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Panasonic PV-GS80 MiniDV Camcorder with 32x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom When you carry the tiny Panasonic PV-GS80 Palmcorder Camcorder with you, you’ll capture every unique moment on film. This amazingly small and sharp digital camcorder gives you clear, sharp, stable photos and video. The optical image stabilizer and 32x optical zoomensure you always get the best shot. Professional tools like a noise reducing microphone, low-light shooting (with MagicPix) and white balancing make this little camcorder competitive with bigger models. When you see how compact it is, you’ll wonder why you bought anything else. It’s the Palmcorder that does it all. 16 - 9 Wide Mode recording Digital Zoom - 32x - 1,000x Records to MiniDV tape Stereo Zoom Mic with wind noise reduction Backlight compensation Functions as a webcam White Balance - Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Manual Minimum Illumination - 2 Lux (with MagicPix) Manual Focus Ring Soft-Skin Mode Date Recording Recording Modes - SP/LP Still Picture Size - 640 x 480 (4 - 3), 640 x 360 (16 - 9) DPOF - Max. 999 stills Languages - English / French / Spanish Mini DV in/out Accessory Shoe - Cold Dimensions(HxWxD) - 3.09 x 2.86 x 5.36 Weight - 1 lb.
Customer Review: Great for family trips.
This is a great little camera. We bought it a week before we left for a road trip. It is really easy to use. It’s light and small, and takes a good picture. We used it both in the car and outside in the wind. It picks up voices really well and doesn’t get a lot of road or wind noise. It has a good zoom and the LCD screen is really helpful. We travel a lot and are really glad we got this camera!!!
Customer Review: good for point and shoot, but nothing beyond.
First the good. It’s solid, built really well. If it weren’t for the lack of buttons/controls on this thing you’d think it was a more expensive camera. I like the “square” design much better than the vertical design of some consumer cams. The inclusion of a cold shoe is a nice idea, but what can you really use here other than a cheapo light. If you need a cheapo light you can just buy a GS85 instead. REAL easy to use. Turn it on, decide if you want to shoot widescreen or oldschool style (pick widescreen, it’s just the way of things).

Canon BP-2L14 Battery for Canon HG, HV, ZR, Optura, and Elura Camcorders The Canon BP2L14 is a Lithium-ion battery for ZR100, ZR200, ZR300, Optura, and Elura camcorders. Charge and carry it as a spare for your camcorder, doubling your amount of uninterrupted shooing time.

Lithium-ion batteries, unlike Nickel-Cadmium batteries, are free of memory effect, which can reduce the usable power of the battery over time.

The Canon BP2L14 is compatible with the following Canon camcorder models:

• Elura 60
• Elura 65
• Elura 70
• Elura 80
• Elura 85
• Elura 90
• Optura 30
• Optura 40
• Optura 400
• Optura 500
• ZR100
• ZR200
• ZR300

Customer Review: 3 hours more!
This battery gives me 3 hours more than the stock battery and has recharged in a fair amount of time. It is a little heavier, but does not unbalance the camcorder. I would recommend buying this. I might get another.
Customer Review: So far so good
I only had occassion to use it twice, and it seems to work just fine. I heard aftermarket batteries sometimes only go a couple of times, hopefully this one will go better than that.