Best Panasonic Camcorders - Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Card Type, true MPEG Movie Mode

'Unfortunately, like its competition, the PV-VM202 makes a lousy still camera.'

'no built-in flash or video light'

'Automatic focal adjustment is slow'

'No flash or video light.'

'The viewfinder, unfortunately, cannot be angled viewfinder is only flush with the battery's end.'

'it does not angle upward, which could be awkward for some users.'

'The stereo mike sits right below the lens barrel, a position we discovered was way too easy to cover with your finger when shooting from a low angle'

'The grain at 15 lux pretty much guarantees a bad image.'

'poor color viewfinder'

'the manual white balance is very picky in how long you hold down the button for.'

'The biggest downside of this camcorder is how that the manual controls are hidden in a menu and the video performance is good, but not great'