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Panasonic Camcorders

Panasonic have many discount MiniDV camcorders that use 3CCD recording sensors. They usually provide excellent quality color with sharp clear video. Out of the camcorders with low prices these seemed to be the best. The quality of the video looks totally professional under correct lighting.

Panasonic Models: HDC-HS100 - HDC-SD100 - HDC-SD9-8GB - HDC-HS9 - HDC-SX5 - HDC-SD5BNDL

What is 3 CCD what does it mean to you?

CCD stands for "Charge Coupled Device" and refers to the devices within the camcorder responsible for bringing light into the camcorder. When there is 3-CCD present in a digital camcorder 3 different chips process the colors, red, green and blue, separately. One chip for each color enables great color to be recorded and increases low level light recording clarity. So basically 3-CCD means excellent color.

Panasonic camcorders in cheap price ranges that shoot quality film

Many times you can pick up good quality video cameras for really cheap not leaving you out of pocket.

Here are our favorite picks for under $500 dollars and under 1000 dollars. The image is excellent when compared to similarly priced camcorders.

Discount Video Cameras - Under $350 - Highly Recommend!

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1. Panasonic PV-GS320 Mini DV Digital Camcorder GS-320

Simply the best for bargain hunters this Digital Video Camera has been on the market for a while now and keeps getting great reviews. Most of the footage examples on this site are shot with them and you can see they shoot good color. It comes with a remote and good the battery has good life. Advanced Pure Color Engine is a unique image processing circuit for 3CCD camera systems. It processes the colors Red, Green and Blue separately, giving excellent color quality and vibrancy. Helping get a great shot in this video camera is the Leica Dicomar lens, normally in much more expensive cameras, made by Leica AG a German manufacturer of fine cameras and lenses enjoyed by photographers all over the world.

Cons: Recording in low light conditions is poor. No mic jack for audio.

From hundreds and hundreds of reviews these video cameras never got a bad one. In fact professional video producers often commented that they had bought an extra video camera for family events and were astounded at the quality in comparison to their high end stuff.

High Quality Video Cameras - Under $1000 - Best choice for the Price Range

2. Panasonic PV-GS500

Amazing camcorder that produces close to Broadcast quality video.

Panasonic PV-GS500 only weighs about 3 pounds and has a longer lens, than the GS320. The 3 CCDs and Leica Dicomar lens produce shockingly professional video. This real widescreen video quality is nothing less than spectacular. The upgrade is worth the extra for sensitivity in dim light with a better digital stabilizer giving you clearer sharper video. The GS500 comes with ProCinema shooting mode which is designed to give the widescreen theater appearance.

Although these cameras are still available The Panasonic PV-GS500 was discontinued in late 2006. The technology behind these digital video cameras outclasses all the other video camera manufacturers.