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.

This is the first camcorder I have ever had, but can tell you, this is great for the beginner and every day use. A great buy, have always trusted Panasonic products. highly recommend this to anyone.

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.