Best Panasonic Camcorders - HA Recording Speed, 200 to 700 x Digital Zoom

'Lots of internal recording space - a whopping 220GB. '

'intuitive all-touch screen interface'

'It fits snugly into the hand and is nicely balanced.'

'relatively healthy 12x optical zoom'

'The TM700’s on screen menu is fairly easy to navigate although it does require a bit of scrolling to get at some functions.'

'Good range of manual features.'

'The clever bit with the SDT750 is a bolt-on attachment for the lens.'

'The 35-420mm range is a good one and more than enough for all-around use. '

'bizarre and eye-catching appearance'

'This protruding front-end lends the HDC-SDT750 a bizarre and eye-catching appearance. '

'It's similarly comfortable to hold, especially with the slight upward curve toward the back that makes the zoom switch and photo button easy to reach.'

'Colours were bright and accurate, while the 35mm wide-angle lens did a good job of keeping everything in shot.'

'The zoom switch has a nice feel and it's pretty easy to maintain a steady rate with it.'

'Huge 240GB hard disk'

'Audio capture was decent--more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'Audio capture was decent; more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'Audio capture was decent--more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'Audio capture was decent; more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'Good range of manual controls. '

'I’ve seen other camcorders that are built more user-friendly than the HDC-HS300, which has some hard-to-press buttons and a main zoom toggle that’s too small to use comfortably.'

'solid all-around performer'

'Good range of manual controls. '

'I’ve seen other camcorders that are built more user-friendly than the HDC-HS300, which has some hard-to-press buttons and a main zoom toggle that’s too small to use comfortably.'

'solid all-around performer'