Best NTSC Camcorders - false MPEG Movie Mode, 5 to 7 in. Depth

'Awkwardly placed USB port.'

'Does not have a viewfinder.'

'The still pictures are kind of over processed and saturated due to the flash.'

'Power button difficult to use.'

'no built-in flash'

'The PV-GS320's hand strap is hung so low that the camcorder flops to the side of the palm of the hand at an awkward angle.'

'Another questionable design decision puts the FireWire and USB ports for transferring video to your PC under the battery.'

'Another questionable design decision puts the FireWire and USB ports for transferring video to your Mac under the battery.'

'its menu-based manual controls are so cumbersome that responsiveness becomes moot'

'The camera is large with a slightly cumbersome frame and is also relatively heavy.'

'The picture looks a little oversaturated'

'While the menu is great for navigating a menu, it's a poor interface for making fine adjustments to focus.'

'Stills are recorded to discs and unfortunately are fairly poor.'

'rampant edge crawl, noise, and motion artifacts.'

'rampant edge crawl, noise, and motion artifacts'

'So, unsurprisingly, the DVD205's video and still quality mimics that of the DVD305; they're pretty mediocre, with rampant edge crawl, noise, and motion artifacts.'