For a long time I bypassed the camcorder, due to the lack of need for them. But it so happened that a camera was needed to record a couple of events. In this connection, this camera was purchased. It was chosen as something in between amateur cameras. The seller recommended Panasonic cameras (like they ate a dog in this)) Externally, the camera is compact, it fits comfortably in the hand. After using the camera for two months, I was frankly disappointed. The quality of the video is not a gift, the funny thing is that my camera Canon ld120 shoots a more pleasant video (the only one loses by zoom). The camera is extremely unstable, constantly with it, something is not right. Then the camera error writes and stops responding to all buttons (you have to remove the battery), and the error boldly pops up in the middle of the recording, thereby sabotaging the process of capturing valuable frames. That image shakes like a paralytic, then some artifacts appear. In any case, this is not the kind of camera that you can instantly turn on and start capturing important moments. Perhaps all modern cameras with such bells and whistles, but I put this device on the far shelf