Panasonic PV-DV900 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Great price, great LCD picture and screen, professional-looking video, dual camera mode, Firewire port
Cons: Media price, a little bit of trouble with Firewire

First, let me give you a little background information. I am a full-time bargain hunter, and when I decided to invest in a camcorder, I was looking only for the best and cheapest, and I found it in this wonderful little camcorder.

I spent...

Pros: Solid, small & light, takes great footage, and supports Firewire
Cons: Uh... let me get back to you on that...

I’ve written a few reviews here at epinions.com by now, and this is the first one in which, truly, I don’t have a single bad thing to say. The PV-DV900 is a lovely little product. When I bought mine, about eighteen months ago, I paid $700.00 for it....

Pros: Pros: price, quality, size, IEEE 1394
Cons: somewhat noisy, cumbersome menu navigation, my b&w viewfinder doesn't work

After reading and rereading Epinions on DV camcorders, and checking prices, I settled on a refurbished pv-dv900 for 386.65 plus shipping ($20 for express or something) from pcrush.com. I was particularly interested in Panasonic because I have been very...

Pros: Small size, color LCD display, 300x zoom, PRICE!!!
Cons: It's not water proof, that's about all this thing doesn't have!!!

I was out looking for something to add to my growing list of electronic toys and the only thing that I could think of that wasn't on my personal inventory list was a video camera. My parents have one of the old, huge, video camcorders from more than 6...

Pros: Easy to use manual focus. Sharp B/W viewfinder. Mic and headphone jacks.
Cons: Non-pivoting or moving viewfinder. Weird bottom loading for tape.

Last week I received my Panasonic PVDV900 digital camcorder that I bought at auction on Ubid.com. I'm a big believer in not paying full price for technology and gadgets, and also a big believer in not buying in at the top of the curve. You get far more...

Pros: 300 zoom in, great photos
Cons: gets dirty quickly

Yet, another great product from Panasonic. I have used this video camera for a wedding and the results were just great. It had a built in screen which can be tilted in different angles as well as color finder. It is really great that it has a 300 zoom...

Pros: Excellent
Cons: .....

Of the many and numerous camcorders i have used none of them have compared to this one. the panasonic palmcorder is a hot item if your looking for cutting edge technology. unlike most other camcorders this one packs functions such as: image taking, 300x...

Pros: Great quality video. Compact. 18x zoom range.
Cons: BW viewfinder. Short battery life. Entirely menu driven.

Great Ebay deal. This camera was a display model from Ritz Camera, so it has seen limited use. Has a ...

Pros: price, digital image and sound, firewire port,optical zoom 18X
Cons: hard to take movies at night

This digital cam-recorder has nearly the same functions than the DV910 but it's cheaper than this one (200 $ at least). The only differences are there's no built in light, the LCD screen is 2.5" and there's no remote control. So I would advise...

Pros: Great picture quality
Cons: Difficult to edit more than 20 minutes of video

I love making home videos in VHS, but found the quality of the videos to be substandard. Poor colour and poor copies have limited their usefulness. I tried a miniDV camera and loved it. The Panasonic PV-DV 900 has so many features, that it takes weeks...

Pros: Price, Image Quality, light weight, Good control placement, Firewire
Cons: Feels a little flimsy, tape loading from bottom, no-frills camcorder

The Panasonic PV-DV900 is a first impression a little disappointing due to the more plastic feel and fixed angle eye piece, as well as the cassette door opening from the bottom. This is based on previous experience with Sony Digital 8 cameras having more...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: breaks easily

It worked great when I first had it, but then it stopped working after a two year period. The first thing that went was the direct plug in to the outlet. I had to start only relying on the battery for it to turn on. Then the tape holder started acting really funny. I couldn't get it to do anything but play old tapes since then.