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'the main zoom is large and the record button comfortably placed for the more traditional HandyCam posture.'

'nice, large zoom rocker switch'

'The new GZ-HM1 HD Everio offers a full slate of technologies to optimize picture quality and an array of manual controls for creative flexibility. '

'It also has a 20X optical Konica Minolta zoom lens and a 1.37 megapixel CMOS sensor to focus and record high quality video. '

'Like all 2010 HD Everio cameras, the new GZ-HM340 features a KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS, currently one of the world’s smallest and slimmest HD lenses. '

'The body is made up of shiny plastic material but it still feels well constructed.'

'CCD image sensor captures clear, vivid, standard-definition footage, even in low-light conditions, a 39x optical zoom reaches out to distant subjects.'

'easy video downloading'

'The camcorder managed to register nearly all the colors in our test chart very accurately. '

'The Super VHS ET mode lets you take those high resolution videos using any VHS-C tape'