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4.5 stars
"Best Color/Sharpness/Clearity at This Price Range"
Pros: Best Color/Sharpness/Clearity at This Price Range
Cons: Must Have an Additional Wide Angle Adapter
Summary: As an highly experienced video/computer user, I consider PV-GS500 one that provides the image of best color/sharpness/clearity in both video and still among all camcorders of the similar price range. Manual control is not a critical issue for the equipment because it should take a professional model for the situations that require manual control to gain quality.
99% of the camecorder users do not shoot manually any way. Otherwise, the point-and-shoot film/digital cameras wouldn't have taken over the market.
Having 16:9 image better than its 4:3 is a great advantage. This is a most logical path before the whole world turns into HDTV in a few years. If you still not know, the 4:3 is venishing.
I havn't found anything better for the same price.
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I have really enjoyed this camcorder. I found it easy to use right out of the box without reading the manual. I am slowly discovering the more advanced features as I gain experience with it and read the book. The video quality is awesome and the still pics are very crisp with great color. The audio is very clear even with outdoor recording. Definitely buy from an established company though, because some internet offers I found were for the "Chinese" model or were only the camera without the necessary accesories.
Pros: Best allaround features for the price.
Con: None that I found so far.
