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'While you're not likely to convert Elura footage to film'

'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.'

'no accessory shoe.'

'video taken in low light is of below-average quality.'

'The image quality is so poor'

'Small LCD screen.'

'The resulting small wide-screen image lacks the necessary detail for precise operations such as manual focus'

'relatively small LCD screen'

'The icons can be a little tough to decipher, especially when you encounter the Panasonic-specific features like Skin Tone correction and MagicPix (low light mode).'

'Low light performance was generally poor'

'the button placement is awkward, but with a little practice the user can make those adjustments with ease.'

'Wimpy battery'

'Differentiation between color gradations became challenging; even in the grayscale, it was tough to discern where the tones altered.'