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Review on πŸ“· High-Definition Capture with Panasonic HDC-TM20 SD & HDD Camcorder (Silver) by Alex Taylor

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Decent HD Camera

This is our first camcorder purchase and we wanted something affordable with lots of good features. The camera is great, the size is perfect and it has a lot of impressive features. However, if you use them indoors a lot, forget about this camera. If you don't have fantastically bright lighting, you'll have poor image quality. In fact, the image quality is so poor that I wish we had a different kind of camera that didn't look so distorted and pixelated. On the other hand, if you take the camera outside with plenty of natural sunlight, you'll be pleased with the amazing image quality it produces. And then it's even more fun to watch on an HDTV. The camera gets quite hot if you use it for more than a few minutes and your hand will sweat. The built-in memory is great and offers several hours of high quality recording. Battery life is short, lasting just over an hour of continuous recording, so make sure you have a charger nearby. Overall I'm happy with the camera as a first time purchase, but I wish it had a better, more pleasing image when shooting indoors. . That flaw aside, this camera will be an enjoyable camera for many years to come. Also, make sure you have enough free space on your hard drive as repeatedly loading a 16GB memory card on your hard drive will fill it up quickly.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Not bad, but...