Customer Reviews:
  Decent but not great picture quality December 14, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you are looking for a camera that has everything you need to transfer movies to your computer this is NOT it. It WILL work if you get the cable and you use a software suite such as Nero (that often comes w/ DVD burners)- but these things don't come with the camera. The size of the camera is great as well as the battery life. The biggest problem, and an important one at that, is that we found this camera to have a dark picture- picture was a bit grainy and pixely and especially poor performance in low lighting. Battery life & size were not good enough to sacrifice sharp picture quality and bright picture & colors.
 Impossible to download videos December 5, 2005
3 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have tried everything. Firewire, USB. There was an insert in the guide that mentioned that you have to connect the cable first to your PC then to your camera, then turn on the PC then turn on the camera...then wait for the stars to align in the right order. If you do anything in a different order then your camera can get damaged. What kind of a crazy world does Panasonic live in?
Well, I followed the instructions to the tee, downloded the right drivers and all and yet my PC does not recognize the GS19 or the GS9. I have used both. The GS19 is a new purchase so this is definitely going back. I thought, this model would have gone away with the kinks but, NO!
So, my panasonic recorded DVs are gonna remain on the tape. I will never be able to put them on DVDs. What a joke, this camera turned out to be.
 Excellent Camcorder November 27, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is an excellent camcorder, it small, easy to carry around, and has good battery life. It even fits into a inexpensive carying case we had our for digital camera. It has a lot of great features and served us well on our vacation. Its been said before, but the only real drawback to this is the instructions. To Claridy: The camcorder can transfer still pics from its SD slot via a USB cable, you will need firewire to transfer it to the computer or use as a webcam - both which work very well. It also has all the necessary cables you will need if you just want to hook it up to your VHS/Home DVD burner via A/V cables and record, or just watch the playback on a TV. It could use an external audio mic output, but we found the internal microphone is quite sensitive and met our needs very well. Overall: Definately recomended
Great Camera!!! October 24, 2005
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a great camcorder. I've read that people have problems with uploading video to the computer, but I have not tried to do that yet. We purchased the camera to film everyday things (holidays, the dog, etc.) and it works much better than I expected. The zoom feature is great--I can't believe how crisp the film is for things that are so far away. I've even used the camera in place of binoculars on our travels because you can see everything on the screen so clearly. We also play back video in the car on our way home from travels and enjoy watching it on the mini screen and listening to the audio. The most unexpected benefit of the camera is how easy it is to take pictures from film. We watch what we filmed on TV and just hit the picture button to snap digital photos after the fact. It is fantastic! I really like having the digital camera and camcorder in one; it's one less thing to carry. Again, I can't speak to the computer upload of film, but not everyone wants to do that either. The only drawback to the camera is that it doesn't have a light or flash. However, we haven't found that we really needed it yet, and we have filmed a lot inside and out. I am so happy with the camcorder!!
Gonna return ours July 11, 2005
9 out of 44 found this review helpful
One of the most disastrous purchases we've ever made. It works fine until you try to get the video images onto your computer. Don't bother trying to consult the instruction guide; it's the worst one you've ever seen. You could go to the website to attempt to download all the drivers that you supposedly need, but they're not actually on the website.
DEFINITELY find another brand.
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