After close to a decade, my PV-L651 is still going strong after hundreds of hours of use. While it isn't DV or HD, this machine still shoots decent quality video in SP mode. The nice thing is being able to play back the tapes on a standard VHS deck with the included adapter cassette. The built-in LCD display is large and makes recording easy. I did replace the included battery with an extended capacity NiMH. The batteries for these Panasonics are readily available and cheap unlike some newer camcorders which use expensive battery packs only available from the OEM.It has quite a few features including a basic titler, security recording mode (motion activated), and the little full function remote is handy when doing video diaries. Build quality is excellent, no wonder it's lasted so long.
The previous reviewer pointed out the built-in mike is not that great, I would agreebut then it's VHS-C so you're not going to get hi-fi stereo sound anyway. For the average person wanting to make videos playable on the millions of VHS machines still out there, this is a good choice if you don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for a DV or DVD camera. They can be had on Ebay and Craigslist for less than 80 dollars. I just picked another one up off Ebay for $60 BIN.
20x optical zoom.
150x digital zoom.
4 inch LCD monitor or viewfinder for viewing/recording.
Automatically add titles to your video such as Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, etc.. for special occasions.
Auto/Manual settings for focusing and shutter speeds.
Fade In or Out of your video or pause while recording.
On/Off/Auto light and back-lighting.
Image Stabilization
A fully charged battery lasts about 1 1/2 hours with continuous use.
Cons: That would be the microphone which doesn't provide the best sound quality with no way to correct it.
All in all, this is an easy camera to use and it takes great quality video.
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