful
Hello,
Purchased based on Amazon Product Description which incorrectly state that cam has a cold shoe and a SD Card Slot. It does not.
Other than that I can't say any more about it as I returned it that day.
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