Panasonic HDC-HS300 Reviews: Panasonic HDD storage HD camcorder

+ Very good image quality on both video and still.
Easy to use manual focus setting, good for low light or shooting over water where the auto focus may not work properly.
Good image stabiliser.
One of the few HD video cameras with a viewfinder, good for shooting in strong sunlight where the LCD monitor image can be difficult to see.

- Should have come with an HDMI mini cable. I had to buy one before I could use the camera with my TV to get full HD picture quality.

+ A Camcorder which gives near professional results in both video and still images. A very useful tool for the Pro-amateur or a handy small video unit for the professional film maker.

- May seem expensive but if you are after top quality results the price is worth paying. In practical terms you would need to purchase the larger battery pack.

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- Battery life a bit short but otherwisw an exceptional piece of equipment. The image quality is excellent and the sound is also good.

+ Very easy to get started using the features right away. Video quality is outstanding, very easy to use with a HD TV, or a PC.

- Wish it had come with a case.

+ pleasantly surprised with image quality once I'd seen it on TV, coz you can't see squat on the lcd screen really.

- Takes too long to power up when starting, or opening screen. For candid, improv stuff it makes it very frustrating. You can't leave it on or the battery will die quickly, but it'll shut off automatically just when you need it.
Very shaky too. Need tripod on all but wide lens.

+ Picture and Sound quality is 2nd to non. The weight of the camera is excellent and having a view finder makes it better to use in bright light.

- No neck cord provided as a safety feature. Battery life is not very good at all with the supplied battery giving just one hour on a full charge. Panasonic should have incorporated a spare battery with the camera, to purchase an additional battery that is Panasonic costs over £120.00 which seems alot of money.

+ I really like the option of having a traditional viewvinder for sunny days.

- A little slow starting up.

+ has a kind of built in instruction manual.
Intelligent Assist mode works very well

- Battery life is only one hour. Spares cost a fortune
They have made it difficult to use unbranded batteries by chipping theirs.
To use the longest life battery you have to buy an adapter for a fortune too. In low light blacks are extremely grainy

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- I cant record down?
It is not HDC-300D