Panasonic SDR-H60

Huge 50x optical zoom, 60GB hard drive + SD-card slot, good value for money

Plain, uninspired design, struggle in low light levels, the SDR-H40 represents even better value for money

These improvements, however, are not without their disappointments. One of the best features from last year's HDC-HS100 and HDC-SD100 was the multi-function lens ring, which controlled zoom, focus, white balance, shutter speed, and iris. This year, the...

Compact size and light, 50x optical zoom, Optical image stabilization, Swivel LCD, 60 GB hard drive + SD HC storage, Good battery life, Good zoom microphone

Lackluster image quality, Dim image at maximum zoom, No headphone jack, No carry pouch, No remote controller, Thumb dial not easy to operate

Panasonic's typical claim to fame in camcorders is its appeal for the enthusiast market. The SDR-H60 does not disappoint, offering focus, white balance, gain, and fully independent aperture and shutter control. No other camcorder in its class can match...

Great 50x zoom, was a daughters track meet sitting high up in bleachers and could zoom on her all around the track with a great quality. Yook it home hooked up to pc and in 10 min shared with all family across the nation and they all couldn't believe...

None so far and don't think there ever will be

Small, easy to use. Decent still pictures for a video camera. Quality is pretty good, hard drive is nice to have. Battery lasts quite a while for how small it is and doesn't take long to charge

Almost too small for somebody with larger hands. Software that comes with it is marginal at best, if you really want to do some video editing, get some decent software. Plus, it doesn't work on my laptop (that might be an issue with my comp though, not...

Newegg. They allowed me to confess my mistake of buying this thing and allowed me to exchange it for a nice Canon HD. I really had done no homework and if I would have just read the NEWEGG reviews ( I can't believe I didn't....I ALWAYS ALWAYS DO!!) I...

Bad picture quality and proprietary video format. But most importantly just plain old pathetic video quality. Spend the extra 200 for a good high def hard drive camera.

Great value! Very small and lightweight. Love the HDD. Nice to have the built-in lens cap.

Picture quality isn't that great. I tested out the video and played it back on my plasma TV and it looked worse than any SD channel i get.