Panasonic Palmcorder® PV-GS15 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: 24X Optical zoom, small(fits right into the palm, included LED light, Very low price
Cons: Slighly noisey video in low light.

I lucked out with the PVGS-15 about a year ago when I got a really good deal on it to replace my other MiniDV handy cam that broke after about 12 times for no known reason. Let me be very clear, the very low light performance of this camera is no ...

Pros: A nice CAMCORDER
Cons: NOT GOOD FOR DIGITAL PHOTOS

We debated over whether to purchase a camcorder that also took digital stills. I had read in some tech magazine that you cannot get good quality of both, unless you spend big bucks. Well, we choose not to spend big bucks, but we did analyze the mega ...

Pros: Long Zoom, Sharp Video, Tons of Manual controls
Cons: Low Light Capability MagixPix

This review only comes after a couple of days of use with this camcorder. I will update this review after a month of shooting. The GS15 low light is pretty grainy, but I haven't played with the manual features enough yet to see if I could improve on ...

Pros: Many good features
Cons: Broke down in less than two years, reset button in play too many times.

I have a Panasonic camcorder, PV-GS15, five months short of being two years old. Now it is broke and does not work. However before it died, the screen kept turning blue with a message to hit the reset button. Doing so provided no positive results. I telephoned Panasonic and questioned the reason for this reset button, and their technical support could not offer an explanation. I noticed all Panasonic camcorders have this annoying reset button, while other manufacturers do not have this defect of an option. I suggest buying your camcorder from anyone but Panasonic.