If you looking for inexpensive, look no further. This little power pack give it all to you in a lite and compact way. Draw back, you need to buy all the essentials, such as, charging station for the battery, a couple of back up batteries, and DC charger.

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  Compact, Convenient, Durable, Easy to use, Inexpensive

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  Difficult to use, Poor documentation

I wanted a cheap camcorder for vacation and this fit the bill. Picture quality is great for the price, but zoom is where this one wins. I was able get some incredible closeup shots of early morning sun rise, and the reach is something unbelievable. Obviously a tripod is recommended.

Easy to Charge the battery right in the Camera. High Optical Zoom Lens 28mm wide to 103mm. Very High Digital Zoom --500X Stabilization works great. Touch Screen is a real bonus. Good Value for your money. May have trouble with menu if you've got big hands.

As owning over 30 cameras throughout the years, I am quite impressed with this camera for the money. PROS Very small - don't have to worry about bulk. Impressive 50x optical zoom with a 90x Intelligent zoom (that combines both) and gives a great video without losing detail. Great battery life.

My first camera and I like how it works. Instructions are very vague. I found out you need to use the cable that comes with the camera for it to work with a computer. Picture quality is good. I just have to play with it to figure out how stuff works.

The LCD is a bit cheap and grainy, but the camera itself works great. I wish you could charge the battery without a proprietary charger.

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  Compact, Convenient, Easy to use, Inexpensive

No complaints about this camcorder. The zoom is excellent, the features and functions are far better than trying to make do with a cell phone. I have been very impressed with my first Panasonic product.

My 3rd Panasonic Video Camera since 2010. used for baseball practices and games. My first 2 cameras had built in memory and SD card capability. The Panasonic HC-V180 does not have internal memory. I have a good supply of SD cards that allows me to get many hours of video before I convert to DVDs.

I was looking for a camcorder that my husband could easily pick up and use during holidays, special occasions, etc. He's not the handiest with technology and this has been perfect for him!

Got this video camera for my creative 8 year old. He figured it out better than I did. Not great in low light situations but good enough for our purposes.