Sales Rank: 7380


Features:

Powered by DZ-BP14SW rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (included with AC adapter/charger)

Compact DVD Camcorder and 1 MP digital still camera records to 3-inch DVD-R and DVD-RAM discs

18x optical zoom lens; 500x digital zoom with Advanced Stable Pix electronic image stabilization

2.5-inch color LCD monitor; 113K pixel color viewfinder

USB 2.0 compatible; Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot; Quick Mode menu

Average Rating:
Rating: - A great camcorder, but.....
I purchased this on a lark at a Circuit City store that was closing, so I only paid $450 and could return it with no restocking fee (because it was "open box"). For taking movies I really loved it. The image quality was very nice, the controls were fairly logical and easy to figure out, and the image stabilizer worked very nicely. On a cold Chicago day (20 deg F) I brought it into a butterfly garden (78 deg F and VERY humid) and the lens defogged faster than any other I've owned and the recorder was unaffected. The only problem was what to do AFTER shooting the video.

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Rating: - DVD Finalizing Problem
Decided to buy the DZMV580A just before my wife's birthday so we had great quality movies during our 8 day Mexican Riviera Cruise. Regretfully, I have had to twice exchange my camera for a new one (Thanks to Circuit City's 14 day exchange policy.)